Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's sabre
# 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 |
