Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's sabre
| Women's sabre at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
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| Venue | Olympic Green Convention Centre | ||||||||||||
| Date | 9 August 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 39 from 20 nations | ||||||||||||
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Mariel Zagunis |
 United States
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Sada Jacobson |
United States
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Rebecca Ward |
United States
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The women's sabre fencing competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place on August 9 at the Olympic Green Convention Centre.
The sabre 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.
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