Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Women's foil

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Women's foil
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Venue Vélodrome d'hiver
DatesJuly 2–4
Competitors25 from 9 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Ellen Osiier Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Silver medal icon.svg Gladys Davis Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal icon.svg Grete Heckscher Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
1928  

The women's foil was one of seven fencing events on the Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first time an Olympic fencing competition was held for women.

Contents

The competition was held from Tuesday July 2, 1924, to Thursday July 4, 1924. 25 fencers from 9 nations competed.

Results

Quarterfinals

The top three fencers in each pool advanced. Bouts were to five touches. Times touched was the first tie-breaker if fencers had equal records for their bouts.

Pool A

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.EOGDEFEHYCIHJS-dJ
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Ellen Osiier  (DEN)603010Q5–25–45–05–35–15–0
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Gladys Davis  (GBR)4224172–55–25–35–22–55–0
3Flag of Switzerland.svg  Emma Fitting  (SUI)3324224–52–53–55–25–45–1
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Elsa Hellquist  (SWE)3322230–53–55–34–55–45–1
5Flag of France.svg  Yvonne Conte  (FRA)3322253–52–52–55–45–45–2
6US flag 48 stars.svg  Irma Hopper  (USA)2423241–55–24–54–54–55–2
7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Johanna Stokhuyzen-de Jong  (NED)066300–50–51–51–52–52–5
Source: [ citation needed ]

Pool B

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.LPMFHOIBAA-MJM
1Flag of France.svg  Lucie Prost  (FRA)412410Q4–55–25–05–25–1
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Muriel Freeman  (GBR)4124125–44–55–15–15–3
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Hanna Olsen  (SWE)3218172–55–41–55–15–2
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Ingeborg Buhl  (DEN)2315200–51–55–15–44–5
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Adriana Admiraal-Meijerink  (NED)1413222–51–51–54–55–2
6Flag of Switzerland.svg  Jeanne Morgenthaler  (SUI)1413241–53–52–55–42–5
Source: [ citation needed ]

Pool C

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.GDEHJBMBJdBWD
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Gladys Daniell  (GBR)50256Q5–15–35–05–25–0
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Ellen Hamilton  (SWE)3219141–53–55–25–15–1
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Yutta Barding  (DEN)3222153–55–34–55–25–0
4Flag of France.svg  Marcelle Bory  (FRA)3217180–52–55–45–35–1
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Johanna de Boer  (NED)1413202–51–52–53–55–0
6Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Wanda Dubieńska  (POL)052250–51–50–51–50–5
Source: [ citation needed ]

Pool D

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.GHFTGTAGSBAW
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Grete Heckscher  (DEN)502510Q5–15–05–45–35–2
2Flag of France.svg  Fernande Tassy  (FRA)3220171–54–55–25–25–3
3Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Gizella Tary  (HUN)3217200–55–45–42–55–2
4US flag 48 stars.svg  Adelaide Gehrig  (USA)2320224–52–54–55–45–3
5Flag of Switzerland.svg  S. Bonnard  (SUI)1417223–52–55–24–53–5
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alice Walker  (GBR)1415232–53–52–53–55–3
Source: [ citation needed ]

Semifinals

The top three fencers in each pool advanced. Bouts were to five touches. Times touched was the first tie-breaker if fencers had equal records for their bouts.

Pool A

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.EOMFYBHOGDFT
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Ellen Osiier  (DEN)502510Q5–25–15–25–35–2
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Muriel Freeman  (GBR)4122152–55–15–25–45–3
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Yutta Barding  (DEN)2316191–51–55–35–14–5
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Hanna Olsen  (SWE)2317202–52–53–55–45–1
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Gladys Daniell  (GBR)1417203–54–51–54–55–0
6Flag of France.svg  Fernande Tassy  (FRA)1411242–53–55–41–50–5
Source: [ citation needed ]

Pool B

PosFencerWLTFTAQual.GDGHGTLPEFEH
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Gladys Davis  (GBR)502515Q5–45–25–45–35–2
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Grete Heckscher  (DEN)4124104–55–15–25–15–1
3Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Gizella Tary  (HUN)3218182–51–55–35–45–1
4Flag of France.svg  Lucie Prost  (FRA)2319184–52–53–55–35–0
5Flag of Switzerland.svg  Emma Fitting  (SUI)1416233–51–54–53–55–3
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Ellen Hamilton  (SWE)056251–51–51–50–53–5
Source: [ citation needed ]

Final

Bouts were to five touches.

PosFencerWLTFTAEOGDGHMFYBGT
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Denmark.svg  Ellen Osiier  (DEN)5025145–35–35–25–45–2
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Gladys Davis  (GBR)4123163–55–45–25–45–1
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Denmark.svg  Grete Heckscher  (DEN)3222163–54–55–35–35–0
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Muriel Freeman  (GBR)2317192–52–53–55–35–1
5Flag of Denmark.svg  Yutta Barding  (DEN)1419224–54–53–53–55–2
6Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Gizella Tary  (HUN)056252–51–50–51–52–5
Source: [ citation needed ]

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