Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's foil

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Women's foil
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Fencing pictogram.svg
Venue ExCeL Exhibition Centre
Date28 July
Competitors38 from 20 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Elisa Di Francisca Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Silver medal icon.svg Arianna Errigo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Bronze medal icon.svg Valentina Vezzali Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
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The women's foil competition in fencing at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held on 28 July at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.

The medalists were all from Italy. Elisa Di Francisca won the gold medal, beating Arianna Errigo in the final, while Valentina Vezzali took bronze.

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

DateTimeRound
Saturday, 28 July 201209:00Qualifications and finals

Results

Finals

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  Nam Hyun-Hee  (KOR)10
 
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Elisa Di Francisca  (ITA)11
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Elisa Di Francisca  (ITA)12
 
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Arianna Errigo  (ITA)11
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Arianna Errigo  (ITA)15
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Valentina Vezzali  (ITA)12
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  Nam Hyun-Hee  (KOR) 12
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Valentina Vezzali  (ITA)13

Top half

Section 1

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals
Flag of South Korea.svg  Nam Hyun-Hee  (KOR)15
Flag of Algeria.svg  Anissa Khelfaoui  (ALG)4 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Olga Leleyko  (UKR)9
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Olga Leleyko  (UKR)15Flag of South Korea.svg  Nam Hyun-Hee  (KOR)8
Flag of Hungary.svg  Aida Mohamed  (HUN)7
Flag of the United States.svg  Nzingha Prescod  (USA)10
Flag of Hungary.svg  Aida Mohamed  (HUN)15
Flag of South Korea.svg  Nam Hyun-Hee  (KOR)15
Flag of Japan.svg  Kanae Ikehata  (JPN)6
Flag of Russia.svg  Inna Deriglazova  (RUS)8
Flag of France.svg  Ysaora Thibus  (FRA)15
Flag of France.svg  Ysaora Thibus  (FRA)11
Flag of Japan.svg  Kanae Ikehata  (JPN)15
Flag of Japan.svg  Kanae Ikehata  (JPN)9
Flag of Poland.svg  Sylwia Gruchała  (POL)8

Section 2

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals
Flag of France.svg  Corinne Maîtrejean  (FRA)15
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Sophie Troiano  (GBR)9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Natalia Sheppard  (GBR)5
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Natalia Sheppard  (GBR)12Flag of France.svg  Corinne Maîtrejean  (FRA)9
Flag of Japan.svg  Chieko Sugawara  (JPN)15
Flag of Japan.svg  Chieko Sugawara  (JPN)15
Flag of South Korea.svg  Jeon Hee-Sook  (KOR)13
Flag of Japan.svg  Chieko Sugawara  (JPN)9
Flag of Italy.svg  Elisa Di Francisca  (ITA)15
Flag of Germany.svg  Carolin Golubytskyi  (GER)14
Flag of Colombia.svg  Saskia Loretta van Erven Garcia  (COL)9
Flag of Germany.svg  Carolin Golubytskyi  (GER)9
Flag of Egypt.svg  Shaimaa El-Gammal  (EGY)6 Flag of Italy.svg  Elisa Di Francisca  (ITA)15
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Mona Shaito  (LIB)7Flag of Lebanon.svg  Mona Shaito  (LIB)2
Flag of Italy.svg  Elisa Di Francisca  (ITA)15

Bottom half

Section 3

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals
Flag of Italy.svg  Arianna Errigo  (ITA)15
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Johana Fuenmayor  (VEN)15Flag of Venezuela.svg  Johana Fuenmayor  (VEN)4
Flag of Egypt.svg  Eman El Gammal  (EGY)9 Flag of Italy.svg  Arianna Errigo  (ITA)15
Flag of Russia.svg  Kamilla Gafurzianova  (RUS)7
Flag of Poland.svg  Martyna Synoradzka  (POL)8
Flag of Russia.svg  Kamilla Gafurzianova  (RUS)15
Flag of Italy.svg  Arianna Errigo  (ITA)15
Flag of the United States.svg  Lee Kiefer  (USA)10
Flag of Russia.svg  Aida Shanaeva  (RUS)14
Flag of South Korea.svg  Jung Gil-Ok  (KOR)15
Flag of South Korea.svg  Jung Gil-Ok  (KOR)13
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Monica Peterson  (CAN)10Flag of the United States.svg  Lee Kiefer  (USA)15
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Anna Bentley  (GBR)9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Monica Peterson  (CAN)10
Flag of the United States.svg  Lee Kiefer  (USA)15

Section 4

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals
Flag of France.svg  Astrid Guyart  (FRA)15
Flag of Egypt.svg  Eman Gaber  (EGY)2
Flag of France.svg  Astrid Guyart  (FRA)10
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Ines Boubakri  (TUN)15
Flag of the United States.svg  Nicole Ross  (USA)8
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Ines Boubakri  (TUN)15
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Ines Boubakri  (TUN)7
Flag of Italy.svg  Valentina Vezzali  (ITA)8
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Jinyan  (CHN)15
Flag of Poland.svg  Malgorzata Wojtkowiak  (POL)8
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Jinyan  (CHN)6
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Lin Po Heung  (HKG)10 Flag of Italy.svg  Valentina Vezzali  (ITA)15
Flag of Japan.svg  Shiho Nishioka  (JPN)13Flag of Japan.svg  Shiho Nishioka  (JPN)8
Flag of Italy.svg  Valentina Vezzali  (ITA)14

Results

RankFencerCountry
Gold medal icon.svg Elisa Di Francisca Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Silver medal icon.svg Arianna Errigo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Bronze medal icon.svg Valentina Vezzali Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
4 Nam Hyeon-Hui Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
5 Lee Kiefer Flag of the United States.svg  United States
6 Ines Boubakri Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
7 Chieko Sugawara Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
8 Kanae Ikehata Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
9 Corinne Maîtrejean Flag of France.svg  France
10 Astrid Guyart Flag of France.svg  France
11 Kamilla Gafurzianova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
12 Carolin Golubytskyi Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
13 Aida Mohamed Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
14 Chen Jinyan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
15 Jung Gil-Ok Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
16 Ysaora Thibus Flag of France.svg  France
17 Sylwia Gruchała Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
18 Inna Deriglazova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
19 Aida Shanayeva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
20 Jeon Hee-Sook Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
21 Małgorzata Wojtkowiak Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
22 Nzingha Prescod Flag of the United States.svg  United States
23 Martyna Synoradzka Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
24 Saskia Loretta van Erven Garcia Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
25 Nicole Ross Flag of the United States.svg  United States
26 Iman Shaban Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
27 Natalia Sheppard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
28 Monica Peterson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
29 Olha Leleiko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
30 Shiho Nishioka Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
31 Johana Fuenmayor Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
32 Mona Shaito Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
33 Shaimaa El-Gammal Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
34 Eman El Gammal Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
35 Lin Po Heung Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
36 Anissa Khelfaoui Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
37 Sophie Troiano Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
38 Anna Bentley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

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