Women's foil at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
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Venue | Olympic Green Convention Centre | ||||||||||||
Date | 11 August 2008 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 41 from 24 nations | ||||||||||||
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Valentina Vezzali | Italy | ||
Nam Hyun-Hee | South Korea | ||
Margherita Granbassi | Italy |
The women's foil fencing competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place on August 11 at the Olympic Green Convention Centre.
The foil competition consisted of a six-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.