# Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's sabre

The women's sabre competition in fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held on 8 August at the Carioca Arena 3. Russia's Yana Egorian won the gold medal over compatriot Sofiya Velikaya, and Ukraine's Olha Kharlan won the bronze medal.
The medals were presented by Irena Szewińska, IOC member, Poland and Stanislav Pozdnyakov, President of the European Fencing Confederation and Russian Olympic Committee.

## Results
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) | 15 |
| Manon Brunet (FRA) | 14 | | |
| Manon Brunet (FRA) | 14 | Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) | 14 |
| | | Yana Egorian (RUS) | 15 |
| Yana Egorian (RUS) | 15 | Yana Egorian (RUS) | 15 |
| Olha Kharlan (UKR) | 9 | | |
| Olha Kharlan (UKR) | 9 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | Manon Brunet (FRA) | 10 |
| | | Olha Kharlan (UKR) | 15 |

### Top half
#### 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 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | | Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) | Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) | 15 | | | | | | |
| Marta Baeza (BRA) (retired) | Marta Baeza (BRA) (retired) | 2 | Bogna Jóźwiak (POL) | Bogna Jóźwiak (POL) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Bogna Jóźwiak (POL) | Bogna Jóźwiak (POL) | 4 | | | | Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) | Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) | 15 | | | |
| | | | | | | Charlotte Lembach (FRA) | Charlotte Lembach (FRA) | 14 | | | |
| | | | Charlotte Lembach (FRA) | Charlotte Lembach (FRA) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | Irene Vecchi (ITA) | Irene Vecchi (ITA) | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) | Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) | 15 |
| | | | | | | | | | Cécilia Berder (FRA) | Cécilia Berder (FRA) | 10 |
| | | | Cécilia Berder (FRA) | Cécilia Berder (FRA) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | María Belén Pérez Maurice (ARG) | María Belén Pérez Maurice (ARG) | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Cécilia Berder (FRA) | Cécilia Berder (FRA) | 15 | | | |
| | | | | | | Ibtihaj Muhammad (USA) | Ibtihaj Muhammad (USA) | 12 | | | |
| | | | Olena Kravatska (UKR) | Olena Kravatska (UKR) | 13 | | | | | | |
| | | | Ibtihaj Muhammad (USA) | Ibtihaj Muhammad (USA) | 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 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | | Shen Chen (CHN) | Shen Chen (CHN) | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | Małgorzata Kozaczuk (POL) | Małgorzata Kozaczuk (POL) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Małgorzata Kozaczuk (POL) | Małgorzata Kozaczuk (POL) | 12 | | | |
| | | | | | | Azza Besbes (TUN) | Azza Besbes (TUN) | 15 | | | |
| | | | Sabina Mikina (AZE) | Sabina Mikina (AZE) | 12 | | | | | | |
| | | | Azza Besbes (TUN) | Azza Besbes (TUN) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Azza Besbes (TUN) | Azza Besbes (TUN) | 14 |
| | | | | | | | | | Manon Brunet (FRA) | Manon Brunet (FRA) | 15 |
| | | | Hwang Seon-a (KOR) | Hwang Seon-a (KOR) | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | Manon Brunet (FRA) | Manon Brunet (FRA) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Manon Brunet (FRA) | Manon Brunet (FRA) | 15 | | | |
| Alejandra Benítez (VEN) | Alejandra Benítez (VEN) | 15 | | | | Anna Márton (HUN) | Anna Márton (HUN) | 12 | | | |
| Nada Hafez (EGY) | Nada Hafez (EGY) | 11 | Alejandra Benítez (VEN) | Alejandra Benítez (VEN) | 14 | | | | | | |
| | | | Anna Márton (HUN) | Anna Márton (HUN) | 15 | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### 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 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | | Mariel Zagunis (USA) | Mariel Zagunis (USA) | 15 | | | | | | |
| Chika Aoki (JPN) | Chika Aoki (JPN) | 5 | Eileen Grench (PAN) | Eileen Grench (PAN) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Eileen Grench (PAN) | Eileen Grench (PAN) | 15 | | | | Mariel Zagunis (USA) | Mariel Zagunis (USA) | 12 | | | |
| | | | | | | Yekaterina Dyachenko (RUS) | Yekaterina Dyachenko (RUS) | 15 | | | |
| | | | Yekaterina Dyachenko (RUS) | Yekaterina Dyachenko (RUS) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | Seo Ji-yeon (KOR) | Seo Ji-yeon (KOR) | 12 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Yekaterina Dyachenko (RUS) | Yekaterina Dyachenko (RUS) | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | Yana Egorian (RUS) | Yana Egorian (RUS) | 15 |
| | | | Vassiliki Vougiouka (GRE) | Vassiliki Vougiouka (GRE) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | Dagmara Wozniak (USA) | Dagmara Wozniak (USA) | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Vassiliki Vougiouka (GRE) | Vassiliki Vougiouka (GRE) | 11 | | | |
| | | | | | | Yana Egorian (RUS) | Yana Egorian (RUS) | 15 | | | |
| | | | Tania Arrayales (MEX) | Tania Arrayales (MEX) | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | Yana Egorian (RUS) | Yana Egorian (RUS) | 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 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | | Kim Ji-yeon (KOR) | Kim Ji-yeon (KOR) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | Nguyễn Thị Lệ Dung (VIE) | Nguyễn Thị Lệ Dung (VIE) | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kim Ji-yeon (KOR) | Kim Ji-yeon (KOR) | 13 | | | |
| | | | | | | Loreta Gulotta (ITA) | Loreta Gulotta (ITA) | 15 | | | |
| | | | Loreta Gulotta (ITA) | Loreta Gulotta (ITA) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | Aleksandra Socha (POL) | Aleksandra Socha (POL) | 10 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Loreta Gulotta (ITA) | Loreta Gulotta (ITA) | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | Olha Kharlan (UKR) | Olha Kharlan (UKR) | 15 |
| | | | Rossella Gregorio (ITA) | Rossella Gregorio (ITA) | 14 | | | | | | |
| | | | Alina Komashchuk (UKR) | Alina Komashchuk (UKR) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Alina Komashchuk (UKR) | Alina Komashchuk (UKR) | 8 | | | |
| Úrsula González (MEX) | Úrsula González (MEX) | 15 | | | | Olha Kharlan (UKR) | Olha Kharlan (UKR) | 15 | | | |
| Julieta Toledo (MEX) | Julieta Toledo (MEX) | 11 | Úrsula González (MEX) | Úrsula González (MEX) | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | Olha Kharlan (UKR) | Olha Kharlan (UKR) | 15 | | | | | | |

