Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's sabre

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Women's sabre
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Venue ExCeL Exhibition Centre
Date1 August
Competitors32 from 24 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Kim Ji-yeon Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Silver medal icon.svg Sofiya Velikaya Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Bronze medal icon.svg Olha Kharlan Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
  2008
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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)

DateTimeRound
Wednesday, 1 August 201209:00Qualifications and finals

Results

Finals

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  Mariel Zagunis  (USA)13
 
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  Kim Ji-yeon  (KOR)15
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  Kim Ji-yeon  (KOR)15
 
 
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Sofiya Velikaya  (RUS)9
 
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Olha Kharlan  (UKR)12
 
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Sofiya Velikaya  (RUS)15
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  Mariel Zagunis  (USA)10
 
 
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Olha Kharlan  (UKR)15

Top half

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals
Flag of the United States.svg  Mariel Zagunis  (USA)15
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Diah Permatasari  (INA)7 Flag of the United States.svg  Mariel Zagunis  (USA)15
Flag of Japan.svg  Seira Nakayama  (JPN)15Flag of Japan.svg  Seira Nakayama  (JPN)9
Flag of France.svg  Léonore Perrus  (FRA)12 Flag of the United States.svg  Mariel Zagunis  (USA)15
Flag of Russia.svg  Yuliya Gavrilova  (RUS)15Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhu Min  (CHN)6
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Yuliya Zhivitsa  (KAZ)7 Flag of Russia.svg  Yuliya Gavrilova  (RUS)11
Flag of Romania.svg  Bianca Pascu  (ROU)10 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhu Min  (CHN)15
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhu Min  (CHN)15Flag of the United States.svg  Mariel Zagunis  (USA)13
Flag of South Korea.svg  Kim Ji-yeon  (KOR)15Flag of South Korea.svg  Kim Ji-yeon  (KOR)15
Flag of Mexico.svg  Ursula González  (MEX)3 Flag of South Korea.svg  Kim Ji-yeon  (KOR)15
Flag of Argentina.svg  María Belén Pérez Maurice  (ARG)10 Flag of Italy.svg  Gioia Marzocca  (ITA)7
Flag of Italy.svg  Gioia Marzocca  (ITA)15Flag of South Korea.svg  Kim Ji-yeon  (KOR)15
Flag of Poland.svg  Aleksandra Socha  (POL)15Flag of Greece.svg  Vassiliki Vougiouka  (GRE)12
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Sandra Sassine  (CAN)7 Flag of Poland.svg  Aleksandra Socha  (POL)7
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Louise Bond-Williams  (GBR)8 Flag of Greece.svg  Vassiliki Vougiouka  (GRE)15
Flag of Greece.svg  Vassiliki Vougiouka  (GRE)15

Bottom half

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Olha Kharlan  (UKR)15
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Margarita Tschomakova  (BUL)8 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Olha Kharlan  (UKR)15
Flag of Germany.svg  Alexandra Bujdoso  (GER)13 Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Sabina Mikina  (AZE)10
Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Sabina Mikina  (AZE)15Flag of Ukraine.svg  Olha Kharlan  (UKR)15
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Xiaodong  (CHN)15Flag of Italy.svg  Irene Vecchi  (ITA)9
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Amira Ben Chaabane  (TUN)12 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Xiaodong  (CHN)10
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Sophie Williams  (GBR)6 Flag of Italy.svg  Irene Vecchi  (ITA)15
Flag of Italy.svg  Irene Vecchi  (ITA)15Flag of Ukraine.svg  Olha Kharlan  (UKR)12
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Azza Besbes  (TUN)15Flag of Russia.svg  Sofiya Velikaya  (RUS)15
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Au Sin Ying  (HKG)13 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Azza Besbes  (TUN)13
Flag of Egypt.svg  Salma Mahran  (EGY)6 Flag of the United States.svg  Dagmara Wozniak  (USA)15
Flag of the United States.svg  Dagmara Wozniak  (USA)15Flag of the United States.svg  Dagmara Wozniak  (USA)13
Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee Ra-Jin  (KOR)9 Flag of Russia.svg  Sofiya Velikaya  (RUS)15
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Alejandra Benítez  (VEN)15Flag of Venezuela.svg  Alejandra Benítez  (VEN)10
Flag of Algeria.svg  Lea Moutoussamy  (ALG)6 Flag of Russia.svg  Sofya Velikaya  (RUS)15
Flag of Russia.svg  Sofiya Velikaya  (RUS)15

Results

RankFencerCountry
Gold medal icon.svg Kim Ji-yeon Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Silver medal icon.svg Sofiya Velikaya Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Bronze medal icon.svg Olha Kharlan Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
4 Mariel Zagunis Flag of the United States.svg  United States
5 Vassiliki Vougiouka Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
6 Irene Vecchi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
7 Zhu Min Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
8 Dagmara Wozniak Flag of the United States.svg  United States
9 Azza Besbes Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
10 Yuliya Gavrilova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
11 Chen Xiaodong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
12 Gioia Marzocca Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
13 Aleksandra Socha Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
14 Sabina Mikina Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Azerbaijan
15 Alejandra Benítez Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
16 Seira Nakayama Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
17 Léonore Perrus Flag of France.svg  France
18 Lee Ra-Jin Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
19 Sandra Sassine Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
20 Alexandra Bujdoso Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
21 María Belén Pérez Maurice Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
22 Amira Ben Chaabane Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
23 Yuliya Zhivitsa Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan
24 Salma Mahran Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
25 Bianca Pascu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
26 Au Sin Ying Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
27 Sophie Williams Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
28 Ursula González Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
29 Louise Bond-Williams Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
30 Margarita Tschomakova Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
31 Diah Permatasari Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
32 Lea Moutoussamy Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria

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References

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