Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Women's foil
The women's foil was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event. The competition was held on 29 November 1956. 23 fencers from 11 nations competed.[1]
| Women's foil at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | St Kilda Town Hall | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 29 November | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Fencing at the 1956 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 used a pool play format, with each fencer facing the other fencers in the pool in a round robin. Bouts were to 4 touches. Barrages were used to break ties necessary for advancement (touches against were the first tie-breaker used to give ranks when the rank did not matter). However, only as much fencing was done as was necessary to determine advancement, so some bouts never occurred if the fencers advancing from the pool could be determined.[2]
Results
Round 1
The top 4 fencers in each pool advanced to the semifinals.
Pool 1
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TF | TA | Notes |
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| 1 | Maxine Mitchell | .svg.png){kind=small} | 5 | 1 | 21 | 15 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 2 | Emma Yefimova | .svg.png){kind=small} | 4 | 2 | 21 | 10 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 3 | Lídia Sákovicsné Dömölky | .svg.png){kind=small} | 4 | 2 | 19 | 14 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 4 | Catherine Delbarre |  | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | Qualified for semifinals Won barrage vs. Cesari 4–2 |
| 5 | Velleda Cesari |  | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | Lost barrage vs. Delbarre 2–4 |
| 6 | Mary Glen-Haig |  | 2 | 4 | 12 | 21 | |
| 7 | Denise O'Brien |  | 0 | 6 | 8 | 24 |
Pool 2
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TF | TA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan York-Romary | | 5 | 2 | 23 | 17 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 2 | Ellen Müller-Preis |  | 5 | 2 | 22 | 19 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 3 | Bruna Colombetti-Peroncini | | 4 | 3 | 25 | 19 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 4 | Pilar Roldán | .svg.png){kind=small} | 4 | 3 | 22 | 23 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 5 | Ecaterina Orb-Lazăr | .svg.png){kind=small} | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | |
| 6 | Nadezhda Shitikova | | 3 | 4 | 21 | 22 | |
| 7 | Régine Veronnet | | 3 | 4 | 22 | 23 | |
| 8 | Lois Joseph | | 1 | 6 | 18 | 29 |
Pool 3
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TF | TA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gillian Sheen | | 6 | 1 | 27 | 10 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 2 | Olga Orban-Szabo | | 5 | 1 | 21 | 17 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 3 | Renée Garilhe | | 5 | 2 | 24 | 19 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 4 | Karen Lachmann |  | 4 | 3 | 20 | 21 | Qualified for semifinals |
| 5 | Valentina Rastvorova | | 3 | 4 | 22 | 21 | |
| 6 | Judy Goodrich | | 3 | 4 | 17 | 24 | |
| 7 | Magda Nyári-Kovács | | 1 | 5 | 15 | 20 | |
| 8 | Joy Hardon | | 0 | 7 | 12 | 28 |
Semifinals
The top 4 fencers in each pool advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TF | TA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruna Colombetti-Peroncini | | 4 | 0 | 16 | 2 | Qualified for final |
| 2 | Karen Lachmann | | 4 | 0 | 16 | 6 | Qualified for final |
| 3 | Renée Garilhe | | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | Qualified for final |
| 4 | Ellen Müller-Preis | | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | Qualified for final |
| 5 | Emma Yefimova | | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | |
| 6 | Maxine Mitchell | | 0 | 5 | 2 | 20 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TF | TA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catherine Delbarre | | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | Qualified for final |
| 2 | Jan York-Romary | | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | Qualified for final |
| 3 | Olga Orban-Szabo | | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | Qualified for final |
| 4 | Gillian Sheen | | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | Qualified for final Won barrage vs. Sákovicsné Dömölky 4–2 |
| 5 | Lídia Sákovicsné Dömölky | | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | Lost barrage vs. Sheen 2–4 |
| 6 | Pilar Roldán | | 1 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
Final
Orban-Szabo defeated Sheen in the round-robin, but had to face her again in a barrage after finishing tied at 6–1 (Orban-Szabo had lost to Garilhe). In the barrage, Sheen was the victor to win the gold medal.
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | TF | TA | Notes |
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 | Gillian Sheen | | 6 | 1 | 26 | 20 | Won barrage vs. Orban-Szabo 4–2 |
 | Olga Orban-Szabo | | 6 | 1 | 27 | 17 | Lost barrage vs. Sheen 2–4 |
 | Renée Garilhe | | 5 | 2 | 26 | 14 | |
| 4 | Jan York-Romary | | 4 | 3 | 21 | 23 | |
| 5 | Catherine Delbarre | | 3 | 4 | 20 | 25 | |
| 6 | Karen Lachmann | | 2 | 5 | 17 | 20 | |
| 7 | Ellen Müller-Preis | | 1 | 6 | 20 | 25 | |
| 8 | Bruna Colombetti-Peroncini | | 1 | 6 | 14 | 27 |
References
- "Fencing: 1956 Olympic Results - Women's foil". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- Official Report, p. 454.
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