# Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's sabre

The women's individual sabre competition in fencing at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held on 1 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.
South Korea's Kim Ji-yeon won the gold medal. Thirty-two fencers from 24 countries competed.

## Competition format

The competition was a single-elimination tournament with a bronze medal final for semifinal losers.

## Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Wednesday, 1 August 2012 | 09:00 | Qualifications and finals |

## Results
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Mariel Zagunis (USA) | 13 |
| Kim Ji-yeon (KOR) | 15 | | |
| Kim Ji-yeon (KOR) | 15 | Kim Ji-yeon (KOR) | 15 |
| | | Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) | 9 |
| Olha Kharlan (UKR) | 12 | Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) | 9 |
| Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) | 15 | | |
| Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) | 15 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | Mariel Zagunis (USA) | 10 |
| | | Olha Kharlan (UKR) | 15 |

#### Top half

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| Mariel Zagunis (USA) | Mariel Zagunis (USA) | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| Diah Permatasari (INA) | Diah Permatasari (INA) | 7 | Mariel Zagunis (USA) | Mariel Zagunis (USA) | 15 | | | | | | |
| Seira Nakayama (JPN) | Seira Nakayama (JPN) | 15 | Seira Nakayama (JPN) | Seira Nakayama (JPN) | 9 | | | | | | |
| Léonore Perrus (FRA) | Léonore Perrus (FRA) | 12 | | | | Mariel Zagunis (USA) | Mariel Zagunis (USA) | 15 | | | |
| Yuliya Gavrilova (RUS) | Yuliya Gavrilova (RUS) | 15 | | | | Zhu Min (CHN) | Zhu Min (CHN) | 6 | | | |
| Yuliya Zhivitsa (KAZ) | Yuliya Zhivitsa (KAZ) | 7 | Yuliya Gavrilova (RUS) | Yuliya Gavrilova (RUS) | 11 | | | | | | |
| Bianca Pascu (ROU) | Bianca Pascu (ROU) | 10 | Zhu Min (CHN) | Zhu Min (CHN) | 15 | | | | | | |
| Zhu Min (CHN) | Zhu Min (CHN) | 15 | | | | | | | Mariel Zagunis (USA) | Mariel Zagunis (USA) | 13 |
| Kim Ji-yeon (KOR) | Kim Ji-yeon (KOR) | 15 | | | | | | | Kim Ji-yeon (KOR) | Kim Ji-yeon (KOR) | 15 |
| Ursula González (MEX) | Ursula González (MEX) | 3 | Kim Ji-yeon (KOR) | Kim Ji-yeon (KOR) | 15 | | | | | | |
| María Belén Pérez Maurice (ARG) | María Belén Pérez Maurice (ARG) | 10 | Gioia Marzocca (ITA) | Gioia Marzocca (ITA) | 7 | | | | | | |
| Gioia Marzocca (ITA) | Gioia Marzocca (ITA) | 15 | | | | Kim Ji-yeon (KOR) | Kim Ji-yeon (KOR) | 15 | | | |
| Aleksandra Socha (POL) | Aleksandra Socha (POL) | 15 | | | | Vassiliki Vougiouka (GRE) | Vassiliki Vougiouka (GRE) | 12 | | | |
| Sandra Sassine (CAN) | Sandra Sassine (CAN) | 7 | Aleksandra Socha (POL) | Aleksandra Socha (POL) | 7 | | | | | | |
| Louise Bond-Williams (GBR) | Louise Bond-Williams (GBR) | 8 | Vassiliki Vougiouka (GRE) | Vassiliki Vougiouka (GRE) | 15 | | | | | | |
| Vassiliki Vougiouka (GRE) | Vassiliki Vougiouka (GRE) | 15 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Bottom half

