Date | 4 – 5 August 1936 |
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Status | Olympic |
Location | Sportforum, Turnhalle, Reichssportfeld, Berlin / Haus des Sports, Kuppelsaal, Reichssportfeld, Berlin |
Participants | 41 from 17 countries |
The women’s foil at the Berlin Olympic harboured more than the usual amount of political significance. The trio of main protagonists were reigning champion Ellen Preis of Austria, 1928 victor Helene Mayer of Germany and European champion Ilona Elek of Hungary. All three were Jewish.
Helene Mayer was the daughter of a Jewish father and a Protestant mother and although she did not implicitly think of herself as being Jewish, this was not enough to shield herself from persecution in Germany after Hitler’s rise to power. With a growing threat by a number of nations to boycott the Games in protest at the actions of the National Socialist government in Germany, it was considered prudent for the German team to include a Jewish athlete in their Olympic team. Mayer, by now resident in California, was invited back home to compete for Germany in Berlin.
The final pool was a close affair. Ilek lost to the second ranked German Hedwig Haß but defeated both Mayer and Preis to post a 6-1 record which was enough to clinch the gold medal. Mayer’s superior record of hits made against hits conceded earned her second place ahead of Preis amongst those with 5 wins with Haß missing out on a chance of gold after an unexpected loss to 7th place finisher Ilona Vargha.
Ilek defended her title in 1948 and, at age 45, won the silver medal in 1952. Preis also returned to the Olympic arena for a further three appearances. Mayer, who was eventually stripped of her German citizenship, settled permanently in California before the outbreak of war but later returned to Germany where she died of cancer in 1952.
Top four finishers in each pool advanced to quarter-finals.
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TG | TR | |||
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1 | Ilona Elek-Schacherer | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 20 | 5 | |||
2 | Elisabeth Grasser | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 24 | 13 | |||
3 | Denise Kramer-Scholer | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 21 | 15 | |||
4 | Toos van der Klaauw | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 16 | 15 | |||
5 | Joanna de Tuscan | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 15 | 21 | |||
6 | Carmen Raisová | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 15 | 23 | |||
7 | Andrée Boisson | ![]() | 0 | 5 | 6 | 25 |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TG | TR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Helene Mayer | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 30 | 6 | |||
2 | Erna Bogátiné Bogen | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 27 | 18 | |||
3 | Margit Kristijan | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 25 | 21 | |||
4 | Hilda von Puttkammer | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 19 | 20 | |||
5 | Berit Granquist | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 20 | 26 | |||
=6 | Betty Arbuthnott | ![]() | 0 | 5 | 12 | 25 | |||
=6 | Nancy Archibald | ![]() | 0 | 5 | 8 | 25 |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TG | TR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Karen Lachmann | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 21 | 11 | |||
2 | Marion Lloyd | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 19 | 15 | |||
3 | Adèle Christiaens | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 19 | 17 | |||
4 | Olga Oelkers | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 20 | 18 | |||
5 | Marie Šedivá | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 14 | 20 | |||
6 | Marguerite Reuche | ![]() | 0 | 5 | 13 | 25 |
Pool Three | Karen Lachmann | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Adèle Christiaens | ![]() |
Pool Three | Karen Lachmann | ![]() | 5 – 3 | Olga Oelkers | ![]() |
Pool Three | Karen Lachmann | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Marie Šedivá | ![]() |
Pool Three | Karen Lachmann | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Marguerite Reuche | ![]() |
Pool Three | Marion Lloyd | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Karen Lachmann | ![]() |
