# Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's foil

The women's foil fencing competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place on August 11 at the Olympic Green Convention Centre.
The foil competition consisted of a six-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.

## Bracket
### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Giovanna Trillini (ITA) | 10 |
| Nam Hyun-Hee (KOR) | 15 | | |
| Nam Hyun-Hee (KOR) | 15 | Nam Hyun-Hee (KOR) | 5 |
| | | Valentina Vezzali (ITA) | 6 |
| Margherita Granbassi (ITA) | 3 | Valentina Vezzali (ITA) | 6 |
| Valentina Vezzali (ITA) | 12 | | |
| Valentina Vezzali (ITA) | 12 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | Giovanna Trillini (ITA) | 12 |
| | | Margherita Granbassi (ITA) | 15 |

### Section 1

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | 1 | Giovanna Trillini (ITA) | 15 | | | | | | |
| 33 | Misleydis Compañy (CUB) | 15 | 33 | Misleydis Compañy (CUB) | 7 | | | | | | |
| 32 | Joanna Halls (AUS) | 13 | | | | 1 | Giovanna Trillini (ITA) | 15 | | | |
| | | | | | | 16 | Aida Chanaeva (RUS) | 3 | | | |
| | | | 17 | Sylwia Gruchała (POL) | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | Aida Chanaeva (RUS) | 12 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Giovanna Trillini (ITA) | 15 |
| | | | | | | | | | 24 | Katja Wächter (GER) | 8 |
| | | | 9 | Cristina Stahl (ROU) | 6 | | | | | | |
| 41 | María Luisa Doig (PER) | 4 | 24 | Katja Wächter (GER) | 15 | | | | | | |
| 24 | Katja Wächter (GER) | 15 | | | | 24 | Katja Wächter (GER) | 15 | | | |
| 25 | Erinn Smart (USA) | 15 | | | | 8 | Corinne Maîtrejean (FRA) | 10 | | | |
| 40 | Martina Emanuel (GBR) | 7 | 25 | Erinn Smart (USA) | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Corinne Maîtrejean (FRA) | 15 | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | 5 | Carolin Golubytskyi (GER) | 13 | | | | | | |
| 37 | Anissa Khelfaoui (ALG) | 2 | 28 | Hanna Thompson (USA) | 5 | | | | | | |
| 28 | Hanna Thompson (USA) | 11 | | | | 5 | Carolin Golubytskyi (GER) | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | 12 | Chieko Sugawara (JPN) | 6 | | | |
| | | | 21 | Jung Gil-Ok (KOR) | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Chieko Sugawara (JPN) | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 12 | Chieko Sugawara (JPN) | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Nam Hyun-Hee (KOR) | 15 |
| | | | 13 | Gabriella Varga (HUN) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | 20 | Mariana González (VEN) | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13 | Gabriella Varga (HUN) | 4 | | | |
| 29 | Shaimaa El Gammal (EGY) | 12 | | | | 4 | Nam Hyun-Hee (KOR) | 15 | | | |
| 36 | Iman Shaban (EGY) | 15 | 36 | Iman Shaban (EGY) | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Nam Hyun-Hee (KOR) | 15 | | | | | | |

### Section 3

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | 3 | Margherita Granbassi (ITA) | 11 | | | | | | |
| 35 | Eman El Gammal (EGY) | 4 | 30 | Indra Angad-Gaur (NED) | 6 | | | | | | |
| 30 | Indra Angad-Gaur (NED) | 13 | | | | 3 | Margherita Granbassi (ITA) | 11 | | | |
| | | | | | | 19 | Victoria Nikichina (RUS) | 4 | | | |
| | | | 19 | Victoria Nikichina (RUS) | 10 | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Delila Hatuel (ISR) | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Margherita Granbassi (ITA) | 12 |
| | | | | | | | | | 11 | Evgenia Lamonova (RUS) | 7 |
| | | | 11 | Evgenia Lamonova (RUS) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | 22 | Anja Schache (GER) | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11 | Evgenia Lamonova (RUS) | 15 | | | |
| 27 | Ines Boubakri (TUN) | 9 | | | | 6 | Aida Mohamed (HUN) | 5 | | | |
| 38 | Jujie Luan (CAN) | 13 | 38 | Jujie Luan (CAN) | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Aida Mohamed (HUN) | 15 | | | | | | |

### Section 4

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | 7 | Emily Cross (USA) | 7 | | | | | | |
| 39 | Debora Nogueira (POR) | 4 | 26 | Su Wanwen (CHN) | 15 | | | | | | |
| 26 | Su Wanwen (CHN) | 15 | | | | 26 | Su Wanwen (CHN) | 10 | | | |
| | | | | | | 10 | Edina Knapek (HUN) | 15 | | | |
| | | | 23 | Sun Chao (CHN) | 13 | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Edina Knapek (HUN) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 10 | Edina Knapek (HUN) | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Valentina Vezzali (ITA) | 15 |
| | | | 15 | Zhang Lei (CHN) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | 18 | Malgorzata Wojtkowiak (POL) | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15 | Zhang Lei (CHN) | 7 | | | |
| 31 | Magdalena Mroczkiewicz (POL) | 15 | | | | 2 | Valentina Vezzali (ITA) | 10 | | | |
| 34 | Olha Leleyko (UKR) | 9 | 31 | Magdalena Mroczkiewicz (POL) | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Valentina Vezzali (ITA) | 15 | | | | | | |

## Final classification

| Rank | Athlete | Nation |
| | Valentina Vezzali | Italy |
| | Hyun-Hee Nam | South Korea |
| | Margherita Granbassi | Italy |
| 4 | Giovanna Trillini | Italy |
| 5 | Edina Knapek | Hungary |
| 6 | Yevgeniya Lamonova | Russia |
| 7 | Chieko Sugawara | Japan |
| 8 | Katja Wächter | Germany |
| 9 | Carolin Golubytskyi | Germany |
| 10 | Aida Mohamed | Hungary |
| 11 | Corinne Maîtrejean | France |
| 12 | Gabriella Varga | Hungary |
| 13 | Lei Zhang | China |
| 14 | Aida Shanayeva | Russia |
| 15 | Viktoria Nikishina | Russia |
| 16 | Wanwen Su | China |
| 17 | Emily Cross | United States |
| 18 | Cristina Stahl | Romania |
| 19 | Delila Hatuel | Israel |
| 20 | Sylwia Gruchała | Poland |
| 21 | Małgorzata Wojtkowiak | Poland |
| 22 | Mariana González | Venezuela |
| 23 | Anja Schache | Germany |
| 24 | Gil-Ok Jung | South Korea |
| 25 | Chao Sun | China |
| 26 | Erinn Smart | United States |
| 27 | Hanna Thompson | United States |
| 28 | Indra Angad-Gaur | Netherlands |
| 29 | Magdalena Mroczkiewicz | Poland |
| 30 | Misleydis Compañy | Cuba |
| 31 | Iman Shaban | Egypt |
| 32 | Jujie Luan | Canada |
| 33 | Inès Boubakri | Tunisia |
| 34 | Shaimaa El-Gammal | Egypt |
| 35 | Joanna Halls | Australia |
| 36 | Olha Leleiko | Ukraine |
| 37 | Eman El Gammal | Egypt |
| 38 | Anissa Khelfaoui | Algeria |
| 39 | Martina Emanuel | Great Britain |
| 40 | Débora Nogueira | Portugal |
| 41 | María Luisa Doig | Peru |