title: Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's foil
text: # Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's foil
  
  The women's foil competition in fencing at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held on 28 July at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.
  
  The medalists were all from Italy. Elisa Di Francisca won the gold medal, beating Arianna Errigo in the final, while Valentina Vezzali took bronze.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
  
  | Date | Time | Round |
  | - | - | - |
  | Saturday, 28 July 2012 | 09:00 | Qualifications and finals |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Nam Hyun-Hee (KOR) | 10 |
  | Elisa Di Francisca (ITA) | 11 | | |
  | Elisa Di Francisca (ITA) | 11 | Elisa Di Francisca (ITA) | 12 |
  | | | Arianna Errigo (ITA) | 11 |
  | Arianna Errigo (ITA) | 15 | Arianna Errigo (ITA) | 11 |
  | Valentina Vezzali (ITA) | 12 | | |
  | Valentina Vezzali (ITA) | 12 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
  | | | Nam Hyun-Hee (KOR) | 12 |
  | | | Valentina Vezzali (ITA) | 13 |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | Nam Hyun-Hee (KOR) | Nam Hyun-Hee (KOR) | 15 | | | | | | |
  | Anissa Khelfaoui (ALG) | Anissa Khelfaoui (ALG) | 4 | Olga Leleyko (UKR) | Olga Leleyko (UKR) | 9 | | | | | | |
  | Olga Leleyko (UKR) | Olga Leleyko (UKR) | 15 | | | | Nam Hyun-Hee (KOR) | Nam Hyun-Hee (KOR) | 8 | | | |
  | | | | | | | Aida Mohamed (HUN) | Aida Mohamed (HUN) | 7 | | | |
  | | | | Nzingha Prescod (USA) | Nzingha Prescod (USA) | 10 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Aida Mohamed (HUN) | Aida Mohamed (HUN) | 15 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | Nam Hyun-Hee (KOR) | Nam Hyun-Hee (KOR) | 15 |
  | | | | | | | | | | Kanae Ikehata (JPN) | Kanae Ikehata (JPN) | 6 |
  | | | | Inna Deriglazova (RUS) | Inna Deriglazova (RUS) | 8 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Ysaora Thibus (FRA) | Ysaora Thibus (FRA) | 15 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Ysaora Thibus (FRA) | Ysaora Thibus (FRA) | 11 | | | |
  | | | | | | | Kanae Ikehata (JPN) | Kanae Ikehata (JPN) | 15 | | | |
  | | | | Kanae Ikehata (JPN) | Kanae Ikehata (JPN) | 9 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Sylwia Gruchała (POL) | Sylwia Gruchała (POL) | 8 | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | Corinne Maîtrejean (FRA) | Corinne Maîtrejean (FRA) | 15 | | | | | | |
  | Sophie Troiano (GBR) | Sophie Troiano (GBR) | 9 | Natalia Sheppard (GBR) | Natalia Sheppard (GBR) | 5 | | | | | | |
  | Natalia Sheppard (GBR) | Natalia Sheppard (GBR) | 12 | | | | Corinne Maîtrejean (FRA) | Corinne Maîtrejean (FRA) | 9 | | | |
  | | | | | | | Chieko Sugawara (JPN) | Chieko Sugawara (JPN) | 15 | | | |
  | | | | Chieko Sugawara (JPN) | Chieko Sugawara (JPN) | 15 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Jeon Hee-Sook (KOR) | Jeon Hee-Sook (KOR) | 13 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | Chieko Sugawara (JPN) | Chieko Sugawara (JPN) | 9 |
  | | | | | | | | | | Elisa Di Francisca (ITA) | Elisa Di Francisca (ITA) | 15 |
  | | | | Carolin Golubytskyi (GER) | Carolin Golubytskyi (GER) | 14 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Saskia Garcia (COL) | Saskia Garcia (COL) | 9 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Carolin Golubytskyi (GER) | Carolin Golubytskyi (GER) | 9 | | | |
  | Shaimaa El-Gammal (EGY) | Shaimaa El-Gammal (EGY) | 6 | | | | Elisa Di Francisca (ITA) | Elisa Di Francisca (ITA) | 15 | | | |
  | Mona Shaito (LIB) | Mona Shaito (LIB) | 7 | Mona Shaito (LIB) | Mona Shaito (LIB) | 2 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Elisa Di Francisca (ITA) | Elisa Di Francisca (ITA) | 15 | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | Arianna Errigo (ITA) | Arianna Errigo (ITA) | 15 | | | | | | |
