Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's épée

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

Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Épée		men		women
Team épée		men
Foil		men		women
Team foil				women
Sabre		men		women
Team sabre		men		women

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

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
					Bronze medal match
	Ildikó Mincza-Nébald (HUN)	14		Li Na (CHN)	11
	Ana Maria Brânză (ROU)	15			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
01 !	Heidemann, BrittaBritta Heidemann	Germany
02 !	Brânză, Ana MariaAna Maria Brânză	Romania
03 !	Mincza-Nébald, IldikóIldikó Mincza-Nébald	Hungary
04 !4	Li, NaNa Li	China
05 !5	Duplitzer, ImkeImke Duplitzer	Germany
06 !6	Shutova, LubovLubov Shutova	Russia
07 !7	Flessel-Colovic, LauraLaura Flessel-Colovic	France
08 !8	Samuelsson, EmmaEmma Samuelsson	Sweden
09 !9	Schalm, SherraineSherraine Schalm	Canada
10	Zhong, WeipingWeiping Zhong	China
11	Kiraly Picot, HajnalkaHajnalka Kiraly Picot	France
12	Szász, EmeseEmese Szász	Hungary
13	Lamon, SophieSophie Lamon	Switzerland
14	Jung, Hyo-JungHyo-Jung Jung	South Korea
15	Harada, MegumiMegumi Harada	Japan
16	Jiménez , JesikaJesika Jiménez	Panama
17	Logounova, TatianaTatiana Logounova	Russia
18	Shemyakina, YanaYana Shemyakina	Ukraine
19	Parkinson, AmberAmber Parkinson	Australia
20	Hurley, KelleyKelley Hurley	United States
21	Martínez, MaríaMaría Martínez	Venezuela
22	Mills, NoamNoam Mills	Israel
23	Yeung, Chui LingChui Ling Yeung	Hong Kong
24	Bentaleb, HadiaHadia Bentaleb	Algeria
25	El Sayed, AyaAya El Sayed	Egypt

References

• Competition format