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Épée, Individual, Women

Date24 July 2021
StatusOlympic
LocationMakuhari Messe, 2-1, Nakase, Mihama-ku, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Participants34 from 18 countries
FormatSingle-elimination tournament.

34 épée fencers from 18 countries qualified for the individual event at Tokyo. The reigning Olympic champion, Emese Szász of Hungary, did not qualify for Tokyo nor did any of her national compatriots. The reigning World Champion, Nathalie Moellhausen from Brazil, lost her first bout against the Italian Rossella Fiamingo. Fiamingo then lost her quarter-final against the eventual bronze medallist Katrina Lehis from Estonia, who won her medal against Ayzanat Murtazayeva from Russia. In the final Sun Yiwen from China met Ana Maria Brânză-Popescu from Romania, who was the reigning Olympic Team Champion in Rio, and won very closely 11-10.

PosSeedCompetitorNOC
14Sun YiwenCHNGold
22Ana Maria PopescuROUSilver
311Katrina LehisESTBronze
433Ayzanat MurtazayevaROC
58Vivian KongHKG
621Federica IsolaITA
723Julia BeljajevaEST
830Rossella FiamingoITA
95Lin ShengCHN
106Mara NavarriaITA
1113Zhu MingyeCHN
1216Kelley HurleyUSA
1315Song Se-RaKOR
1419Aleksandra JareckaPOL
1524Renata Knapik-MiazgaPOL
1626Nozomi SatoJPN
171Choi In-JeongKOR
183Nathalie MoellhausenBRA
197Gang Yeong-MiKOR
2010Coraline VitalisFRA
219Olena KryvytskaUKR
2212Sarra BesbesTUN
2314Violetta KolobovaROC
2418Kat HolmesUSA
2517Erika KirpuEST
2620Courtney HurleyUSA
2722Ewa TrzebińskaPOL
2825María DoigPER
2927Yuliya LichaginaROC
3028Ndeye Binta DiongueSEN
3129Malika KhakimovaUZB
3234Kiria Abdul RahmanSGP
3332Kaylin HsiehHKG
3431Coco LinHKG

Round One

Date24 July 2021 — 9:00
FormatWinner of each match advanced to round two.
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Bout #124 JulChoi In-Jeong (1)KORbye
Bout #224 JulBlue PisteAyzanat Murtazayeva (33)ROC14 – 7Kaylin Hsieh (32)HKG
Bout #324 JulErika Kirpu (17)ESTbye
Bout #424 JulKelley Hurley (16)USAbye
Bout #524 JulOlena Kryvytska (9)UKRbye
Bout #624 JulRenata Knapik-Miazga (24)POLbye
Bout #724 JulMaría Doig (25)PERbye
Bout #824 JulVivian Kong (8)HKGbye
Bout #924 JulLin Sheng (5)CHNbye
Bout #1024 JulNdeye Binta Diongue (28)SENbye
Bout #1124 JulFederica Isola (21)ITAbye
Bout #1224 JulSarra Besbes (12)TUNbye
Bout #1324 JulZhu Mingye (13)CHNbye
Bout #1424 JulCourtney Hurley (20)USAbye
Bout #1524 JulMalika Khakimova (29)UZBbye
Bout #1624 JulSun Yiwen (4)CHNbye
Bout #1724 JulNathalie Moellhausen (3)BRAbye
Bout #1824 JulRossella Fiamingo (30)ITAbye
Bout #1924 JulAleksandra Jarecka (19)POLbye
Bout #2024 JulVioletta Kolobova (14)ROCbye
Bout #2124 JulKatrina Lehis (11)ESTbye
Bout #2224 JulEwa Trzebińska (22)POLbye
Bout #2324 JulYuliya Lichagina (27)ROCbye
Bout #2424 JulMara Navarria (6)ITAbye
Bout #2524 JulGang Yeong-Mi (7)KORbye
Bout #2624 JulNozomi Sato (26)JPNbye
Bout #2724 JulJulia Beljajeva (23)ESTbye
Bout #2824 JulCoraline Vitalis (10)FRAbye
Bout #2924 JulSong Se-Ra (15)KORbye
Bout #3024 JulKat Holmes (18)USAbye
Bout #3124 JulRed PisteKiria Abdul Rahman (34)SGP15 – 11Coco Lin (31)HKG
Bout #3224 JulAna Maria Popescu (2)ROUbye

