Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's épée

Women's épée at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Venue	ExCeL Exhibition Centre
Date	30 July
Competitors	37 from 20 nations
Medalists
Yana Shemyakina  Ukraine Britta Heidemann  Germany Sun Yujie  China

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 épée competition in fencing at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held on 30 July at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.

Yana Shemyakina from Ukraine won the gold medal. After the second semi final Shin A-Lam delayed the competition in protest against a decision by the referee.

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date	Time	Round
Monday, 30 July 2012	10:30	Qualifications - Quarter-finals
Monday, 30 July 2012	18:00	Semi-finals
Monday, 30 July 2012	19:00	Bronze medal match
Monday, 30 July 2012	19:40	Final

Results

Finals

	Semi-finals				Final
	Sun Yujie (CHN)	13
	Yana Shemyakina (UKR)	14
					Yana Shemyakina (UKR)	9
					Britta Heidemann (GER)	8
					Bronze medal match
	Shin A-Lam (KOR)	5		Sun Yujie (CHN)	15
	Britta Heidemann (GER)	6			Shin A-Lam (KOR)	11

Top half

Section 1

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarter-finals
						Sun Yujie (CHN)		15
	Imke Duplitzer (GER)		15			Imke Duplitzer (GER)		10
	Maria Martinez (VEN)		10								Sun Yujie (CHN)		15
											Tiffany Géroudet (SUI)		10
						Tiffany Géroudet (SUI)		15
						Magdalena Piekarska (POL)		14
																Sun Yujie (CHN)		15
																Rossella Fiamingo (ITA)		14
						Mara Navarria (ITA)		12
						Maya Lawrence (USA)		15
											Maya Lawrence (USA)		7
											Rossella Fiamingo (ITA)		15
						Nozomi Nakano (JPN)		11
						Rossella Fiamingo (ITA)		15

Section 2

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarter-finals
						Ana Maria Brânză (ROU)		15
	Hsu Jo-Ting (TPE)		15			Hsu Jo-Ting (TPE)		8
	Mona Hassanein (EGY)		10								Ana Maria Brânză (ROU)		13
											Yana Shemyakina (UKR)		14
						Lyubov Shutova (RUS)		12
						Yana Shemyakina (UKR)		15
																Yana Shemyakina (UKR)		15
																Simona Gherman (ROU)		14
						Laura Flessel-Colovic (FRA)		15
						Courtney Hurley (USA)		12
											Laura Flessel-Colovic (FRA)		13
	Corinna Lawrence (GBR)		15								Simona Gherman (ROU)		15
	Caterin Bravo (CHI)		12			Corinna Lawrence (GBR)		9
						Simona Gherman (ROU)		15

Bottom half

Section 3

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarter-finals
						Anca Măroiu (ROU)		15
	Olena Kryvytska (UKR)		15			Olena Kryvytska (UKR)		10
	Susie Scanlan (USA)		13								Anca Măroiu (ROU)		15
											Anna Sivkova (RUS)		11
						Anna Sivkova (RUS)		15
						Jung Hyo-Jung (KOR)		12
																Anca Măroiu (ROU)		14
																Shin A-Lam (KOR)		15
						Shin A-Lam (KOR)		15
						Sherraine Schalm (CAN)		12
											Shin A-Lam (KOR)		14
											Monika Sozanska (GER)		9
						Violetta Kolobova (RUS)		14
						Monika Sozanska (GER)		15

Section 4

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarter-finals
						Luo Xiaojuan (CHN)		9
						Sarra Besbes (TUN)		15
											Sarra Besbes (TUN)		12
											Choi In-Jeong (KOR)		11
						Emese Szász (HUN)		12
						Choi In-Jeong (KOR)		15
																Sarra Besbes (TUN)		12
																Britta Heidemann (GER)		15
						Britta Heidemann (GER)		14
						Bianca Del Carretto (ITA)		13
											Britta Heidemann (GER)		14
	Yeung Chui Ling (HKG)		11								Li Na (CHN)		13
	Kseniya Pantelyeyeva (UKR)		15			Kseniya Pantelyeyeva (UKR)		10
						Li Na (CHN)		15