Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's épée

The women's épée fencing competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place on August 13 at the Olympic Green Convention Centre.

Women's épée at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue	Olympic Green Convention Centre
Date	13 August 2008
Competitors	25 from 20 nations
Medalists
Britta Heidemann  Germany Ana Maria Brânză  Romania Ildikó Mincza-Nébald  Hungary
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The épée 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

	Semifinals				Final
	Britta Heidemann (GER)	15
	Li Na (CHN)	13
					Britta Heidemann (GER)	15
					Ana Maria Brânză (ROU)	11
	Ildikó Mincza-Nébald (HUN)	14
	Ana Maria Brânză (ROU)	15
					Bronze medal match
					Li Na (CHN)	11
					Ildikó Mincza-Nébald (HUN)	15

Section 1

	Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals
						1	Britta Heidemann (GER)	12
	17	Kelley Hurley (USA)	6			16	Jung Hyo-Jung (KOR)	5
	16	Jung Hyo-Jung (KOR)	15								1	Britta Heidemann (GER)	15
	9	Tatiana Logounova (RUS)	6								24	Emma Samuelsson (SWE)	10
	24	Emma Samuelsson (SWE)	15			24	Emma Samuelsson (SWE)	15
	25	Aya El Sayed (EGY)	7			8	Hajnalka Kiraly Picot (FRA)	13
	8	Hajnalka Kiraly Picot (FRA)	15													1	Britta Heidemann (GER)	15
																4	Li Na (CHN)	13
						5	Zhong Weiping (CHN)	11
	21	Noam Mills (ISR)	8			12	Laura Flessel-Colovic (FRA)	13
	12	Laura Flessel-Colovic (FRA)	15								12	Laura Flessel-Colovic (FRA)	10
	13	Sophie Lamon (SUI)	15								4	Li Na (CHN)	15
	20	María Martínez (VEN)	9			13	Sophie Lamon (SUI)	10
						4	Li Na (CHN)	15

Section 2

	Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals
						3	Imke Duplitzer (GER)	15
	19	Jesika Jiménez (PAN)	15			19	Jesika Jiménez (PAN)	10
	14	Yana Shemyakina (UKR)	13								3	Imke Duplitzer (GER)	11
	11	Ildikó Mincza-Nébald (HUN)	15								11	Ildikó Mincza-Nébald (HUN)	15
	22	Yeung Chui Ling (HKG)	11			11	Ildikó Mincza-Nébald (HUN)	15
						6	Sherraine Schalm (CAN)	13
																11	Ildikó Mincza-Nébald (HUN)	14
																2	Ana Maria Brânză (ROU)	15
						7	Lubov Shutova (RUS)	15
	23	Hadia Bentaleb (ALG)	4			10	Emese Szász (HUN)	12
	10	Emese Szász (HUN)	15								7	Lubov Shutova (RUS)	13
	15	Megumi Harada (JPN)	15								2	Ana Maria Brânză (ROU)	15
	18	Amber Parkinson (AUS)	9			15	Megumi Harada (JPN)	11
						2	Ana Maria Brânză (ROU)	15

Final classification

Rank	Athlete	Nation
	Britta Heidemann	Germany
	Ana Maria Brânză	Romania
	Ildikó Mincza-Nébald	Hungary
4	Na Li	China
5	Imke Duplitzer	Germany
6	Lubov Shutova	Russia
7	Laura Flessel-Colovic	France
8	Emma Samuelsson	Sweden
9	Sherraine Schalm	Canada
10	Weiping Zhong	China
11	Hajnalka Kiraly Picot	France
12	Emese Szász	Hungary
13	Sophie Lamon	Switzerland
14	Hyo-Jung Jung	South Korea
15	Megumi Harada	Japan
16	Jesika Jiménez	Panama
17	Tatiana Logounova	Russia
18	Yana Shemyakina	Ukraine
19	Amber Parkinson	Australia
20	Kelley Hurley	United States
21	María Martínez	Venezuela
22	Noam Mills	Israel
23	Chui Ling Yeung	Hong Kong
24	Hadia Bentaleb	Algeria
25	Aya El Sayed	Egypt

References

• Competition format