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| Olha Kharlan (UKR) | Olha Kharlan (UKR) | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| Margarita Tschomakova (BUL) | Margarita Tschomakova (BUL) | 8 | Olha Kharlan (UKR) | Olha Kharlan (UKR) | 15 | | | | | | |
| Alexandra Bujdoso (GER) | Alexandra Bujdoso (GER) | 13 | Sabina Mikina (AZE) | Sabina Mikina (AZE) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Sabina Mikina (AZE) | Sabina Mikina (AZE) | 15 | | | | Olha Kharlan (UKR) | Olha Kharlan (UKR) | 15 | | | |
| Chen Xiaodong (CHN) | Chen Xiaodong (CHN) | 15 | | | | Irene Vecchi (ITA) | Irene Vecchi (ITA) | 9 | | | |
| Amira Ben Chaabane (TUN) | Amira Ben Chaabane (TUN) | 12 | Chen Xiaodong (CHN) | Chen Xiaodong (CHN) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Sophie Williams (GBR) | Sophie Williams (GBR) | 6 | Irene Vecchi (ITA) | Irene Vecchi (ITA) | 15 | | | | | | |
| Irene Vecchi (ITA) | Irene Vecchi (ITA) | 15 | | | | | | | Olha Kharlan (UKR) | Olha Kharlan (UKR) | 12 |
| Azza Besbes (TUN) | Azza Besbes (TUN) | 15 | | | | | | | Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) | Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) | 15 |
| Au Sin Ying (HKG) | Au Sin Ying (HKG) | 13 | Azza Besbes (TUN) | Azza Besbes (TUN) | 13 | | | | | | |
| Salma Mahran (EGY) | Salma Mahran (EGY) | 6 | Dagmara Wozniak (USA) | Dagmara Wozniak (USA) | 15 | | | | | | |
| Dagmara Wozniak (USA) | Dagmara Wozniak (USA) | 15 | | | | Dagmara Wozniak (USA) | Dagmara Wozniak (USA) | 13 | | | |
| Lee Ra-Jin (KOR) | Lee Ra-Jin (KOR) | 9 | | | | Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) | Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) | 15 | | | |
| Alejandra Benítez (VEN) | Alejandra Benítez (VEN) | 15 | Alejandra Benítez (VEN) | Alejandra Benítez (VEN) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Lea Moutoussamy (ALG) | Lea Moutoussamy (ALG) | 6 | Sofya Velikaya (RUS) | Sofya Velikaya (RUS) | 15 | | | | | | |
| Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) | Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) | 15 | | | | | | | | | |

## Results

| Rank | Fencer | Country |
| | Kim Ji-yeon | South Korea |
| | Sofiya Velikaya | Russia |
| | Olha Kharlan | Ukraine |
| 4 | Mariel Zagunis | United States |
| 5 | Vassiliki Vougiouka | Greece |
| 6 | Irene Vecchi | Italy |
| 7 | Zhu Min | China |
| 8 | Dagmara Wozniak | United States |
| 9 | Azza Besbes | Tunisia |
| 10 | Yuliya Gavrilova | Russia |
| 11 | Chen Xiaodong | China |
| 12 | Gioia Marzocca | Italy |
| 13 | Aleksandra Socha | Poland |
| 14 | Sabina Mikina | Azerbaijan |
| 15 | Alejandra Benítez | Venezuela |
| 16 | Seira Nakayama | Japan |
| 17 | Léonore Perrus | France |
| 18 | Lee Ra-Jin | South Korea |
| 19 | Sandra Sassine | Canada |
| 20 | Alexandra Bujdoso | Germany |
| 21 | María Belén Pérez Maurice | Argentina |
| 22 | Amira Ben Chaabane | Tunisia |
| 23 | Yuliya Zhivitsa | Kazakhstan |
| 24 | Salma Mahran | Egypt |
| 25 | Bianca Pascu | Romania |
| 26 | Au Sin Ying | Hong Kong |
| 27 | Sophie Williams | Great Britain |
| 28 | Ursula González | Mexico |
| 29 | Louise Bond-Williams | Great Britain |
| 30 | Margarita Tschomakova | Bulgaria |
| 31 | Diah Permatasari | Indonesia |
| 32 | Lea Moutoussamy | Algeria |