Pool Three | Marion Lloyd | ![]() | 5 – 2 | Olga Oelkers | ![]() |
Pool Three | Marion Lloyd | ![]() | 5 – 2 | Marguerite Reuche | ![]() |
Pool Three | Adèle Christiaens | ![]() | 5 – 2 | Marion Lloyd | ![]() |
Pool Three | Adèle Christiaens | ![]() | 5 – 2 | Marie Šedivá | ![]() |
Pool Three | Adèle Christiaens | ![]() | 5 – 3 | Marguerite Reuche | ![]() |
Pool Three | Olga Oelkers | ![]() | 5 – 3 | Adèle Christiaens | ![]() |
Pool Three | Olga Oelkers | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Marie Šedivá | ![]() |
Pool Three | Olga Oelkers | ![]() | 5 – 4 | Marguerite Reuche | ![]() |
Pool Three | Marie Šedivá | ![]() | 5 – 2 | Marion Lloyd | ![]() |
Pool Three | Marie Šedivá | ![]() | 5 – 3 | Marguerite Reuche | ![]() |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TG | TR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hedwig Haß | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 30 | 5 | |||
2 | Ulla Barding | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 21 | 1 | |||
3 | Ilona Vargha | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | |||
4 | Ingeborg Scheel | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 14 | 24 | |||
5 | Suat Aşeni | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 16 | 18 | |||
6 | Aileen Thomas | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 20 | 28 | |||
7 | Thea Kellner | ![]() | 0 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
Pool Four | Hedwig Haß | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Ulla Barding | ![]() |
Pool Four | Hedwig Haß | ![]() | 5 – 2 | Ilona Vargha | ![]() |
Pool Four | Hedwig Haß | ![]() | 5 – 0 | Ingeborg Scheel | ![]() |
Pool Four | Hedwig Haß | ![]() | 5 – 0 | Suat Aşeni | ![]() |
Pool Four | Hedwig Haß | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Aileen Thomas | ![]() |
Pool Four | Hedwig Haß | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Thea Kellner | ![]() |
Pool Four 6 | Ulla Barding | ![]() | – | Ilona Vargha | ![]() |
Pool Four | Ulla Barding | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Ingeborg Scheel | ![]() |
Pool Four | Ulla Barding | ![]() | 5 – 2 | Suat Aşeni | ![]() |
Pool Four | Ulla Barding | ![]() | 5 – 2 | Aileen Thomas | ![]() |
Pool Four | Ulla Barding | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Thea Kellner | ![]() |
Pool Four | Ilona Vargha | ![]() | 5 – 0 | Ingeborg Scheel | ![]() |
Pool Four 7 | Ilona Vargha | ![]() | – | Suat Aşeni | ![]() |
Pool Four | Ilona Vargha | ![]() | 5 – 4 | Aileen Thomas | ![]() |
Pool Four | Ilona Vargha | ![]() | 5 – 0 | Thea Kellner | ![]() |
Pool Four | Ingeborg Scheel | ![]() | 5 – 3 | Aileen Thomas | ![]() |
Pool Four | Ingeborg Scheel | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Thea Kellner | ![]() |
Pool Four | Suat Aşeni | ![]() | 5 – 3 | Ingeborg Scheel | ![]() |
Pool Four | Suat Aşeni | ![]() | 5 – 0 | Thea Kellner | ![]() |
Pool Four | Aileen Thomas | ![]() | 5 – 4 | Suat Aşeni | ![]() |
Pool Four | Aileen Thomas | ![]() | 5 – 4 | Thea Kellner | ![]() |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TG | TR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ellen Preis | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 25 | 7 | |||
2 | Agathe Turgis | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 19 | 12 | |||
3 | Madeleine Scrève | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | |||
4 | Grete Olsen | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 17 | 15 | |||
5 | Yvonne Bornand | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 13 | 21 | |||
6 | Gerda Gantz | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 15 | 24 | |||
7 | Halet Çambel | ![]() | 0 | 5 | 10 | 25 |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TG | TR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fritzi Wenisch | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 25 | 9 | |||
2 | Jenny Addams | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 24 | 14 | |||
3 | Judy Penn-Hughes | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 22 | 23 | |||
4 | Dorothy Locke | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 22 | 24 | |||
5 | Ivka Tavčar | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 22 | 24 | |||
6 | Ebba Gripenstedt | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 18 | 28 | |||
7 | Kathleen Hughes-Hallett | ![]() | 1 | 5 | 16 | 27 |
Top three finishers in each pool advanced to semi-finals.
