Date | 31 July – 2 August 1948 |
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Status | Olympic |
Location | Palace of Engineering, Wembley, London |
Participants | 39 from 15 countries |
It might have been 12 years since the Berlin Olympics but Ilona Elek-Schacherer of Hungary was still the best female fencer in the world. After surviving a barrage in her quarter-final pool, she recovered to become the first woman to retain an Olympic title in fencing. Her attempt at a third straight title in 1952 was thwarted only by the narrowest of margins.
Karen Lachmann of Denmark improved from fifth in Berlin to place second in London with Ellen Müller-Preis of Austria winning a third successive medal behind her.
Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | |||
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1 | Ilona Elek | ![]() | Gold | ||
2 | Karen Lachmann | ![]() | Silver | ||
3 | Ellen Müller-Preis | ![]() | Bronze | ||
4 | Maria Cerra | ![]() | |||
5 | Fritzi Filz | ![]() | |||
6 | Margit Elek | ![]() | |||
7 | Velleda Cesari | ![]() | |||
8 | Mary Glen-Haig | ![]() | |||
5 p1 r3/4 | Irene Camber-Corno | ![]() | |||
5 p2 r3/4 | Jenny Addams | ![]() | |||
6 p1 r3/4 | Éva Kun | ![]() | |||
6 p2 r3/4 | Gytte Minton | ![]() | |||
4 p1 r2/4 | Irma de Antequeda | ![]() | |||
4 p2 r2/4 | Renée Garilhe | ![]() | |||
4 p3 r2/4 | Grethe Olsen | ![]() | |||
4 p4 r2/4 | Jan York | ![]() | |||
5 p1 r2/4 | Louisette Malherbaud | ![]() | |||
5 p3 r2/4 | Françoise Gouny | ![]() | |||
5 p4 r2/4 | Elsa Irigoyen | ![]() | |||
=5 p2 r2/4 | Elena Libera | ![]() | |||
=5 p2 r2/4 | Kate Mahaut | ![]() | |||
6 p1 r2/4 | Gabriele Zeilinger | ![]() | |||
6 p3 r2/4 | Helena Dow | ![]() | |||
6 p4 r2/4 | Anita Klüpfel | ![]() | |||
5 p1 r1/4 | Mary Meyer-van der Sluis | ![]() | |||
5 p2 r1/4 | Anja Secrève | ![]() | |||
5 p3 r1/4 | Rhoda Martin | ![]() | |||
5 p4 r1/4 | Enriqueta Mayora | ![]() | |||
5 p5 r1/4 | Betty Arbuthnott | ![]() | |||
5 p6 r1/4 | Hedwig Rieder | ![]() | |||
6 p1 r1/4 | Irena Nawrocka | ![]() | |||
6 p2 r1/4 | Nadia Boudesoque | ![]() | |||
6 p3 r1/4 | Nélida Fullone | ![]() | |||
6 p4 r1/4 | Betty Hamilton | ![]() | |||
6 p5 r1/4 | Vera Hagemann | ![]() | |||
6 p6 r1/4 | Adèle Christiaens | ![]() | |||
7 p1 r1/4 | Tommy Dermody | ![]() | |||
7 p2 r1/4 | Emilie Schwind | ![]() | |||
7 p6 r1/4 | Emma Ruiz | ![]() | |||
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Top four finishers in each pool advanced to quarter-finals.
Jury President | György Piller | ![]() |
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Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
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1 | Maria Cerra | ![]() | 5 | 1 | – | – | |||
2 | Anita Klüpfel | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | |||
3 | Éva Kun | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 21 | 14 | |||
4 | Grethe Olsen | ![]() | 3 | 2 | – | – | |||
5 | Mary Meyer-van der Sluis | ![]() | 2 | 4 | – | 17 | |||
6 | Irena Nawrocka | ![]() | 2 | 4 | – | 20 | |||
7 | Tommy Dermody | ![]() | 0 | 6 | – | – |
Jury President | Renato Anselmi | ![]() |
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Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
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1 | Karen Lachmann | ![]() | 6 | 0 | – | – | |||
2 | Renée Garilhe | ![]() | 5 | 1 | – | – | |||
3 | Irene Camber-Corno | ![]() | 3 | 3 | – | 15 | |||
4 | Fritzi Filz | ![]() | 3 | 3 | – | 17 | |||
5 | Anja Secrève | ![]() | 2 | 4 | – | 16 | |||
6 | Nadia Boudesoque | ![]() | 2 | 4 | – | 21 | |||
7 | Emilie Schwind | ![]() | 0 | 6 | – | – |
Jury President | Julien Eggermont | ![]() |
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Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | |||
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1 | Ilona Elek | ![]() | 5 | 0 | |||
2 | Jan York | ![]() | 4 | 1 | |||
3 | Jenny Addams | ![]() | 3 | 2 | |||
4 | Gytte Minton | ![]() | 1 | 4 | |||
5 | Rhoda Martin | ![]() | 1 | 4 | |||
6 | Nélida Fullone | ![]() | 1 | 4 | |||
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Jury President | György Piller | ![]() |
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Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
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1 | Gabriele Zeilinger | ![]() | 4 | 1 | – | – | |||
2 | Françoise Gouny | ![]() | 3 | 2 | – | 10 | |||
3 | Kate Mahaut | ![]() | 3 | 2 | – | 12 | |||
4 | Velleda Cesari | ![]() | 3 | 2 | – | 13 | |||
5 | Enriqueta Mayora | ![]() | 2 | 3 | – | – | |||
6 | Betty Hamilton | ![]() | 0 | 5 | – | – | |||
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Jury President | Renato Anselmi | ![]() |
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Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
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1 | Margit Elek | ![]() | 4 | 1 | – | – | |||
