Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's sabre

The women's sabre fencing competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place on August 9 at the Olympic Green Convention Centre.

Women's sabre
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenueOlympic Green Convention Centre
Date9 August 2008
Competitors39 from 20 nations
Medalists
Mariel Zagunis  United States
Sada Jacobson  United States
Rebecca Ward  United States

The sabre competition consisted of a five-round single-elimination bracket with a bronze medal match between the two semifinal losers. Fencing was done to 15 touches or to the completion of three three-minute rounds if neither fencer reached 15 touches by then. At the end of time, the higher-scoring fencer was the winner; a tie resulted in an additional one-minute sudden-death time period. This sudden-death period was further modified by the selection of a draw-winner beforehand; if neither fencer scored a touch during the minute, the predetermined draw-winner won the bout.

Draw

Finals

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Sada Jacobson (USA) 15
 
 
 
 Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) 11
 
 Sada Jacobson (USA) 8
 
 
 
 Mariel Zagunis (USA) 15
 
 Mariel Zagunis (USA) 15
 
 
 Rebecca Ward (USA)11
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
 
 
 
 Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) 14
 
 
 Rebecca Ward (USA) 15

Section 1

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
     
        1  Sada Jacobson (USA) 15  
33  Nafi Toure (SEN) 7     32  Mailyn González (CUB) 11  
32  Mailyn González (CUB) 15       1  Sada Jacobson (USA) 15  
          16  Olga Kharlan (UKR) 13  
        17  Gioia Marzocca (ITA) 8  
        16  Olga Kharlan (UKR) 15  
          1  Sada Jacobson (USA) 15
          25  Olena Khomrova (UKR) 11
        9  Ekaterina Dyachenko (RUS) 15  
        24  Madoka Hisagae (JPN) 10  
          9  Ekaterina Dyachenko (RUS) 14  
          25  Olena Khomrova (UKR) 15  
        25  Olena Khomrova (UKR) 15      
        8  Aleksandra Socha (POL) 11      
     

Section 2

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
     
        5  Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) 15  
37  Adele du Plooy (RSA) 7     28  Halyna Pundyk (UKR) 7  
28  Halyna Pundyk (UKR) 15       5  Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) 15  
          12  Ilaria Bianco (ITA) 6  
        21  Huang Haiyang (CHN) 12  
        12  Ilaria Bianco (ITA) 15  
          5  Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) 15
          4  Xue Tan (CHN) 9
        13  Kim Keum-Hwa (KOR) 15  
        20  Carole Vergne (FRA) 14  
          13  Kim Keum-Hwa (KOR) 8  
29  Alexandra Bujdoso (GER)  15       4  Xue Tan (CHN) 15  
36  Julie Cloutier (CAN)  2     29   Alexandra Bujdoso (GER) 6      
        4  Xue Tan (CHN) 15      
     

Section 3

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
     
        3  Elena Nechaeva (RUS) 12  
35  Siobhan Claire Byrne (IRL) 8     30  Irena Więckowska (POL) 15  
30  Irena Więckowska (POL) 15       30  Irena Więckowska (POL) 6  
          14  Bao Yingying (CHN) 15  
        19  Chow Tsz Ki (HKG) 5  
        14  Bao Yingying (CHN) 15  
          14  Bao Yingying (CHN) 9
          6  Mariel Zagunis (USA) 15
        11  Bogna Jóźwiak (POL) 15  
        22  Alejandra Benitez (VEN) 11  
          11  Bogna Jóźwiak (POL) 13  
27  Sandra Sassine (CAN) 15       6  Mariel Zagunis (USA) 15  
38  Elvira Wood (RSA) 2     27  Sandra Sassine (CAN) 10      
        6  Mariel Zagunis (USA) 15      
     

Section 4

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
     
        7  Léonore Perrus (FRA) 11  
39  Jyoti Chetty (RSA) 2     26  Azza Besbes (TUN) 15  
26  Azza Besbes (TUN) 15       26  Azza Besbes (TUN) 15  
          23  Olga Ovtchinnikova (CAN) 12  
        23  Olga Ovtchinnikova (CAN) 15  
        10  Lee Shin-Mi (KOR) 13  
          26  Azza Besbes (TUN) 14
          2  Rebecca Ward (USA) 15
        15  Anne-Lise Touya (FRA) 13  
        18  Orsolya Nagy (HUN) 15  
          18  Orsolya Nagy (HUN) 5  
31  Angélica Larios (MEX) 4       2  Rebecca Ward (USA) 15  
34  Araceli Navarro (ESP) 15     34  Araceli Navarro (ESP) 7(WD)      
        2  Rebecca Ward (USA) 12      
     

Final classification

RankAthleteNation
Mariel Zagunis United States
Sada Jacobson United States
Rebecca Ward United States
4Sofiya Velikaya Russia
5Xue Tan China
6Yingying Bao China
7Azza Besbes Tunisia
8Olena Khomrova Ukraine
9Ekaterina Dyachenko Russia
10Bogna Jóźwiak Poland
11Ilaria Bianco Italy
12Keum-Hwa Kim South Korea
13Olga Kharlan Ukraine
14Orsolya Nagy  Hungary
15Olga Ovtchinnikova Canada
16Irena Więckowska Poland
17Elena Nechaeva Russia
18Aleksandra Socha Poland
19Léonore Perrus France
20Shin-Mi Lee South Korea
21Anne-Lise Touya France
22Gioia Marzocca Italy
23Tsz Ki Chow Hong Kong
24Carole Vergne France
25Haiyang Huang China
26Alejandra Benitez Venezuela
27Madoka Hisagae Japan
28Sandra Sassine Canada
29Halyna Pundyk Ukraine
30Alexandra Bujdoso Germany
31Mailyn González Cuba
32Araceli Navarro Spain
33Angélica Larios Mexico
34Nafi Toure Senegal
35Julie Cloutier Canada
36Siobhan Claire Byrne Ireland
37Adele du Plooy South Africa
38Elvira Wood South Africa
39Jyoti Chetty South Africa

References

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