title: Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's sabre
text: # Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's sabre
  
  The women's sabre competition in fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held on 8 August at the Carioca Arena 3.
  
  The medals were presented by Irena Szewińska, IOC member, Poland and Stanislav Pozdnyakov, President of the European Fencing Confederation and Russian Olympic Committee.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) | 15 |
  | Manon Brunet (FRA) | 14 | | |
  | Manon Brunet (FRA) | 14 | Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) | 14 |
  | | | Yana Egorian (RUS) | 15 |
  | Yana Egorian (RUS) | 15 | Yana Egorian (RUS) | 15 |
  | Olha Kharlan (UKR) | 9 | | |
  | Olha Kharlan (UKR) | 9 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
  | | | Manon Brunet (FRA) | 10 |
  | | | Olha Kharlan (UKR) | 15 |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) | Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) | 15 | | | | | | |
  | Marta Baeza (BRA) (retired) | Marta Baeza (BRA) (retired) | 2 | Bogna Jóźwiak (POL) | Bogna Jóźwiak (POL) | 5 | | | | | | |
  | Bogna Jóźwiak (POL) | Bogna Jóźwiak (POL) | 4 | | | | Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) | Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) | 15 | | | |
  | | | | | | | Charlotte Lembach (FRA) | Charlotte Lembach (FRA) | 14 | | | |
  | | | | Charlotte Lembach (FRA) | Charlotte Lembach (FRA) | 15 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Irene Vecchi (ITA) | Irene Vecchi (ITA) | 11 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) | Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) | 15 |
  | | | | | | | | | | Cécilia Berder (FRA) | Cécilia Berder (FRA) | 10 |
  | | | | Cécilia Berder (FRA) | Cécilia Berder (FRA) | 15 | | | | | | |
  | | | | María Belén Pérez Maurice (ARG) | María Belén Pérez Maurice (ARG) | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Cécilia Berder (FRA) | Cécilia Berder (FRA) | 15 | | | |
  | | | | | | | Ibtihaj Muhammad (USA) | Ibtihaj Muhammad (USA) | 12 | | | |
  | | | | Olena Kravatska (UKR) | Olena Kravatska (UKR) | 13 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Ibtihaj Muhammad (USA) | Ibtihaj Muhammad (USA) | 15 | | | | | | |
  
