Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's foil

The women's foil was one of seven fencing events on the Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event. The competition was held from 31 July 1928 to 1 August 1928. 27 fencers from 11 nations competed.[1]

Women's foil
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueSchermzaal
Dates31 July–1 August 1928
Competitors27 from 11 nations
Medalists
Helene Mayer  Germany
Muriel Freeman  Great Britain
Olga Oelkers  Germany

Results

Source: Official results;[2] De Wael[3]

Round 1

Each pool was a round-robin. Bouts were to five touches. The top four fencers in each pool advanced to the semifinals.

Pool A

Rank Fencer Nation Wins Notes
1Muriel Freeman Great Britain5Q
2Helene Mayer Germany5Q
3Marion Lloyd United States4Q
4Jeanne Morgenthaler Switzerland3Q
5Edith Addams Belgium3
6Marguerite Reuche France1
7Hanna Olsen Sweden0

Pool B

Rank Fencer Nation Wins Notes
1Erna Sondheim Germany5Q
2Margit Danÿ Hungary5Q
3Peggy Butler Great Britain3Q
4Adriana Admiraal-Meijerink Netherlands3Q
5Hilda Deswarte Belgium2
6Inger Klint Denmark2
7Oda Mahaut France1

Pool C

Rank Fencer Nation Wins Notes
1Jo de Boer Netherlands5Q
2Jarmila Chalupová Czechoslovakia5Q
3Jenny Addams Belgium4Q
4Erna Bogen-Bogáti Hungary4Q
5Ebba Gripenstedt Sweden2
6Irma Hopper United States1
7Else Ahlmann-Ohlsen Denmark0

Pool D

Rank Fencer Nation Wins Notes
1Olga Oelkers Germany4Q
2Lucie Prost France4Q
3Gladys Daniell Great Britain3Q
4Gizella Tary Hungary2Q
5Margot Bærentzen Denmark2
6Friederike Koderitsch Netherlands0

Semifinals

Each pool was a round-robin. Bouts were to five touches. The top four fencers in each pool advanced to the final.

Semifinal A

Rank Fencer Nation Wins Notes
1Helene Mayer Germany6Q
2Muriel Freeman Great Britain4Q
3Olga Oelkers Germany4Q
4Gladys Daniell Great Britain4Q
5Gizella Tary Hungary3
6Marion Lloyd United States3
7Lucie Prost France2
8Adriana Admiraal-Meijerink Netherlands2

Semifinal B

Rank Fencer Nation Wins Notes
1Jo de Boer Netherlands7Q
2Margit Danÿ Hungary5Q
3Erna Sondheim Germany4Q
4Jenny Addams Belgium4Q
5Jeanne Morgenthaler Switzerland3
6Peggy Butler Great Britain3
7Jarmila Chalupová Czechoslovakia1
8Erna Bogen-Bogáti Hungary1

Final

The final was a round-robin. Bouts were to five touches.

Rank Fencer Nation Wins
Helene Mayer Germany7
Muriel Freeman Great Britain6
Olga Oelkers Germany4
4Erna Sondheim Germany3
5Gladys Daniell Great Britain2
6Jenny Addams Belgium2
Margit Danÿ Hungary2
8Jo de Boer Netherlands2

References

  1. "Fencing: 1928 Olympic Results - Women's foil". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  2. "1928 Summer Olympics official report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2008.
  3. "Fencing 1928".
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