Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's foil

Women's foil
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Venue Wembley Palace of Engineering, London
Dates 31 July – 2 August
Competitors 39 from 15 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Ilona Elek-Schacherer  Hungary
2nd, silver medalist(s) Karen Lachmann  Denmark
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Ellen Müller-Preis  Austria

The women's foil was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 31 July 1948 to 2 August 1948. 39 fencers from 15 nations competed.[1]

Results

FencerCountry
Ilona Elek-Schacherer Hungary
Karen Lachmann Denmark
Ellen Müller-Preis Austria
Maria Cerra United States
Fritzi Wenisch-Filz Austria
Margit Elek Hungary
Velleda Cesari Italy
Mary Glen-Haig Great Britain
Irene Camber-Corno Italy
Jenny Addams Belgium
Éva Kun Hungary
Gytte Minton Great Britain
Irma de Antequeda Argentina
Renée Garilhe France
Grete Olsen Denmark
Jan York-Romary United States
Lylian Malherbaud-Lecomte-Guyonneau France
Françoise Gouny France
Elsa Irigoyen Argentina
Elena Libera Italy
Kate Mahaut Denmark
Gabriele Zeilinger Austria
Helena Dow United States
Anna Klüpfel Switzerland
Mary Meyer-van der Sluis Netherlands
Anja Secrève Netherlands
Rhoda Martin Canada
Enriqueta Mayora Mexico
Betty Carnegy-Arbuthnott Great Britain
Hedwig Rieder Switzerland
Irena Nawrocka Poland
Nadia Boudesoque Mexico
Nélida Fullone Argentina
Betty Hamilton Canada
Victoria Hagemann Switzerland
Adèle Christiaens Belgium
Dorothy Dermody Ireland
Emilie Schwindt Belgium
Emma Ruíz Mexico

References

  1. "Fencing: 1948 Olympic Results - Women's foil". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
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