2 | Louisette Malherbaud | ![]() | 3 | 1 | – | 7 | |||
3 | Elena Libera | ![]() | 3 | 1 | – | 13 | |||
4 | Elsa Irigoyen | ![]() | 2 | 3 | – | – | |||
5 | Betty Arbuthnott | ![]() | 1 | 4 | – | 17 | |||
6 | Vera Hagemann | ![]() | 1 | 4 | – | 18 |
Jury President | Julien Eggermont | ![]() |
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Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TR | |||
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1 | Ellen Müller-Preis | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 9 | |||
2 | Mary Glen-Haig | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 15 | |||
3 | Irma de Antequeda | ![]() | 4 | 2 | – | |||
4 | Helena Dow | ![]() | 3 | 3 | – | |||
5 | Hedwig Rieder | ![]() | 3 | 3 | – | |||
6 | Adèle Christiaens | ![]() | 1 | 5 | – | |||
7 | Emma Ruiz | ![]() | 0 | 6 | – |
Top three finishers in each pool advanced to semi-finals.
Jury President | Ivan Osiier | ![]() |
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Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TR | |||
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1 | Maria Cerra | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 10 | |||
2 | Jenny Addams | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 13 | |||
3 | Gytte Minton | ![]() | 3 | 2 | – | |||
4 | Irma de Antequeda | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 15 | |||
5 | Louisette Malherbaud | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 17 | |||
6 | Gabriele Zeilinger | ![]() | 0 | 5 | – |
Jury President | Julien Eggermont | ![]() |
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Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | |||
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1 | Mary Glen-Haig | ![]() | 5 | 0 | |||
2 | Ilona Elek | ![]() | 3 | 2 | |||
3 | Fritzi Filz | ![]() | 3 | 2 | |||
4 | Renée Garilhe | ![]() | 3 | 2 | |||
=5 | Elena Libera | ![]() | 0 | 4 | |||
=5 | Kate Mahaut | ![]() | 0 | 4 |
Jury President | Carlo Filogamo | ![]() |
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Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
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1 | Ellen Müller-Preis | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | |||
2 | Margit Elek | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | |||
3 | Irene Camber-Corno | ![]() | 3 | 2 | – | – | |||
4 | Grethe Olsen | ![]() | 2 | 3 | – | – | |||
5 | Françoise Gouny | ![]() | 1 | 4 | – | 18 | |||
6 | Helena Dow | ![]() | 1 | 4 | – | 19 |
Jury President | József Hátszeghy | ![]() |
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Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TR | |||
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1 | Karen Lachmann | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 7 | |||
2 | Éva Kun | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 12 | |||
3 | Velleda Cesari | ![]() | 3 | 2 | – | |||
4 | Jan York | ![]() | 3 | 2 | – | |||
5 | Elsa Irigoyen | ![]() | 1 | 4 | – | |||
6 | Anita Klüpfel | ![]() | 0 | 5 | – |
Top four finishers in each pool advanced to final.
Jury President | György Rozgonyi | ![]() |
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Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
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1 | Ilona Elek | ![]() | 5 | 0 | – | – | |||
2 | Karen Lachmann | ![]() | 3 | 2 | – | 12 | |||
3 | Mary Glen-Haig | ![]() | 3 | 2 | – | 13 | |||
4 | Fritzi Filz | ![]() | 2 | 3 | – | – | |||
5 | Irene Camber-Corno | ![]() | 2 | 3 | – | – | |||
6 | Éva Kun | ![]() | 0 | 5 | – | – |
Jury President | Carlo Filogamo | ![]() |
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Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
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1 | Ellen Müller-Preis | ![]() | 4 | 1 | – | – | |||
=2 | Maria Cerra | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | |||
=2 | Velleda Cesari | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | |||
4 | Margit Elek | ![]() | 3 | 2 | – | 14 | |||
5 | Jenny Addams | ![]() | 2 | 3 | – | – | |||
6 | Gytte Minton | ![]() | 0 | 5 | – | – |
Jury President | Georges Heyvaert | ![]() |
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Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
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1 | Ilona Elek | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 27 | 15 | |||
2 | Karen Lachmann | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 24 | 11 | |||
3 | Ellen Müller-Preis | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 24 | 16 | |||
4 | Maria Cerra | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 23 | 16 | |||
5 | Fritzi Filz | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 20 | 21 | |||
6 | Margit Elek | ![]() | 1 | 6 | 16 | 26 | |||
7 | Velleda Cesari | ![]() | 1 | 6 | 15 | 27 | |||
8 | Mary Glen-Haig | ![]() | 1 | 6 | 10 | 27 |