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TG | TR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Elisabeth Grasser | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 25 | 15 | |||
2 | Jenny Addams | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 24 | 14 | |||
3 | Dorothy Locke | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 20 | 20 | |||
4 | Erna Bogátiné Bogen | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 19 | 21 | |||
5 | Ingeborg Scheel | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 14 | 24 | |||
5 | Ulla Barding | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 16 | 24 |
Pool One | Elisabeth Grasser | ![]() | 5 – 5 | Dorothy Locke | ![]() |
Pool One | Elisabeth Grasser | ![]() | 5 – 5 | Jenny Addams | ![]() |
Pool One | Elisabeth Grasser | ![]() | 5 – 5 | Erna Bogátiné Bogen | ![]() |
Pool One | Elisabeth Grasser | ![]() | 5 – 4 | Ingeborg Scheel | ![]() |
Pool One | Elisabeth Grasser | ![]() | 5 – - | Ulla Barding | ![]() |
Pool One | Jenny Addams | ![]() | 5 – 5 | Elisabeth Grasser | ![]() |
Pool One | Jenny Addams | ![]() | 5 – 5 | Dorothy Locke | ![]() |
Pool One | Jenny Addams | ![]() | 5 – 3 | Erna Bogátiné Bogen | ![]() |
Pool One | Jenny Addams | ![]() | 5 – 2 | Ulla Barding | ![]() |
Pool One | Dorothy Locke | ![]() | 5 – - | Elisabeth Grasser | ![]() |
Pool One | Dorothy Locke | ![]() | 5 – 3 | Erna Bogátiné Bogen | ![]() |
Pool One | Erna Bogátiné Bogen | ![]() | 5 – 5 | Elisabeth Grasser | ![]() |
Pool One | Erna Bogátiné Bogen | ![]() | 5 – 4 | Ulla Barding | ![]() |
Pool One | Ingeborg Scheel | ![]() | 5 – - | Jenny Addams | ![]() |
Pool One | Ulla Barding | ![]() | 5 – 5 | Dorothy Locke | ![]() |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TG | TR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ellen Preis | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 25 | 11 | |||
2 | Judy Penn-Hughes | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 24 | 19 | |||
3 | Olga Oelkers | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 23 | 16 | |||
4 | Grete Olsen | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 19 | 22 | |||
5 | Margit Kristijan | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 13 | 22 | |||
6 | Adèle Christiaens | ![]() | 0 | 5 | 11 | 25 |
Pool Two | Ellen Preis | ![]() | 5 – 4 | Judy Penn-Hughes | ![]() |
Pool Two | Ellen Preis | ![]() | 5 – 4 | Olga Oelkers | ![]() |
Pool Two | Ellen Preis | ![]() | 5 – 2 | Grete Olsen | ![]() |
Pool Two | Ellen Preis | ![]() | 5 – 0 | Margit Kristijan | ![]() |
Pool Two | Ellen Preis | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Adèle Christiaens | ![]() |
Pool Two | Judy Penn-Hughes | ![]() | 5 – 4 | Olga Oelkers | ![]() |
Pool Two | Judy Penn-Hughes | ![]() | 5 – 4 | Grete Olsen | ![]() |
Pool Two | Judy Penn-Hughes | ![]() | 5 – 2 | Margit Kristijan | ![]() |
Pool Two | Judy Penn-Hughes | ![]() | 5 – 4 | Adèle Christiaens | ![]() |
Pool Two | Olga Oelkers | ![]() | 5 – 3 | Grete Olsen | ![]() |
Pool Two | Olga Oelkers | ![]() | 5 – 2 | Margit Kristijan | ![]() |
Pool Two | Olga Oelkers | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Adèle Christiaens | ![]() |
Pool Two | Grete Olsen | ![]() | 5 – 4 | Margit Kristijan | ![]() |
Pool Two | Grete Olsen | ![]() | 5 – 3 | Adèle Christiaens | ![]() |
Pool Two | Margit Kristijan | ![]() | 5 – 2 | Adèle Christiaens | ![]() |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TG | TR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Helene Mayer | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |||
