Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's épée

Women's épée
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Women's épée; at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
	Olympic fencing
Venue	Makuhari Messe
Date	24 July 2021
Competitors	34 from 18 nations
Medalists
	← 2016 2024 →

Last updated June 24, 2022

Background

This will be the 7th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics since 1996.

The reigning Olympic champion is Emese Szász of Hungary. The reigning (2019) World Champion is Nathalie Moellhausen of Brazil.

Qualification

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 3 qualified fencers in the women's épée. Nations were limited to three fencers each from 1996 to 2004. However, the 2008 Games introduced a rotation of women's team fencing events with one weapon left off each Games; the individual event without a corresponding team event had the number of fencers per nation reduced to two. Women's épée was the first event this applied to, so each nation could enter a maximum of two fencers in the event in 2008. The 2020 Games eliminated this rotation and all weapons had team events.^[2]

There are 34 dedicated quota spots for women's épée. The first 24 spots go to the 3 members of each of the 8 qualified teams in the team épée event (China, Poland, ROC, South Korea, Hong Kong, United States, Italy, and Estonia). Next, 6 more fencers are selected from the world rankings based on continents: 2 from Europe, 1 from the Americas, 2 from Asia/Oceania, and 1 from Africa. Finally, 4 spots are allocated by continental qualifying events: 1 from Europe, 1 from the Americas, 1 from Asia/Oceania, and 1 from Africa. Each nation can earn only one spot through rankings or events.^[2]

Additionally, there are 8 host/invitational spots that can be spread throughout the various fencing events.^[2] Japan qualified one fencer through normal qualification, but used no host quota places in women's épée.

The COVID-19 pandemic delayed many of the events for qualifying for fencing, moving the close of the rankings period back to April 5, 2021 rather than the original April 4, 2020.^[2]^[3]

Competition format

The 1996 tournament had vastly simplified the competition format for individual fencing competitions into a single-elimination bracket, with a bronze medal match. The 2020 tournament will continue to use that format. Fencing is done to 15 touches or to the completion of three three-minute rounds if neither fencer reaches 15 touches by then. At the end of time, the higher-scoring fencer is the winner; a tie results in an additional one-minute sudden-death time period. This sudden-death period is further modified by the selection of a draw-winner beforehand; if neither fencer scores a touch during the minute, the predetermined draw-winner wins the bout. Standard épée rules regarding target area, striking, and priority are used.^[4]

Schedule

The competition is held over a single day, Saturday, 24 July. The first session runs from 9 a.m. to approximately 4:20 p.m. (when the quarterfinals are expected to conclude), after which there is a break until 6 p.m. before the semifinals and medal bouts are held. Women's épée bouts alternate with the men's sabre event bouts.^[1]

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Date	Time	Round
Saturday, 24 July 2021	9:00 18:00	Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals

