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Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's foil

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Women's foil
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueSchermzaal
Dates31 July–1 August 1928
Competitors27 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Helene Mayer  Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Muriel Freeman  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Olga Oelkers  Germany
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Fencing at the
1928 Summer Olympics
Épéemen
Team épéemen
Foilmenwomen
Team foilmen
Sabremen
Team sabremen

The women's foil was one of seven fencing events on the Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event. The competition was held from 31 July 1928 to 1 August 1928. 27 fencers from 11 nations competed.[1]

Results

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Source: Official results;[2] De Wael[3]

Round 1

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Each pool was a round-robin. Bouts were to five touches. The top four fencers in each pool advanced to the semifinals.

Pool A

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Notes
1 Muriel Freeman  Great Britain 5 Q
2 Helene Mayer  Germany 5 Q
3 Marion Lloyd  United States 4 Q
4 Jeanne Morgenthaler  Switzerland 3 Q
5 Edith Addams  Belgium 3
6 Marguerite Reuche  France 1
7 Hanna Olsen  Sweden 0

Pool B

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Notes
1 Erna Sondheim  Germany 5 Q
2 Margit Danÿ  Hungary 5 Q
3 Peggy Butler  Great Britain 3 Q
4 Adriana Admiraal-Meijerink  Netherlands 3 Q
5 Hilda Deswarte  Belgium 2
6 Inger Klint  Denmark 2
7 Oda Mahaut  France 1

Pool C

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Notes
1 Jo de Boer  Netherlands 5 Q
2 Jarmila Chalupová  Czechoslovakia 5 Q
3 Jenny Addams  Belgium 4 Q
4 Erna Bogen-Bogáti  Hungary 4 Q
5 Ebba Gripenstedt  Sweden 2
6 Irma Hopper  United States 1
7 Else Ahlmann-Ohlsen  Denmark 0

Pool D

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Notes
1 Olga Oelkers  Germany 4 Q
2 Lucie Prost  France 4 Q
3 Gladys Daniell  Great Britain 3 Q
4 Gizella Tary  Hungary 2 Q
5 Margot Bærentzen  Denmark 2
6 Friederike Koderitsch  Netherlands 0

Semifinals

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Each pool was a round-robin. Bouts were to five touches. The top four fencers in each pool advanced to the final.

Semifinal A

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Notes
1 Helene Mayer  Germany 6 Q
2 Muriel Freeman  Great Britain 4 Q
3 Olga Oelkers  Germany 4 Q
4 Gladys Daniell  Great Britain 4 Q
5 Gizella Tary  Hungary 3
6 Marion Lloyd  United States 3
7 Lucie Prost  France 2
8 Adriana Admiraal-Meijerink  Netherlands 2

Semifinal B

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Rank Fencer Nation Wins Notes
1 Jo de Boer  Netherlands 7 Q
2 Margit Danÿ  Hungary 5 Q
3 Erna Sondheim  Germany 4 Q
4 Jenny Addams  Belgium 4 Q
5 Jeanne Morgenthaler  Switzerland 3
6 Peggy Butler  Great Britain 3
7 Jarmila Chalupová  Czechoslovakia 1
8 Erna Bogen-Bogáti  Hungary 1

Final

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The final was a round-robin. Bouts were to five touches.

Rank Fencer Nation Wins
1st place, gold medalist(s) Helene Mayer  Germany 7
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Muriel Freeman  Great Britain 6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Olga Oelkers  Germany 4
4 Erna Sondheim  Germany 3
5 Gladys Daniell  Great Britain 2
6 Jenny Addams  Belgium 2
Margit Danÿ  Hungary 2
8 Jo de Boer  Netherlands 2

References

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  1. ^ "Fencing: 1928 Olympic Results - Women's foil". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  2. ^ "1928 Summer Olympics official report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2008.
  3. ^ "Fencing 1928".
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