2 | Marion Lloyd | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 16 | 12 | |||
3 | Ilona Vargha | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 18 | 15 | |||
4 | Madeleine Scrève | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | |||
5 | Fritzi Wenisch | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16 | |||
6 | Hilda von Puttkammer | ![]() | 0 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
Pool Three | Helene Mayer | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Marion Lloyd | ![]() |
Pool Three 14 | Helene Mayer | ![]() | – | Ilona Vargha | ![]() |
Pool Three | Helene Mayer | ![]() | 5 – 0 | Madeleine Scrève | ![]() |
Pool Three | Helene Mayer | ![]() | 5 – 0 | Fritzi Wenisch | ![]() |
Pool Three | Helene Mayer | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Hilda von Puttkammer | ![]() |
Pool Three | Marion Lloyd | ![]() | 5 – 3 | Ilona Vargha | ![]() |
Pool Three 15 | Marion Lloyd | ![]() | – | Madeleine Scrève | ![]() |
Pool Three | Marion Lloyd | ![]() | 5 – 4 | Fritzi Wenisch | ![]() |
Pool Three | Marion Lloyd | ![]() | 5 – 0 | Hilda von Puttkammer | ![]() |
Pool Three | Ilona Vargha | ![]() | 5 – 4 | Madeleine Scrève | ![]() |
Pool Three | Ilona Vargha | ![]() | 5 – 4 | Fritzi Wenisch | ![]() |
Pool Three | Ilona Vargha | ![]() | 5 – 2 | Hilda von Puttkammer | ![]() |
Pool Three | Madeleine Scrève | ![]() | 5 – 0 | Hilda von Puttkammer | ![]() |
Pool Three | Fritzi Wenisch | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Madeleine Scrève | ![]() |
Pool Three 16 | Fritzi Wenisch | ![]() | – | Hilda von Puttkammer | ![]() |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TG | TR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hedwig Haß | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 25 | 6 | |||
2 | Karen Lachmann | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 21 | 9 | |||
3 | Ilona Elek-Schacherer | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 20 | 19 | |||
4 | Toos van der Klaauw | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 15 | 23 | |||
5 | Denise Kramer-Scholer | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 15 | 21 | |||
6 | Agathe Turgis | ![]() | 0 | 5 | 7 | 25 |
Pool Four | Hedwig Haß | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Karen Lachmann | ![]() |
Pool Four | Hedwig Haß | ![]() | 5 – 2 | Ilona Elek-Schacherer | ![]() |
Pool Four | Hedwig Haß | ![]() | 5 – 3 | Toos van der Klaauw | ![]() |
Pool Four | Hedwig Haß | ![]() | 5 – 0 | Denise Kramer-Scholer | ![]() |
Pool Four | Hedwig Haß | ![]() | 5 – 0 | Agathe Turgis | ![]() |
Pool Four | Karen Lachmann | ![]() | 5 – 3 | Ilona Elek-Schacherer | ![]() |
Pool Four | Karen Lachmann | ![]() | 5 – 0 | Toos van der Klaauw | ![]() |
Pool Four | Karen Lachmann | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Denise Kramer-Scholer | ![]() |
Pool Four | Karen Lachmann | ![]() | 5 – 0 | Agathe Turgis | ![]() |
Pool Four | Ilona Elek-Schacherer | ![]() | 5 – 2 | Toos van der Klaauw | ![]() |
Pool Four | Ilona Elek-Schacherer | ![]() | 5 – 5 | Denise Kramer-Scholer | ![]() |
Pool Four | Ilona Elek-Schacherer | ![]() | 5 – 2 | Agathe Turgis | ![]() |
Pool Four | Toos van der Klaauw | ![]() | 5 – 4 | Denise Kramer-Scholer | ![]() |
Pool Four | Toos van der Klaauw | ![]() | 5 – 4 | Agathe Turgis | ![]() |
Pool Four | Denise Kramer-Scholer | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Agathe Turgis | ![]() |
Top four finishers in each pool advanced to final.
