Women's foil at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Georgia World Congress Center | ||||||||||||
Dates | 22 July 1996 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 40 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
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Épée | men | women |
Team épée | men | women |
Foil | men | women |
Team foil | men | women |
Sabre | men | |
Team sabre | men | |
The women's foil was one of ten fencing events on the fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 22 July 1996. 40 fencers from 17 nations competed. [1]
Semifinals | Final | |||||
Valentina Vezzali (ITA) | 15 | |||||
Laurence Modaine-Cessac (FRA) | 7 | |||||
Valentina Vezzali (ITA) | 10 | |||||
Laura Cârlescu-Badea (ROU) | 15 | |||||
Laura Cârlescu-Badea (ROU) | 15 | |||||
Giovanna Trillini (ITA) | 14 | |||||
Bronze medal match | ||||||
Giovanna Trillini (ITA) | 15 | |||||
Laurence Modaine-Cessac (FRA) | 9 |
Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | |||||||||||||||
Valentina Vezzali (ITA) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Jeon Mi-Gyeong (KOR) | 15 | Jeon Mi-Gyeong (KOR) | 12 | |||||||||||||||
Suzanne Paxton (USA) | 14 | Valentina Vezzali (ITA) | 15 | |||||||||||||||
Olga Velichko (RUS) | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
Olga Velichko (RUS) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Gabriella Lantos (HUN) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
Valentina Vezzali (ITA) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Ann Marsh (USA) | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
Ann Marsh (USA) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Clothilde Magnan (FRA) | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
Ann Marsh (USA) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Ayelet Ohayon (ISR) | 15 | Sabine Bau (GER) | 8 | |||||||||||||||
Carmen Rodríguez (GUA) | 2 | Ayelet Ohayon (ISR) | 10 | |||||||||||||||
Sabine Bau (GER) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | |||||||||||||||
Monika Weber-Koszto (GER) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Katarzyna Felusiak (POL) | 15 | Katarzyna Felusiak (POL) | 14 | |||||||||||||||
Henda Zaouali (TUN) | 9 | Monika Weber-Koszto (GER) | 15 | |||||||||||||||
Lydia Czuckermann-Hatuel (ISR) | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
Felicia Zimmermann (USA) | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
Lydia Czuckermann-Hatuel (ISR) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Monika Weber-Koszto (GER) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
Laurence Modaine-Cessac (FRA) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Laurence Modaine-Cessac (FRA) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Olga Sharkova-Sidorova (RUS) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
Laurence Modaine-Cessac (FRA) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Wang Huifeng (CHN) | 15 | Diana Bianchedi (ITA) | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Alejandra Carbone (ARG) | 4 | Wang Huifeng (CHN) | 10 | |||||||||||||||
Diana Bianchedi (ITA) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | |||||||||||||||
Laura Badea-Cârlescu (ROU) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Yanina Iannuzzi (ARG) | 7 | Lilach Parisky (ISR) | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Lilach Parisky (ISR) | 15 | Laura Badea-Cârlescu (ROU) | 15 | |||||||||||||||
Adeline Wuillème (FRA) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Reka Zsofia Lazăr-Szabo (ROU) | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
Adeline Wuillème (FRA) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Laura Badea-Cârlescu (ROU) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Aida Mohamed (HUN) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Aida Mohamed (HUN) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Anna Rybicka (POL) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Aida Mohamed (HUN) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Liang Jun (CHN) | 15 | Anja Fichtel-Mauritz (GER) | 14 | |||||||||||||||
Ferial Salhi (ALG) | 7 | Liang Jun (CHN) | 10 | |||||||||||||||
Anja Fichtel-Mauritz (GER) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | |||||||||||||||
Zsuzsa Némethné Jánosi (HUN) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Dolores Pampin (ARG) | 8 | Barbara Wolnicka-Szewczyk (POL) | 11 | |||||||||||||||
Barbara Wolnicka-Szewczyk (POL) | 15 | Zsuzsa Némethné Jánosi (HUN) | 7 | |||||||||||||||
Xiao Aihua (CHN) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Anna Angelova (BUL) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Xiao Aihua (CHN) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Xiao Aihua (CHN) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
Giovanna Trillini (ITA) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Svetlana Boyko (RUS) | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
Roxana Scarlat (ROU) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Roxana Scarlat (ROU) | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
Ivana Georgieva (BUL) | 15 | Giovanna Trillini (ITA) | 15 | |||||||||||||||
Fiona McIntosh (GBR) | 4 | Ivana Georgieva (BUL) | 8 | |||||||||||||||
Giovanna Trillini (ITA) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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