Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's foil
The women's foil was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 26 July 1952 to 27 July 1952. 37 fencers from 15 nations competed.[1]
| Women's foil at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Westend Tennis Hall, Espoo | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 26–27 July | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 37 from 15 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Épée | men | |
| Team épée | men | |
| Foil | men | women |
| Team foil | men | |
| Sabre | men | |
| Team sabre | men | |
Competition format
The competition format was pool play round-robin, with bouts to four touches except in the final where bouts were to five touches. Not all bouts were played in some pools if not necessary to determine advancement. Ties were broken through fence-off bouts ("barrages") in early rounds if necessary for determining advancement. Ties not necessary for advancement were either not broken (if at least one fencer had not finished all bouts in the round-robin) or broken first by touches received and then by touches scored. In the final, ties were broken by barrage if necessary for medal placement but otherwise first by touches received and then by touches scored.[2]
Results
Round 1
The top 4 finishers in each pool advanced to round 2.[2]
Pool 1
Garilhe and Sheen defeated Cesari in a three-way barrage for third and fourth place.
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TS | TR | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lilo Allgayer |  | 5 | 0 | 20 | 10 | Q |
| 2 | Margit Elek | .svg.png){kind=small} | 3 | 2 | 14 | Q | |
| 3 | Renée Garilhe |  | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | Q |
| 3 | Gillian Sheen |  | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | Q |
| 5 | Velleda Cesari |  | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | |
| 6 | Maria Sołtan | | 1 | 4 | 17 |
Pool 2
Buller and Shitikova defeated Kalka in a three-way barrage for third and fourth place.
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TS | TR | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karen Lachmann |  | 4 | 1 | 8 | Q | |
| 2 | Irene Camber-Corno | | 4 | 1 | 9 | Q | |
| 3 | Patricia Buller | | 3 | 3 | 17 | Q | |
| 4 | Nadezhda Shitikova | | 3 | 3 | 18 | Q | |
| 5 | Maggie Kalka |  | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 6 | Ursula Selle | .svg.png){kind=small} | 2 | 4 | 24 | ||
| 7 | Wanda Włodarczyk | | 1 | 5 | 21 |
Pool 3
Mitchell defeated Barding-Poulsen in a barrage for fourth place.
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TS | TR | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grete Kunz |  | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | Q |
| 2 | Anna Ponomaryova | .svg.png){kind=small} | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | Q |
| 3 | Magdolna Nyári-Kovács | .svg.png){kind=small} | 3 | 2 | 11 | Q | |
| 4 | Maxine Mitchell | .svg.png){kind=small} | 2 | 3 | 15 | Q | |
| 5 | Ulla Barding-Poulsen | | 2 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 6 | Patricia Norford |  | 0 | 5 | 20 |
Pool 4
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TS | TR | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irena Nawrocka | | 3 | 1 | 7 | Q | |
| 2 | Silvia Strukel | | 3 | 2 | 11 | Q | |
| 3 | Mary Glen-Haig | | 3 | 2 | 13 | Q | |
| 4 | Polly Craus | | 3 | 2 | 14 | Q | |
| 5 | Hedwig Rieder | | 1 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 6 | Kate Mahaut | | 1 | 4 | 17 |
Pool 5
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TS | TR | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan York-Romary | | 4 | 0 | 20 | 5 | Q |
| 2 | Ellen Müller-Preis | | 3 | 1 | 7 | Q | |
| 2 | Lylian Lecomte-Guyonneau | | 3 | 2 | 12 | Q | |
| 4 | Appolinariya Plekhanova | | 2 | 2 | 12 | Q | |
| 5 | Catherine Pym | | 1 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 6 | Taimi Mattsson | | 0 | 4 | 16 |
Pool 6
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TS | TR | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ilona Schachererné Elek | | 4 | 0 | 16 | 3 | Q |
| 2 | Odette Drand | | 3 | 1 | 6 | Q | |
| 3 | Elsa Irigoyen |  | 3 | 2 | 12 | Q | |
| 4 | Fritzi Wenisch-Filz | | 3 | 2 | 13 | Q | |
| 5 | Gerda Muller | | 0 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 5 | Marianne Sjöblom | | 0 | 4 | 16 |
Round 2
The top 4 finishers in each pool advanced to the semifinals.[2]
Pool 1
Garilhe and Sheen defeated Cesari in a three-way barrage for third and fourth place.