  **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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | Shen Chen (CHN) | Shen Chen (CHN) | 9 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Małgorzata Kozaczuk (POL) | Małgorzata Kozaczuk (POL) | 15 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Małgorzata Kozaczuk (POL) | Małgorzata Kozaczuk (POL) | 12 | | | |
  | | | | | | | Azza Besbes (TUN) | Azza Besbes (TUN) | 15 | | | |
  | | | | Sabina Mikina (AZE) | Sabina Mikina (AZE) | 12 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Azza Besbes (TUN) | Azza Besbes (TUN) | 15 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | Azza Besbes (TUN) | Azza Besbes (TUN) | 14 |
  | | | | | | | | | | Manon Brunet (FRA) | Manon Brunet (FRA) | 15 |
  | | | | Hwang Seon-a (KOR) | Hwang Seon-a (KOR) | 11 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Manon Brunet (FRA) | Manon Brunet (FRA) | 15 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Manon Brunet (FRA) | Manon Brunet (FRA) | 15 | | | |
  | Alejandra Benítez (VEN) | Alejandra Benítez (VEN) | 15 | | | | Anna Márton (HUN) | Anna Márton (HUN) | 12 | | | |
  | Nada Hafez (EGY) | Nada Hafez (EGY) | 11 | Alejandra Benítez (VEN) | Alejandra Benítez (VEN) | 14 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Anna Márton (HUN) | Anna Márton (HUN) | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | Mariel Zagunis (USA) | Mariel Zagunis (USA) | 15 | | | | | | |
  | Chika Aoki (JPN) | Chika Aoki (JPN) | 5 | Eileen Grench (PAN) | Eileen Grench (PAN) | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Eileen Grench (PAN) | Eileen Grench (PAN) | 15 | | | | Mariel Zagunis (USA) | Mariel Zagunis (USA) | 12 | | | |
  | | | | | | | Yekaterina Dyachenko (RUS) | Yekaterina Dyachenko (RUS) | 15 | | | |
  | | | | Yekaterina Dyachenko (RUS) | Yekaterina Dyachenko (RUS) | 15 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Seo Ji-yeon (KOR) | Seo Ji-yeon (KOR) | 12 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | Yekaterina Dyachenko (RUS) | Yekaterina Dyachenko (RUS) | 10 |
  | | | | | | | | | | Yana Egorian (RUS) | Yana Egorian (RUS) | 15 |
  | | | | Vassiliki Vougiouka (GRE) | Vassiliki Vougiouka (GRE) | 15 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Dagmara Wozniak (USA) | Dagmara Wozniak (USA) | 8 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Vassiliki Vougiouka (GRE) | Vassiliki Vougiouka (GRE) | 11 | | | |
  | | | | | | | Yana Egorian (RUS) | Yana Egorian (RUS) | 15 | | | |
  | | | | Tania Arrayales (MEX) | Tania Arrayales (MEX) | 7 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Yana Egorian (RUS) | Yana Egorian (RUS) | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | Kim Ji-yeon (KOR) | Kim Ji-yeon (KOR) | 15 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Nguyễn Thị Lệ Dung (VIE) | Nguyễn Thị Lệ Dung (VIE) | 3 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Kim Ji-yeon (KOR) | Kim Ji-yeon (KOR) | 13 | | | |
  | | | | | | | Loreta Gulotta (ITA) | Loreta Gulotta (ITA) | 15 | | | |
  | | | | Loreta Gulotta (ITA) | Loreta Gulotta (ITA) | 15 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Aleksandra Socha (POL) | Aleksandra Socha (POL) | 10 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | Loreta Gulotta (ITA) | Loreta Gulotta (ITA) | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | | Olha Kharlan (UKR) | Olha Kharlan (UKR) | 15 |
  | | | | Rossella Gregorio (ITA) | Rossella Gregorio (ITA) | 14 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Alina Komashchuk (UKR) | Alina Komashchuk (UKR) | 15 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Alina Komashchuk (UKR) | Alina Komashchuk (UKR) | 8 | | | |
  | Úrsula González (MEX) | Úrsula González (MEX) | 15 | | | | Olha Kharlan (UKR) | Olha Kharlan (UKR) | 15 | | | |
  | Julieta Toledo (MEX) | Julieta Toledo (MEX) | 11 | Úrsula González (MEX) | Úrsula González (MEX) | 8 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Olha Kharlan (UKR) | Olha Kharlan (UKR) | 15 | | | | | | |
  | Rank | Fencer | Country |
  | | Yana Egorian | Russia |
  | | Sofya Velikaya | Russia |
  | | Olga Kharlan | Ukraine |
  | 4 | Manon Brunet | France |
  | 5 | Cecilia Berder | France |
  | 6 | Azza Besbes | Tunisia |
  | 7 | Ekaterina Dyachenko | Russia |
  | 8 | Loreta Gulotta | Italy |
  | 9 | Mariel Zagunis | United States |
  | 10 | Anna Marton | Hungary |
  | 11 | Kim Ji-yeon | South Korea |
  | 12 | Ibtihaj Muhammad | United States |
  | 13 | Vassiliki Vougiouka | Greece |
  | 14 | Charlotte Lembach | France |
  | 15 | Alina Komashchuk | Ukraine |
  | 16 | Malgorzata Kozaczuk | Poland |
  | 17 | Shen Chen | China |
  | 18 | Aleksandra Socha | Poland |
  | 19 | Hwang Seon-a | South Korea |
  | 20 | Seo Ji-yeon | South Korea |
  | 21 | Rossella Gregorio | Italy |
  | 22 | Irene Vecchi | Italy |
  | 23 | Sabina Mikina | Azerbaijan |
  | 24 | Dagmara Wozniak | United States |
  | 25 | María Belén Pérez Maurice | Argentina |
  | 26 | Olena Kravatska | Ukraine |
  | 27 | Nguyễn Thị Lệ Dung | Vietnam |
  | 28 | Tania Arrayales | Mexico |
  | 29 | Alejandra Benítez | Venezuela |
  | 30 | Eileen Grench | Panama |
  | 31 | Úrsula González | Mexico |
  | 32 | Bogna Jozwiak | Poland |
  | 33 | Marta Baeza | Brazil |
  | 34 | Julieta Toledo | Mexico |
  | 35 | Chika Aoki | Japan |
  | 36 | Nada Hafez | Egypt |
  