Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's team épée

Women's team épée
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Women's team épée; at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Venue	ExCeL Exhibition Centre
Date	4 August 2012
Competitors	31 from 8 nations
Medalists
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The women's team épée competition in fencing at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held on 4 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.

Competition format

This team events featured eight national teams. Great Britain, as hosts were allowed to enter a team in any event they chose, however they chose not to enter this event.^{[citation needed]} First-round losers continued fencing bouts to determine ranking for fifth through eighth spots, while the quarter-final winners met in the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-final bouts competed for the gold medal, while the losing teams competed for the bronze.

Team events competed to a maximum of 45 touches. In the event of a tie, a one-minute playoff occurred. Should any team make a touch they would be declared the winner, however if both teams touch in the same play then there would not be any addition to the total score.

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date	Time	Round
Saturday, 4 August 2012	10:30	Quarter-finals
Saturday, 4 August 2012	12:00	Placement 5-8
Saturday, 4 August 2012	13:30	Semi-finals
Saturday, 4 August 2012	15:00	Placement 5-6
Saturday, 4 August 2012	15:00	Placement 7-8
Saturday, 4 August 2012	18:00	Bronze medal match
Saturday, 4 August 2012	19:15	Final

Draw

Finals

Quarter-finals			Semi-finals			Finals

1	Romania	38

8	South Korea	45
			8	South Korea	45

			5	United States	36
5	United States	45

4	Italy	35
						8	South Korea	25

						3	China	39
3	China	45

6	Germany	42
			3	China	20 OT	Third place

			2	Russia	19
7	Ukraine	34				5	United States	31 OT

2	Russia	45				2	Russia	30

Classification 5–8

Placement 5-8			Placement 5-6

1	Romania	45

4	Italy	38
			1	Romania	36

			6	Germany	45
6	Germany	45

7	Ukraine	36	Placement 7-8


			4	Italy	45

			7	Ukraine	40

Final classification

Rank	Team	Athlete
	China	Li Na Luo Xiaojuan Sun Yujie Xu Anqi
	South Korea	Choi In-Jeong Jung Hyo-Jung Shin A-Lam Choi Eun-Sook
	United States	Courtney Hurley Maya Lawrence Susie Scanlan Kelley Hurley
4	Russia	Violetta Kolobova Lyubov Shutova Anna Sivkova Tatiana Logounova
5	Germany	Imke Duplitzer Britta Heidemann Monika Sozanska
6	Romania	Ana Maria Brânză Simona Gherman Anca Măroiu Loredana Dinu
7	Italy	Bianca Del Carretto Rossella Fiamingo Mara Navarria Nathalie Moellhausen
8	Ukraine	Olena Kryvytska Kseniya Pantelyeyeva Yana Shemyakina Anfisa Pochkalova

References

Results Archived 2013-01-03 at archive.today