Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's foil

These are the results of the women's foil competition in fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 25 women competed in this event. Competition took place in the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex on August 18.

Women's foil
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
VenueHelliniko Olympic Complex
Date18 August 2004
Competitors25 from 20 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Valentina Vezzali  Italy
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Giovanna Trillini  Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sylwia Gruchała  Poland
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Tournament results edit

The field of 25 fencers competed in a single-elimination tournament to determine the medal winners. Semifinal losers proceeded to a bronze medal match. As there were less than 32 entrants in this event, seven fencers had byes in the first round.

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal final
  Valentina Vezzali (ITA) 15
  Mariana González (VEN) 14   Mariana González (VEN) 4
  Erinn Smart (USA) 12   Valentina Vezzali (ITA) 15
  Adeline Wuillème (FRA) 15   Adeline Wuillème (FRA) 8
  Vita Siltchenko (BLR) 4   Adeline Wuillème (FRA) 15
  Margherita Granbassi (ITA) 9
  Valentina Vezzali (ITA) 15
  Sylwia Gruchała (POL) 13
  Sylwia Gruchała (POL) 15
  Simone Bauer (GER) 15   Simone Bauer (GER) 9
  Ayelet Ohayon (ISR) 10   Sylwia Gruchała (POL) 15
  Laura Badea (ROU) 7
  Laura Badea (ROU) 15
  Meng Jie (CHN) 15   Meng Jie (CHN) 11
  Wassila Redouane Saïd-Guerni (ALG) 12   Valentina Vezzali (ITA) 15
  Giovanna Trillini (ITA) 11
  Giovanna Trillini (ITA) 15
  Chieko Sugawara (JPN) 15   Chieko Sugawara (JPN) 2
  Alejandra Carbone (ARG) 6   Giovanna Trillini (ITA) 15
  Gabriella Varga (HUN) 15   Gabriella Varga (HUN) 11
  Chang Ying Man (HKG) 3   Gabriella Varga (HUN) 15
  Svetlana Boyko (RUS) 13   Svetlana Boiko (RUS) 9
  Shaimaa El Gammal (EGY) 7   Giovanna Trillini (ITA) 15
  Aida Mohamed (HUN) 7
  Aida Mohamed (HUN) 14 Bronze medal final
  Ekaterina Youcveva (RUS) 15   Ekaterina Youcveva (RUS) 9
  Maria Rentoumi (GRE) 4   Aida Mohamed (HUN) 15   Sylwia Gruchała (POL) 15
  Nam Hyun-Hee (KOR) 15   Nam Hyun-Hee (KOR) 5   Aida Mohamed (HUN) 9
  Maria de Castro Herklotz (BRA) 6   Nam Hyun-Hee (KOR) 15
  Roxana Scarlat (ROU) 7

Results edit

Rank Fencer Country
  Valentina Vezzali   Italy
  Giovanna Trillini   Italy
  Sylwia Gruchała   Poland
4 Aida Mohamed   Hungary
5 Laura Cârlescu-Badea   Romania
6 Gabriella Varga   Hungary
7 Adeline Wuillème   France
8 Nam Hyeon-Hui   South Korea
9 Roxana Scarlat   Romania
10 Margherita Granbassi   Italy
11 Svetlana Boiko   Russia
12 Yekaterina Yusheva   Russia
13 Meng Jie   China
14 Simone Bauer   Germany
15 Chieko Sugawara   Japan
16 Mariana González   Venezuela
17 Erinn Smart   United States
18 Alejandra Carbone   Argentina
19 Ayelet Ohayon   Israel
20 Maju Herklotz   Brazil
21 Wassila Rédouane-Saïd-Guerni   Algeria
22 Maria Rentoumi   Greece
23 Shaimaa El-Gammal   Egypt
24 Vita Silchenko   Belarus
25 Chan Ying Man   Hong Kong

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