Round Two

Date24 July 2021 — 9:55
FormatWinner of each match advanced to round three.
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Bout #124 JulBlue PisteAyzanat Murtazayeva (33)ROC15 – 11Choi In-Jeong (1)KOR
Bout #224 JulBlue PisteKelley Hurley (16)USA15 – 14Erika Kirpu (17)EST
Bout #324 JulBlue PisteRenata Knapik-Miazga (24)POL15 – 8Olena Kryvytska (9)UKR
Bout #424 JulBlue PisteVivian Kong (8)HKG15 – 11María Doig (25)PER
Bout #524 JulYellow PisteLin Sheng (5)CHN15 – 6Ndeye Binta Diongue (28)SEN
Bout #624 JulYellow PisteFederica Isola (21)ITA14 – 12Sarra Besbes (12)TUN
Bout #724 JulYellow PisteZhu Mingye (13)CHN15 – 8Courtney Hurley (20)USA
Bout #824 JulYellow PisteSun Yiwen (4)CHN15 – 10Malika Khakimova (29)UZB
Bout #924 JulGreen PisteRossella Fiamingo (30)ITA10 – 9Nathalie Moellhausen (3)BRA
Bout #1024 JulGreen PisteAleksandra Jarecka (19)POL15 – 11Violetta Kolobova (14)ROC
Bout #1124 JulGreen PisteKatrina Lehis (11)EST11 – 10Ewa Trzebińska (22)POL
Bout #1224 JulGreen PisteMara Navarria (6)ITA15 – 12Yuliya Lichagina (27)ROC
Bout #1324 JulRed PisteNozomi Sato (26)JPN15 – 14Gang Yeong-Mi (7)KOR
Bout #1424 JulRed PisteJulia Beljajeva (23)EST15 – 5Coraline Vitalis (10)FRA
Bout #1524 JulRed PisteSong Se-Ra (15)KOR15 – 12Kat Holmes (18)USA
Bout #1624 JulRed PisteAna Maria Popescu (2)ROU15 – 10Kiria Abdul Rahman (34)SGP

Round Three

Date24 July 2021 — 13:35
FormatWinner of each match advanced to quarter-finals.
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Bout #124 JulBlue PisteAyzanat Murtazayeva (33)ROC12 – 11Kelley Hurley (16)USA
Bout #224 JulBlue PisteVivian Kong (8)HKG15 – 8Renata Knapik-Miazga (24)POL
Bout #324 JulYellow PisteFederica Isola (21)ITA15 – 9Lin Sheng (5)CHN
Bout #424 JulYellow PisteSun Yiwen (4)CHN15 – 8Zhu Mingye (13)CHN
Bout #524 JulGreen PisteRossella Fiamingo (30)ITA15 – 13Aleksandra Jarecka (19)POL
Bout #624 JulGreen PisteKatrina Lehis (11)EST15 – 10Mara Navarria (6)ITA
Bout #724 JulRed PisteJulia Beljajeva (23)EST15 – 10Nozomi Sato (26)JPN
Bout #824 JulRed PisteAna Maria Popescu (2)ROU15 – 6Song Se-Ra (15)KOR

Quarter-Finals

Date24 July 2021 — 15:25
FormatWinner of each match advanced to semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Bout #124 JulBlue PisteAyzanat Murtazayeva (33)ROC15 – 10Vivian Kong (8)HKG
Bout #224 JulYellow PisteSun Yiwen (4)CHN11 – 10Federica Isola (21)ITA
Bout #324 JulGreen PisteKatrina Lehis (11)EST15 – 7Rossella Fiamingo (30)ITA
Bout #424 JulRed PisteAna Maria Popescu (2)ROU15 – 8Julia Beljajeva (23)EST

Semi-Finals

Date24 July 2021 — 18:00
FormatWinner of each match advanced to final pool.
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Bout #124 JulFinal PisteSun Yiwen (4)CHN12 – 8Ayzanat Murtazayeva (33)ROC
Bout #224 JulFinal PisteAna Maria Popescu (2)ROU15 – 11Katrina Lehis (11)EST

Final Round

Date24 July 2021 — 19:50
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Bout 1/224 Jul 20:45Final PisteSun Yiwen (4)CHN11 – 10Ana Maria Popescu (2)ROU
Bout 3/424 Jul 19:50Final PisteKatrina Lehis (11)EST15 – 8Ayzanat Murtazayeva (33)ROC