Results

Finals

Semifinals		Final



Aizanat Murtazaeva (ROC)	8

Sun Yiwen (CHN)	12
		Sun Yiwen (CHN)	11

		Ana Maria Popescu (ROU)	10
Katrina Lehis (EST)	11

Ana Maria Popescu (ROU)	15
		Bronze medal bout



		Aizanat Murtazaeva (ROC)	8

		Katrina Lehis (EST)	15

Top half

Section 1

Round of 64		Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals






		Choi In-jeong (KOR)	11

		Aizanat Murtazaeva (ROC)	15
Aizanat Murtazaeva (ROC)	14

Kaylin Hsieh (HKG)	7
				Aizanat Murtazaeva (ROC)	12

				Kelley Hurley (USA)	11



		Erika Kirpu (EST)	14

		Kelley Hurley (USA)	15



						Aizanat Murtazaeva (ROC)	15

						Vivian Kong (HKG)	10



		Olena Kryvytska (UKR)	8

		Renata Knapik-Miazga (POL)	15



				Renata Knapik-Miazga (POL)	8

				Vivian Kong (HKG)	15



		María Luisa Doig (PER)	11

		Vivian Kong (HKG)	15

Section 2

Round of 64	Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals






	Lin Sheng (CHN)	15

	Ndeye Diongue (SEN)	6



			Lin Sheng (CHN)	9

			Federica Isola (ITA)	15



	Federica Isola (ITA)	14

	Sarra Besbes (TUN)	12



					Federica Isola (ITA)	10

					Sun Yiwen (CHN)	11



	Zhu Mingye (CHN)	15

	Courtney Hurley (USA)	8



			Zhu Mingye (CHN)	8

			Sun Yiwen (CHN)	15



	Malika Khakimova (UZB)	10

	Sun Yiwen (CHN)	15

Bottom half

Section 3

Round of 64	Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals






	Nathalie Moellhausen (BRA)	9

	Rossella Fiamingo (ITA)	10



			Rossella Fiamingo (ITA)	15

			Aleksandra Jarecka (POL)	13



	Aleksandra Jarecka (POL)	15

	Violetta Kolobova (ROC)	11



					Rossella Fiamingo (ITA)	7

					Katrina Lehis (EST)	15



	Katrina Lehis (EST)	11

	Ewa Trzebińska (POL)	10



			Katrina Lehis (EST)	15

			Mara Navarria (ITA)	10



	Yulia Lichagina (ROC)	12

	Mara Navarria (ITA)	15

Red Piste

Round of 64		Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals






		Kang Young-mi (KOR)	14

		Nozomi Sato (JPN)	15



				Nozomi Sato (JPN)	10

				Julia Beljajeva (EST)	15



		Julia Beljajeva (EST)	15

		Coraline Vitalis (FRA)	5



						Julia Beljajeva (EST)	8

						Ana Maria Popescu (ROU)	15



		Song Se-ra (KOR)	15

		Katharine Holmes (USA)	12



				Song Se-ra (KOR)	6

				Ana Maria Popescu (ROU)	15
Coco Lin (HKG)	11

Kiria Tikanah (SGP)	15
		Kiria Tikanah (SGP)	10

		Ana Maria Popescu (ROU)	15

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The women's team foil event at the 2020 Summer Olympics is scheduled to take place on 29 July 2021 at the Makuhari Messe. 24 fencers from 8 nations are expected to compete.

The men's épée event at the 2020 Summer Olympics is took place on 25 July 2021 at the Makuhari Messe. 36 fencers from 18 nations competed.

The men's team épée event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 30 July 2021 at the Makuhari Messe. 27 fencers from 9 nations competed. The competition was won by Japan, with Russian Olympic athletes taking silver and South Korea bronze. The previous medal of Russia in men's team épée was in 1996; Japan and South Korea never medaled in this event. The 2016 champions and silver medalist, Italy and France, did not make it to the semifinals, the bronze medalist, Hungary, did not quality for the Olympics.

The women's team épée event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 27 July 2021 at the Makuhari Messe. 24 fencers from 8 nations competed.

The men's sabre event at the 2020 Summer Olympics is scheduled to take place on 24 July 2021 at the Makuhari Messe. 36 fencers from 18 nations are expected to compete.

The women's sabre event at the 2020 Summer Olympics is took place on 26 July 2021 at the Makuhari Messe. 36 fencers from 18 nations competed.

The men's team sabre event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 28 July 2021 at the Makuhari Messe, with 27 fencers from 9 nations competing.

The women's team sabre event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 31 July 2021 at the Makuhari Messe. 27 fencers from 9 nations are expected to compete.

References

1 2 "Fencing Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
1 2 3 4 5 "Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Fencing" (PDF). Fédération Internationale d'Escrime. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
↑ Academy of Fencing Masters
↑ NBC

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[Dates-1] 1 2 "Fencing Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.

[Qualifying-2] 1 2 3 4 5 "Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Fencing" (PDF). Fédération Internationale d'Escrime. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.

[Academy-3] Academy of Fencing Masters

[NBC-4] NBC

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Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics

List of fencers Qualification
Épée	men	women
Team épée	men	women
Foil	men	women
Team foil	men	women
Sabre	men	women
Team sabre	men	women
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