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TS | TR | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ilona Schachererné Elek | | 5 | 0 | 20 | 8 | Q |
| 2 | Irene Camber-Corno | | 4 | 1 | 9 | Q | |
| 3 | Polly Craus | | 2 | 3 | 17 | Q | |
| 4 | Grete Kunz | | 2 | 3 | 18 | Q | |
| 5 | Nadezhda Shitikova | | 1 | 4 | 14 | 18 | |
| 6 | Gillian Sheen | | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 |
Pool 2
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TS | TR | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appolinariya Plekhanova | | 5 | 0 | 20 | 9 | Q |
| 2 | Magdolna Nyári-Kovács | | 3 | 1 | 9 | Q | |
| 3 | Lilo Allgayer | | 3 | 1 | 11 | Q | |
| 4 | Silvia Strukel | | 2 | 3 | 16 | Q | |
| 5 | Odette Drand | | 1 | 4 | 19 | ||
| 6 | Patricia Buller | | 0 | 5 | 20 |
Pool 3
Wenisch-Filz and Lecomte-Guyonneau defeated Elek and Ponomaryova in a four-way barrage for third and fourth place.
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TS | TR | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karen Lachmann | | 4 | 1 | 11 | Q | |
| 2 | Maxine Mitchell | | 3 | 2 | 12 | Q | |
| 3 | Fritzi Wenisch-Filz | | 2 | 3 | 18 | Q | |
| 4 | Lylian Lecomte-Guyonneau | | 2 | 3 | 16 | Q | |
| 5 | Margit Elek | | 2 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 6 | Anna Ponomaryova | | 2 | 3 | 16 |
Pool 4
Glen-Haig defeated Nawrocka in a barrage for fourth place.
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TS | TR | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan York-Romary | | 4 | 1 | 12 | Q | |
| 1 | Renée Garilhe | | 3 | 1 | 10 | Q | |
| 3 | Ellen Müller-Preis | | 3 | 2 | 16 | Q | |
| 4 | Mary Glen-Haig | | 2 | 3 | 17 | Q | |
| 5 | Irena Nawrocka | | 2 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 6 | Elsa Irigoyen | | 0 | 4 | 16 |
Semifinals
The top 4 finishers in each pool advanced to the final.[3]
Semifinal 1
Garilhe and Sheen defeated Cesari in a three-way barrage for third and fourth place.
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TS | TR | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karen Lachmann | | 7 | 0 | 28 | 9 | Q |
| 2 | Lylian Lecomte-Guyonneau | | 5 | 2 | 18 | Q | |
| 3 | Jan York-Romary | | 4 | 3 | 19 | Q | |
| 4 | Magdolna Nyári-Kovács | | 4 | 3 | 21 | Q | |
| 5 | Silvia Strukel | | 3 | 4 | 19 | ||
| 6 | Ellen Müller-Preis | | 3 | 4 | 20 | ||
| 7 | Polly Craus | | 1 | 6 | 25 | ||
| 8 | Grete Kunz | | 1 | 6 | 27 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TS | TR | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ilona Schachererné Elek | | 6 | 0 | 24 | 6 | Q |
| 2 | Renée Garilhe | | 5 | 1 | 9 | Q | |
| 2 | Maxine Mitchell | | 5 | 2 | 19 | Q | |
| 4 | Irene Camber-Corno | | 4 | 3 | 18 | Q | |
| 5 | Mary Glen-Haig | | 2 | 4 | 20 | ||
| 6 | Lilo Allgayer | | 2 | 5 | 24 | ||
| 7 | Fritzi Wenisch-Filz | | 1 | 5 | 20 | ||
| 8 | Appolinariya Plekhanova | | 1 | 6 | 27 |
Final
Two separate barrages were necessary. There was a four-way barrage for the bronze medal, which was won by Lachmann. The top two fencers ended in a barrage for gold and silver; Camber defeated Elek 4–3.
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TS | TR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Irene Camber-Corno | | 5 | 2 | 22 | |
 | Ilona Schachererné Elek | | 5 | 2 | 21 | |
 | Karen Lachmann | | 4 | 3 | 22 | |
| 4 | Jan York-Romary | | 4 | 3 | 25 | |
| 5 | Maxine Mitchell | | 4 | 3 | 23 | |
| 6 | Renée Garilhe | | 4 | 3 | 24 | |
| 7 | Lylian Lecomte-Guyonneau | | 1 | 6 | 30 | |
| 8 | Magdolna Nyári-Kovács | | 1 | 6 | 32 |
References
- "Fencing: 1952 Olympic Results - Women's foil". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- Official Report, p. 503.
- Official Report, p. 504.
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