The women's foil was one of seven fencing events on the Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first time an Olympic fencing competition was held for women.
| Women's foil at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Vélodrome d'hiver | ||||||||||||
| Dates | July 2–4 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 25 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The competition was held from Tuesday July 2, 1924, to Thursday July 4, 1924. 25 fencers from 9 nations competed.
Results
editQuarterfinals
editThe top three fencers in each pool advanced. Bouts were to five touches. Times touched was the first tie-breaker if fencers had equal records for their bouts.
Pool A
edit| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | EO | GD | EF | EH | YC | IH | JS-dJ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ellen Osiier (DEN)
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6 | 0 | 30 | 10 | Q | 5–2 | 5–4 | 5–0 | 5–3 | 5–1 | 5–0 | ||
| 2 |  Gladys Davis (GBR)
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4 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 5–3 | 5–2 | 2–5 | 5–0 | |||
| 3 |  Emma Fitting (SUI)
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3 | 3 | 24 | 22 | 4–5 | 2–5 | 3–5 | 5–2 | 5–4 | 5–1 | |||
| 4 |  Elsa Hellquist (SWE)
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3 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 0–5 | 3–5 | 5–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 5–1 | |||
| 5 |  Yvonne Conte (FRA)
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3 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 3–5 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 5–2 | |||
| 6 |  Irma Hopper (USA)
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2 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 1–5 | 5–2 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 5–2 | |||
| 7 |  Johanna Stokhuyzen-de Jong (NED)
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0 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 2–5 |
Source: [citation needed]
Pool B
edit| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | LP | MF | HO | IB | AA-M | JM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucie Prost (FRA)
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4 | 1 | 24 | 10 | Q | 4–5 | 5–2 | 5–0 | 5–2 | 5–1 | ||
| 2 | Muriel Freeman (GBR)
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4 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 5–3 | |||
| 3 | Hanna Olsen (SWE)
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3 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 5–2 | |||
| 4 | Ingeborg Buhl (DEN)
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2 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 5–4 | 4–5 | |||
| 5 | Adriana Admiraal-Meijerink (NED)
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1 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 4–5 | 5–2 | |||
| 6 | Jeanne Morgenthaler (SUI)
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1 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 1–5 | 3–5 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 2–5 |
Source: [citation needed]
Pool C
edit| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | GD | EH | JB | MB | JdB | WD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gladys Daniell (GBR)
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5 | 0 | 25 | 6 | Q | 5–1 | 5–3 | 5–0 | 5–2 | 5–0 | ||
| 2 | Ellen Hamilton (SWE)
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3 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 1–5 | 3–5 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 5–1 | |||
| 3 | Yutta Barding (DEN)
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3 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 3–5 | 5–3 | 4–5 | 5–2 | 5–0 | |||
| 4 | Marcelle Bory (FRA)
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3 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 0–5 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 5–3 | 5–1 | |||
| 5 | Johanna de Boer (NED)
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1 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 3–5 | 5–0 | |||
| 6 |  Wanda Dubieńska (POL)
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0 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 0–5 |
Source: [citation needed]
Pool D
edit| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | GH | FT | GT | AG | SB | AW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grete Heckscher (DEN)
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5 | 0 | 25 | 10 | Q | 5–1 | 5–0 | 5–4 | 5–3 | 5–2 | ||
| 2 | Fernande Tassy (FRA)
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3 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 1–5 | 4–5 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 5–3 | |||
| 3 |  Gizella Tary (HUN)
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3 | 2 | 17 | 20 | 0–5 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 2–5 | 5–2 | |||
| 4 | Adelaide Gehrig (USA)
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2 | 3 | 20 | 22 | 4–5 | 2–5 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 5–3 | |||
| 5 | S. Bonnard (SUI)
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1 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 3–5 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 4–5 | 3–5 | |||
| 6 | Alice Walker (GBR)
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1 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 2–5 | 3–5 | 2–5 | 3–5 | 5–3 |
Source: [citation needed]
Semifinals
editThe top three fencers in each pool advanced. Bouts were to five touches. Times touched was the first tie-breaker if fencers had equal records for their bouts.
Pool A
edit| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | EO | MF | YB | HO | GD | FT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellen Osiier (DEN)
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5 | 0 | 25 | 10 | Q | 5–2 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 5–3 | 5–2 | ||
| 2 | Muriel Freeman (GBR)
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4 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 5–4 | 5–3 | |||
| 3 | Yutta Barding (DEN)
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2 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 5–3 | 5–1 | 4–5 | |||
| 4 | Hanna Olsen (SWE)
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2 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 3–5 | 5–4 | 5–1 | |||
| 5 | Gladys Daniell (GBR)
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1 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 3–5 | 4–5 | 1–5 | 4–5 | 5–0 | |||
| 6 | Fernande Tassy (FRA)
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1 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 2–5 | 3–5 | 5–4 | 1–5 | 0–5 |
Source: [citation needed]
Pool B
edit| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | GD | GH | GT | LP | EF | EH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gladys Davis (GBR)
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5 | 0 | 25 | 15 | Q | 5–4 | 5–2 | 5–4 | 5–3 | 5–2 | ||
| 2 | Grete Heckscher (DEN)
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4 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 4–5 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 5–1 | |||
| 3 | Gizella Tary (HUN)
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3 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 5–3 | 5–4 | 5–1 | |||
| 4 | Lucie Prost (FRA)
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2 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 4–5 | 2–5 | 3–5 | 5–3 | 5–0 | |||
| 5 | Emma Fitting (SUI)
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1 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 3–5 | 1–5 | 4–5 | 3–5 | 5–3 | |||
| 6 | Ellen Hamilton (SWE)
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0 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 3–5 |
Source: [citation needed]
Final
editBouts were to five touches.
| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | EO | GD | GH | MF | YB | GT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ellen Osiier (DEN)
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5 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 5–2 | 5–4 | 5–2 | ||
|
Gladys Davis (GBR)
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4 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 3–5 | 5–4 | 5–2 | 5–4 | 5–1 | ||
|
Grete Heckscher (DEN)
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3 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 3–5 | 4–5 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 5–0 | ||
| 4 | Muriel Freeman (GBR)
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2 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 3–5 | 5–3 | 5–1 | ||
| 5 | Yutta Barding (DEN)
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1 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 5–2 | ||
| 6 | Gizella Tary (HUN)
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0 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 2–5 |
Source: [citation needed]
References
edit- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fencing at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Women's Foil, Individual". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2009-02-16.