  | Johana Fuenmayor (VEN) | Johana Fuenmayor (VEN) | 15 | Johana Fuenmayor (VEN) | Johana Fuenmayor (VEN) | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Eman El Gammal (EGY) | Eman El Gammal (EGY) | 9 | | | | Arianna Errigo (ITA) | Arianna Errigo (ITA) | 15 | | | |
  | | | | | | | Kamilla Gafurzianova (RUS) | Kamilla Gafurzianova (RUS) | 7 | | | |
  | | | | Martyna Synoradzka (POL) | Martyna Synoradzka (POL) | 8 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Kamilla Gafurzianova (RUS) | Kamilla Gafurzianova (RUS) | 15 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | Arianna Errigo (ITA) | Arianna Errigo (ITA) | 15 |
  | | | | | | | | | | Lee Kiefer (USA) | Lee Kiefer (USA) | 10 |
  | | | | Aida Shanaeva (RUS) | Aida Shanaeva (RUS) | 14 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Jung Gil-Ok (KOR) | Jung Gil-Ok (KOR) | 15 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Jung Gil-Ok (KOR) | Jung Gil-Ok (KOR) | 13 | | | |
  | Monica Peterson (CAN) | Monica Peterson (CAN) | 10 | | | | Lee Kiefer (USA) | Lee Kiefer (USA) | 15 | | | |
  | Anna Bentley (GBR) | Anna Bentley (GBR) | 9 | Monica Peterson (CAN) | Monica Peterson (CAN) | 10 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Lee Kiefer (USA) | Lee Kiefer (USA) | 15 | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | Astrid Guyart (FRA) | Astrid Guyart (FRA) | 15 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Eman Gaber (EGY) | Eman Gaber (EGY) | 2 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Astrid Guyart (FRA) | Astrid Guyart (FRA) | 10 | | | |
  | | | | | | | Ines Boubakri (TUN) | Ines Boubakri (TUN) | 15 | | | |
  | | | | Nicole Ross (USA) | Nicole Ross (USA) | 8 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Ines Boubakri (TUN) | Ines Boubakri (TUN) | 15 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | Ines Boubakri (TUN) | Ines Boubakri (TUN) | 7 |
  | | | | | | | | | | Valentina Vezzali (ITA) | Valentina Vezzali (ITA) | 8 |
  | | | | Chen Jinyan (CHN) | Chen Jinyan (CHN) | 15 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Malgorzata Wojtkowiak (POL) | Malgorzata Wojtkowiak (POL) | 8 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Chen Jinyan (CHN) | Chen Jinyan (CHN) | 6 | | | |
  | Lin Po Heung (HKG) | Lin Po Heung (HKG) | 10 | | | | Valentina Vezzali (ITA) | Valentina Vezzali (ITA) | 15 | | | |
  | Shiho Nishioka (JPN) | Shiho Nishioka (JPN) | 13 | Shiho Nishioka (JPN) | Shiho Nishioka (JPN) | 8 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Valentina Vezzali (ITA) | Valentina Vezzali (ITA) | 14 | | | | | | |
  | Rank | Fencer | Country |
  | | Elisa Di Francisca | Italy |
  | | Arianna Errigo | Italy |
  | | Valentina Vezzali | Italy |
  | 4 | Nam Hyeon-Hui | South Korea |
  | 5 | Lee Kiefer | United States |
  | 6 | Ines Boubakri | Tunisia |
  | 7 | Chieko Sugawara | Japan |
  | 8 | Kanae Ikehata | Japan |
  | 9 | Corinne Maîtrejean | France |
  | 10 | Astrid Guyart | France |
  | 11 | Kamilla Gafurzianova | Russia |
  | 12 | Carolin Golubytskyi | Germany |
  | 13 | Aida Mohamed | Hungary |
  | 14 | Chen Jinyan | China |
  | 15 | Jung Gil-Ok | South Korea |
  | 16 | Ysaora Thibus | France |
  | 17 | Sylwia Gruchała | Poland |
  | 18 | Inna Deriglazova | Russia |
  | 19 | Aida Shanayeva | Russia |
  | 20 | Jeon Hee-Sook | South Korea |
  | 21 | Małgorzata Wojtkowiak | Poland |
  | 22 | Nzingha Prescod | United States |
  | 23 | Martyna Synoradzka | Poland |
  | 24 | Saskia van Erven | Colombia |
  | 25 | Nicole Ross | United States |
  | 26 | Iman Shaban | Egypt |
  | 27 | Natalia Sheppard | Great Britain |
  | 28 | Monica Peterson | Canada |
  | 29 | Olha Leleiko | Ukraine |
  | 30 | Shiho Nishioka | Japan |
  | 31 | Johana Fuenmayor | Venezuela |
  | 32 | Mona Shaito | Lebanon |
  | 33 | Shaimaa El-Gammal | Egypt |
  | 34 | Eman El Gammal | Egypt |
  | 35 | Lin Po Heung | Hong Kong |
  | 36 | Anissa Khelfaoui | Algeria |
  | 37 | Sophie Troiano | Great Britain |
  | 38 | Anna Bentley | Great Britain |
  