Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's sabre

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
Fencing at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Épéemenwomen
Team épéewomen
Foilmenwomen
Team foilmenwomen
Sabremenwomen
Team sabremen

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.

South Korea's Kim Ji-Yeon won the gold medal. Thirty-two fencers from 24 countries competed.

Competition format

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

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Wednesday, 1 August 201209:00Qualifications and finals

Results

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

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