Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's sabre

The women's individual sabre competition in fencing at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held on 1 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.

Women's sabre
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
VenueExCeL Exhibition Centre
Date1 August
Competitors32 from 24 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kim Ji-Yeon  South Korea
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sofiya Velikaya  Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Olha Kharlan  Ukraine
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South Korea's Kim Ji-Yeon won the gold medal. Thirty-two fencers from 24 countries competed.

Competition format

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The competition was a single-elimination tournament with a bronze medal final for semifinal losers.[1]

Schedule

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All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Wednesday, 1 August 2012 09:00 Qualifications and finals

Results

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Finals

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Mariel Zagunis (USA)13
 
 
 
  Kim Ji-Yeon (KOR)15
 
  Kim Ji-Yeon (KOR)15
 
 
 
  Sofiya Velikaya (RUS)9
 
  Olha Kharlan (UKR)12
 
 
  Sofiya Velikaya (RUS)15
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
 
 
 
  Mariel Zagunis (USA)10
 
 
  Olha Kharlan (UKR)15

Top half

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals
  Mariel Zagunis (USA) 15
  Diah Permatasari (INA) 7   Mariel Zagunis (USA) 15
  Seira Nakayama (JPN) 15   Seira Nakayama (JPN) 9
  Léonore Perrus (FRA) 12   Mariel Zagunis (USA) 15
  Yuliya Gavrilova (RUS) 15   Zhu Min (CHN) 6
  Yuliya Zhivitsa (KAZ) 7   Yuliya Gavrilova (RUS) 11
  Bianca Pascu (ROU) 10   Zhu Min (CHN) 15
  Zhu Min (CHN) 15   Mariel Zagunis (USA) 13
  Kim Ji-Yeon (KOR) 15   Kim Ji-Yeon (KOR) 15
  Ursula González (MEX) 3   Kim Ji-Yeon (KOR) 15
  María Belén Pérez Maurice (ARG) 10   Gioia Marzocca (ITA) 7
  Gioia Marzocca (ITA) 15   Kim Ji-Yeon (KOR) 15
  Aleksandra Socha (POL) 15   Vassiliki Vougiouka (GRE) 12
  Sandra Sassine (CAN) 7   Aleksandra Socha (POL) 7
  Louise Bond-Williams (GBR) 8   Vassiliki Vougiouka (GRE) 15
  Vassiliki Vougiouka (GRE) 15

Bottom half

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals
  Olha Kharlan (UKR) 15
  Margarita Tschomakova (BUL) 8   Olha Kharlan (UKR) 15
  Alexandra Bujdoso (GER) 13   Sabina Mikina (AZE) 10
  Sabina Mikina (AZE) 15   Olha Kharlan (UKR) 15
  Chen Xiaodong (CHN) 15   Irene Vecchi (ITA) 9
  Amira Ben Chaabane (TUN) 12   Chen Xiaodong (CHN) 10
  Sophie Williams (GBR) 6   Irene Vecchi (ITA) 15
  Irene Vecchi (ITA) 15   Olha Kharlan (UKR) 12
  Azza Besbes (TUN) 15   Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) 15
  Au Sin Ying (HKG) 13   Azza Besbes (TUN) 13
  Salma Mahran (EGY) 6   Dagmara Wozniak (USA) 15
  Dagmara Wozniak (USA) 15   Dagmara Wozniak (USA) 13
  Lee Ra-Jin (KOR) 9   Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) 15
  Alejandra Benítez (VEN) 15   Alejandra Benítez (VEN) 10
  Lea Moutoussamy (ALG) 6   Sofya Velikaya (RUS) 15
  Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) 15

Results

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Rank Fencer Country
  Kim Ji-Yeon   South Korea
  Sofiya Velikaya   Russia
  Olha Kharlan   Ukraine
4 Mariel Zagunis   United States
5 Vassiliki Vougiouka   Greece
6 Irene Vecchi   Italy
7 Zhu Min   China
8 Dagmara Wozniak   United States
9 Azza Besbes   Tunisia
10 Yuliya Gavrilova   Russia
11 Chen Xiaodong   China
12 Gioia Marzocca   Italy
13 Aleksandra Socha   Poland
14 Sabina Mikina   Azerbaijan
15 Alejandra Benítez   Venezuela
16 Seira Nakayama   Japan
17 Léonore Perrus   France
18 Lee Ra-Jin   South Korea
19 Sandra Sassine   Canada
20 Alexandra Bujdoso   Germany
21 María Belén Pérez Maurice   Argentina
22 Amira Ben Chaabane   Tunisia
23 Yuliya Zhivitsa   Kazakhstan
24 Salma Mahran   Egypt
25 Bianca Pascu   Romania
26 Au Sin Ying   Hong Kong
27 Sophie Williams   Great Britain
28 Ursula González   Mexico
29 Louise Bond-Williams   Great Britain
30 Margarita Tschomakova   Bulgaria
31 Diah Permatasari   Indonesia
32 Lea Moutoussamy   Algeria

References

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  1. ^ Competition format Archived 2013-01-27 at archive.today, london2012.com.