Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's sabre

The women's sabre fencing competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place on August 9 at the Olympic Green Convention Centre.

Women's sabre at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue	Olympic Green Convention Centre
Date	9 August 2008
Competitors	39 from 20 nations
Medalists
Mariel Zagunis  United States Sada Jacobson  United States Rebecca Ward  United States

Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Épée	men	women
Team épée	men
Foil	men	women
Team foil		women
Sabre	men	women
Team sabre	men	women

The sabre competition consisted of a five-round single-elimination bracket with a bronze medal match between the two semifinal losers. Fencing was done to 15 touches or to the completion of three three-minute rounds if neither fencer reached 15 touches by then. At the end of time, the higher-scoring fencer was the winner; a tie resulted in an additional one-minute sudden-death time period. This sudden-death period was further modified by the selection of a draw-winner beforehand; if neither fencer scored a touch during the minute, the predetermined draw-winner won the bout.