Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's foil

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Women's foil
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Fencing pictogram.svg
Venue Georgia World Congress Center
Dates22 July 1996
Competitors40 from 17 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Laura Cârlescu-Badea Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Silver medal icon.svg Valentina Vezzali Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Bronze medal icon.svg Giovanna Trillini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
  1992
2000  

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]

Contents

Draw

Finals

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Valentina Vezzali  (ITA)15
 
 
 
Flag of France.svg  Laurence Modaine-Cessac  (FRA) 7
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Valentina Vezzali  (ITA)10
 
 
 
Flag of Romania.svg  Laura Cârlescu-Badea  (ROU)15
 
Flag of Romania.svg  Laura Cârlescu-Badea  (ROU)15
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanna Trillini  (ITA) 14
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanna Trillini  (ITA)15
 
 
Flag of France.svg  Laurence Modaine-Cessac  (FRA) 9

Section 1

Round of 64Round of 32Round of 16Quarterfinals
   
    Flag of Italy.svg  Valentina Vezzali  (ITA)15 
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Jeon Mi-Gyeong  (KOR)15  Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Jeon Mi-Gyeong  (KOR)12 
Flag of the United States.svg  Suzanne Paxton  (USA)14   Flag of Italy.svg  Valentina Vezzali  (ITA)15 
     Flag of Russia.svg  Olga Velichko  (RUS)13 
    Flag of Russia.svg  Olga Velichko  (RUS)15 
    Flag of Hungary.svg  Gabriella Lantos  (HUN)14 
     Flag of Italy.svg  Valentina Vezzali  (ITA)15
     Flag of the United States.svg  Ann Marsh  (USA)10
    Flag of the United States.svg  Ann Marsh  (USA)15 
    Flag of France.svg  Clothilde Magnan  (FRA)9 
     Flag of the United States.svg  Ann Marsh  (USA)15 
Flag of Israel.svg  Ayelet Ohayon  (ISR)15   Flag of Germany.svg  Sabine Bau  (GER)8 
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Carmen Rodríguez  (GUA)2  Flag of Israel.svg  Ayelet Ohayon  (ISR)10   
    Flag of Germany.svg  Sabine Bau  (GER)15   
   

Section 2

Round of 64Round of 32Round of 16Quarterfinals
   
    Flag of Germany.svg  Monika Weber-Koszto  (GER)15 
Flag of Poland.svg  Katarzyna Felusiak  (POL)15  Flag of Poland.svg  Katarzyna Felusiak  (POL)14 
Pre-1999 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Henda Zaouali  (TUN)9   Flag of Germany.svg  Monika Weber-Koszto  (GER)15 
     Flag of Israel.svg  Lydia Czuckermann-Hatuel  (ISR)13 
    Flag of the United States.svg  Felicia Zimmermann  (USA)12 
    Flag of Israel.svg  Lydia Czuckermann-Hatuel  (ISR)15 
     Flag of Germany.svg  Monika Weber-Koszto  (GER)14
     Flag of France.svg  Laurence Modaine-Cessac  (FRA)15
    Flag of France.svg  Laurence Modaine-Cessac  (FRA)15 
    Flag of Russia.svg  Olga Sharkova-Sidorova  (RUS)14 
     Flag of France.svg  Laurence Modaine-Cessac  (FRA)15 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Huifeng  (CHN)15   Flag of Italy.svg  Diana Bianchedi  (ITA)0 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Alejandra Carbone  (ARG)4  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Huifeng  (CHN)10   
    Flag of Italy.svg  Diana Bianchedi  (ITA)15   
   