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TG | TR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jenny Addams | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | |||
=2 | Ellen Preis | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 19 | 13 | |||
=2 | Ilona Vargha | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 17 | 13 | |||
4 | Hedwig Haß | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | |||
5 | Marion Lloyd | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 19 | 20 | |||
6 | Olga Oelkers | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 7 | 24 |
Pool One 17 | Jenny Addams | ![]() | – | Ilona Vargha | ![]() |
Pool One | Jenny Addams | ![]() | 5 – 2 | Hedwig Haß | ![]() |
Pool One | Jenny Addams | ![]() | 5 – 3 | Marion Lloyd | ![]() |
Pool One | Jenny Addams | ![]() | 5 – 0 | Olga Oelkers | ![]() |
Pool One | Ellen Preis | ![]() | 5 – 3 | Jenny Addams | ![]() |
Pool One 18 | Ellen Preis | ![]() | – | Hedwig Haß | ![]() |
Pool One | Ellen Preis | ![]() | 5 – 4 | Marion Lloyd | ![]() |
Pool One | Ellen Preis | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Olga Oelkers | ![]() |
Pool One | Ilona Vargha | ![]() | 5 – 4 | Ellen Preis | ![]() |
Pool One | Ilona Vargha | ![]() | 5 – 3 | Marion Lloyd | ![]() |
Pool One | Ilona Vargha | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Olga Oelkers | ![]() |
Pool One | Hedwig Haß | ![]() | 5 – 2 | Ilona Vargha | ![]() |
Pool One | Hedwig Haß | ![]() | 5 – 4 | Marion Lloyd | ![]() |
Pool One | Marion Lloyd | ![]() | 5 – 0 | Olga Oelkers | ![]() |
Pool One | Olga Oelkers | ![]() | 5 – 4 | Hedwig Haß | ![]() |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TG | TR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ilona Elek-Schacherer | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 25 | 10 | |||
2 | Helene Mayer | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 21 | 11 | |||
3 | Elisabeth Grasser | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 19 | 17 | |||
3 | Karen Lachmann | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 17 | 17 | |||
5 | Dorothy Locke | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 8 | 21 | |||
6 | Judy Penn-Hughes | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 10 | 24 |
Pool Two | Ilona Elek-Schacherer | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Helene Mayer | ![]() |
Pool Two | Ilona Elek-Schacherer | ![]() | 5 – 2 | Elisabeth Grasser | ![]() |
Pool Two | Ilona Elek-Schacherer | ![]() | 5 – 4 | Karen Lachmann | ![]() |
Pool Two | Ilona Elek-Schacherer | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Dorothy Locke | ![]() |
Pool Two | Ilona Elek-Schacherer | ![]() | 5 – 2 | Judy Penn-Hughes | ![]() |
Pool Two | Helene Mayer | ![]() | 5 – 3 | Elisabeth Grasser | ![]() |
Pool Two | Helene Mayer | ![]() | 5 – 2 | Karen Lachmann | ![]() |
Pool Two | Helene Mayer | ![]() | 5 – 0 | Dorothy Locke | ![]() |
Pool Two | Helene Mayer | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Judy Penn-Hughes | ![]() |
Pool Two | Elisabeth Grasser | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Karen Lachmann | ![]() |
Pool Two | Elisabeth Grasser | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Dorothy Locke | ![]() |
Pool Two | Karen Lachmann | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Dorothy Locke | ![]() |
Pool Two | Karen Lachmann | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Judy Penn-Hughes | ![]() |
Pool Two | Dorothy Locke | ![]() | 5 – 1 | Judy Penn-Hughes | ![]() |
Pool Two | Judy Penn-Hughes | ![]() | 5 – 4 | Elisabeth Grasser | ![]() |
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TG | TR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ilona Elek-Schacherer | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 33 | 17 | |||
2 | Helene Mayer | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 33 | 19 | |||
3 | Ellen Preis | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 32 | 20 | |||
4 | Hedwig Haß | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 30 | 23 | |||
5 | Karen Lachmann | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 23 | 24 | |||
6 | Jenny Addams | ![]() | 2 | 5 | 18 | 28 | |||
7 | Ilona Vargha | ![]() | 2 | 5 | 17 | 31 | |||
8 | Elisabeth Grasser | ![]() | 0 | 7 | 11 | 35 |