## Results

| Rank | Fencer | Country |
| | Yana Egorian | Russia |
| | Sofya Velikaya | Russia |
| | Olga Kharlan | Ukraine |
| 4 | Manon Brunet | France |
| 5 | Cecilia Berder | France |
| 6 | Azza Besbes | Tunisia |
| 7 | Ekaterina Dyachenko | Russia |
| 8 | Loreta Gulotta | Italy |
| 9 | Mariel Zagunis | United States |
| 10 | Anna Marton | Hungary |
| 11 | Kim Ji-yeon | South Korea |
| 12 | Ibtihaj Muhammad | United States |
| 13 | Vassiliki Vougiouka | Greece |
| 14 | Charlotte Lembach | France |
| 15 | Alina Komashchuk | Ukraine |
| 16 | Malgorzata Kozaczuk | Poland |
| 17 | Shen Chen | China |
| 18 | Aleksandra Socha | Poland |
| 19 | Hwang Seon-a | South Korea |
| 20 | Seo Ji-yeon | South Korea |
| 21 | Rossella Gregorio | Italy |
| 22 | Irene Vecchi | Italy |
| 23 | Sabina Mikina | Azerbaijan |
| 24 | Dagmara Wozniak | United States |
| 25 | María Belén Pérez Maurice | Argentina |
| 26 | Olena Kravatska | Ukraine |
| 27 | Nguyễn Thị Lệ Dung | Vietnam |
| 28 | Tania Arrayales | Mexico |
| 29 | Alejandra Benítez | Venezuela |
| 30 | Eileen Grench | Panama |
| 31 | Úrsula González | Mexico |
| 32 | Bogna Jozwiak | Poland |
| 33 | Marta Baeza | Brazil |
| 34 | Julieta Toledo | Mexico |
| 35 | Chika Aoki | Japan |
| 36 | Nada Hafez | Egypt |