Section 3

Round of 64Round of 32Round of 16Quarterfinals
   
    Flag of Romania.svg  Laura Badea-Cârlescu  (ROU)15 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Yanina Iannuzzi  (ARG)7  Flag of Israel.svg  Lilach Parisky  (ISR)5 
Flag of Israel.svg  Lilach Parisky  (ISR)15   Flag of Romania.svg  Laura Badea-Cârlescu  (ROU)15 
     Flag of France.svg  Adeline Wuillème  (FRA)6 
    Flag of Romania.svg  Reka Zsofia Lazăr-Szabo  (ROU)12 
    Flag of France.svg  Adeline Wuillème  (FRA)15 
     Flag of Romania.svg  Laura Badea-Cârlescu  (ROU)15
     Flag of Hungary.svg  Aida Mohamed  (HUN)8
    Flag of Hungary.svg  Aida Mohamed  (HUN)15 
    Flag of Poland.svg  Anna Rybicka  (POL)8 
     Flag of Hungary.svg  Aida Mohamed  (HUN)15 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liang Jun  (CHN)15   Flag of Germany.svg  Anja Fichtel-Mauritz  (GER)14 
Flag of Algeria.svg  Ferial Salhi  (ALG)7  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liang Jun  (CHN)10   
    Flag of Germany.svg  Anja Fichtel-Mauritz  (GER)15   
   

Section 4

Round of 64Round of 32Round of 16Quarterfinals
   
    Flag of Hungary.svg  Zsuzsa Némethné Jánosi  (HUN)15 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Dolores Pampin  (ARG)8  Flag of Poland.svg  Barbara Wolnicka-Szewczyk  (POL)11 
Flag of Poland.svg  Barbara Wolnicka-Szewczyk  (POL)15   Flag of Hungary.svg  Zsuzsa Némethné Jánosi  (HUN)7 
     Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xiao Aihua  (CHN)15 
    Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Anna Angelova  (BUL)4 
    Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xiao Aihua  (CHN)15 
     Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xiao Aihua  (CHN)7
     Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanna Trillini  (ITA)15
    Flag of Russia.svg  Svetlana Boyko  (RUS)10 
    Flag of Romania.svg  Roxana Scarlat  (ROU)15 
     Flag of Romania.svg  Roxana Scarlat  (ROU)11 
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Ivana Georgieva  (BUL)15   Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanna Trillini  (ITA)15 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Fiona McIntosh  (GBR)4  Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Ivana Georgieva  (BUL)8   
    Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanna Trillini  (ITA)15   
   

Results

RankFencerCountry
Gold medal icon.svg Laura Cârlescu-Badea Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Silver medal icon.svg Valentina Vezzali Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Bronze medal icon.svg Giovanna Trillini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
4 Laurence Modaine-Cessac Flag of France.svg  France
5 Monika Weber-Koszto Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
6 Xiao Aihua Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
7 Ann Marsh Flag of the United States.svg  United States
8 Aida Mohamed Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
9 Diana Bianchedi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
10 Anja Fichtel-Mauritz Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
11 Zsuzsa Némethné Jánosi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
12 Sabine Bau Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
13 Lydia Czuckermann-Hatuel Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
14 Adeline Wuillème Flag of France.svg  France
15 Roxana Scarlat Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
16 Olga Velichko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
17 Gabriella Lantos Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
18 Svetlana Boyko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
19 Reka Zsofia Lazăr-Szabo Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
20 Olga Sharkova-Sidorova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
21 Felicia Zimmermann Flag of the United States.svg  United States
22 Anna Rybicka Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
23 Clothilde Magnan Flag of France.svg  France
24 Anna Angelova Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
25 Barbara Wolnicka-Szewczyk Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
26 Ayelet Ohayon Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
27 Liang Jun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
28 Katarzyna Felusiak Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
29 Wang Huifeng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
30 Lilach Parisky Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
31 Ivana Georgieva Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
32 Jeon Mi-Gyeong Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
33 Suzanne Paxton Flag of the United States.svg  United States
34 Fiona McIntosh Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
35 Yanina Iannuzzi Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
36 Alejandra Carbone Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
37 Ferial Salhi Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
38 Dolores Pampin Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
39 Henda Zaouali Pre-1999 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
40 Carmen Rodríguez Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala

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