Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's foil

Women's foil at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Venue	ExCeL Exhibition Centre
Date	28 July
Competitors	38 from 20 nations
Medalists
Elisa Di Francisca   Italy   Arianna Errigo   Italy   Valentina Vezzali   Italy

Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Épée		men		women
Team épée				women
Foil		men		women
Team foil		men		women
Sabre		men		women
Team sabre		men

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)

Date	Time	Round
Saturday, 28 July 2012	09:00	Qualifications and finals

Results

Finals

	Semi-finals				Final
	Nam Hyun-Hee (KOR)	10
	Elisa Di Francisca (ITA)	11
					Elisa Di Francisca (ITA)	12
					Arianna Errigo (ITA)	11
					Bronze medal match
	Arianna Errigo (ITA)	15		Nam Hyun-Hee (KOR)	12
	Valentina Vezzali (ITA)	12			Valentina Vezzali (ITA)	13

Top half

Section 1

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarter-finals
						Nam Hyun-Hee (KOR)		15
	Anissa Khelfaoui (ALG)		4			Olga Leleyko (UKR)		9
	Olga Leleyko (UKR)		15								Nam Hyun-Hee (KOR)		8
											Aida Mohamed (HUN)		7
						Nzingha Prescod (USA)		10
						Aida Mohamed (HUN)		15
																Nam Hyun-Hee (KOR)		15
																Kanae Ikehata (JPN)		6
						Inna Deriglazova (RUS)		8
						Ysaora Thibus (FRA)		15
											Ysaora Thibus (FRA)		11
											Kanae Ikehata (JPN)		15
						Kanae Ikehata (JPN)		9
						Sylwia Gruchała (POL)		8

Section 2

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarter-finals
						Corinne Maîtrejean (FRA)		15
	Sophie Troiano (GBR)		9			Natalia Sheppard (GBR)		5
	Natalia Sheppard (GBR)		12								Corinne Maîtrejean (FRA)		9
											Chieko Sugawara (JPN)		15
						Chieko Sugawara (JPN)		15
						Jeon Hee-Sook (KOR)		13
																Chieko Sugawara (JPN)		9
																Elisa Di Francisca (ITA)		15
						Carolin Golubytskyi (GER)		14
						Saskia Garcia (COL)		9
											Carolin Golubytskyi (GER)		9
	Shaimaa El-Gammal (EGY)		6								Elisa Di Francisca (ITA)		15
	Mona Shaito (LIB)		7			Mona Shaito (LIB)		2
						Elisa Di Francisca (ITA)		15

Bottom half

Section 3

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarter-finals
						Arianna Errigo (ITA)		15
	Johana Fuenmayor (VEN)		15			Johana Fuenmayor (VEN)		4
	Eman El Gammal (EGY)		9								Arianna Errigo (ITA)		15
											Kamilla Gafurzianova (RUS)		7
						Martyna Synoradzka (POL)		8
						Kamilla Gafurzianova (RUS)		15
																Arianna Errigo (ITA)		15
																Lee Kiefer (USA)		10
						Aida Shanaeva (RUS)		14
						Jung Gil-Ok (KOR)		15
											Jung Gil-Ok (KOR)		13
	Monica Peterson (CAN)		10								Lee Kiefer (USA)		15
	Anna Bentley (GBR)		9			Monica Peterson (CAN)		10
						Lee Kiefer (USA)		15

Section 4

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarter-finals
						Astrid Guyart (FRA)		15
						Eman Gaber (EGY)		2
											Astrid Guyart (FRA)		10
											Ines Boubakri (TUN)		15
						Nicole Ross (USA)		8
						Ines Boubakri (TUN)		15
																Ines Boubakri (TUN)		7
																Valentina Vezzali (ITA)		8
						Chen Jinyan (CHN)		15
						Malgorzata Wojtkowiak (POL)		8
											Chen Jinyan (CHN)		6
	Lin Po Heung (HKG)		10								Valentina Vezzali (ITA)		15
	Shiho Nishioka (JPN)		13			Shiho Nishioka (JPN)		8
						Valentina Vezzali (ITA)		14

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