# Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Women's foil

The women's foil was one of seven fencing events on the Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first time an Olympic fencing competition was held for women.
The competition was held from Tuesday July 2, 1924, to Thursday July 4, 1924. 25 fencers from 9 nations competed.

## Results
### Quarterfinals

The top three fencers in each pool advanced. Bouts were to five touches. Times touched was the first tie-breaker if fencers had equal records for their bouts.

#### Pool A

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | EO | GD | EF | EH | YC | IH | JS-dJ |
| 1 | Ellen Osiier (DEN) | 6 | 0 | 30 | 10 | Q | | 5–2 | 5–4 | 5–0 | 5–3 | 5–1 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Gladys Davis (GBR) | 4 | 2 | 24 | 17 | Q | 2–5 | | 5–2 | 5–3 | 5–2 | 2–5 | 5–0 |
| 3 | Emma Fitting (SUI) | 3 | 3 | 24 | 22 | Q | 4–5 | 2–5 | | 3–5 | 5–2 | 5–4 | 5–1 |
| 4 | Elsa Hellquist (SWE) | 3 | 3 | 22 | 23 | | 0–5 | 3–5 | 5–3 | | 4–5 | 5–4 | 5–1 |
| 5 | Yvonne Conte (FRA) | 3 | 3 | 22 | 25 | | 3–5 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 5–4 | | 5–4 | 5–2 |
| 6 | Irma Hopper (USA) | 2 | 4 | 23 | 24 | | 1–5 | 5–2 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 4–5 | | 5–2 |
| 7 | Johanna Stokhuyzen-de Jong (NED) | 0 | 6 | 6 | 30 | | 0–5 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 2–5 | |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | LP | MF | HO | IB | AA-M | JM |
| 1 | Lucie Prost (FRA) | 4 | 1 | 24 | 10 | Q | | 4–5 | 5–2 | 5–0 | 5–2 | 5–1 |
| 2 | Muriel Freeman (GBR) | 4 | 1 | 24 | 12 | Q | 5–4 | | 4–5 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 5–3 |
| 3 | Hanna Olsen (SWE) | 3 | 2 | 18 | 17 | Q | 2–5 | 5–4 | | 1–5 | 5–1 | 5–2 |
| 4 | Ingeborg Buhl (DEN) | 2 | 3 | 15 | 20 | | 0–5 | 1–5 | 5–1 | | 5–4 | 4–5 |
| 5 | Adriana Admiraal-Meijerink (NED) | 1 | 4 | 13 | 22 | | 2–5 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 4–5 | | 5–2 |
| 6 | Jeanne Morgenthaler (SUI) | 1 | 4 | 13 | 24 | | 1–5 | 3–5 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 2–5 | |

#### Pool C

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | GD | EH | JB | MB | JdB | WD |
| 1 | Gladys Daniell (GBR) | 5 | 0 | 25 | 6 | Q | | 5–1 | 5–3 | 5–0 | 5–2 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Ellen Hamilton (SWE) | 3 | 2 | 19 | 14 | Q | 1–5 | | 3–5 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 5–1 |
| 3 | Yutta Barding (DEN) | 3 | 2 | 22 | 15 | Q | 3–5 | 5–3 | | 4–5 | 5–2 | 5–0 |
| 4 | Marcelle Bory (FRA) | 3 | 2 | 17 | 18 | | 0–5 | 2–5 | 5–4 | | 5–3 | 5–1 |
| 5 | Johanna de Boer (NED) | 1 | 4 | 13 | 20 | | 2–5 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 3–5 | | 5–0 |
| 6 | Wanda Dubieńska (POL) | 0 | 5 | 2 | 25 | | 0–5 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 0–5 | |

#### Pool D

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | GH | FT | GT | AG | SB | AW |
| 1 | Grete Heckscher (DEN) | 5 | 0 | 25 | 10 | Q | | 5–1 | 5–0 | 5–4 | 5–3 | 5–2 |
| 2 | Fernande Tassy (FRA) | 3 | 2 | 20 | 17 | Q | 1–5 | | 4–5 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 5–3 |
| 3 | Gizella Tary (HUN) | 3 | 2 | 17 | 20 | Q | 0–5 | 5–4 | | 5–4 | 2–5 | 5–2 |
| 4 | Adelaide Gehrig (USA) | 2 | 3 | 20 | 22 | | 4–5 | 2–5 | 4–5 | | 5–4 | 5–3 |
| 5 | S. Bonnard (SUI) | 1 | 4 | 17 | 22 | | 3–5 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 4–5 | | 3–5 |
| 6 | Alice Walker (GBR) | 1 | 4 | 15 | 23 | | 2–5 | 3–5 | 2–5 | 3–5 | 5–3 | |

### Semifinals

The top three fencers in each pool advanced. Bouts were to five touches. Times touched was the first tie-breaker if fencers had equal records for their bouts.

#### Pool A

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | EO | MF | YB | HO | GD | FT |
| 1 | Ellen Osiier (DEN) | 5 | 0 | 25 | 10 | Q | | 5–2 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 5–3 | 5–2 |
| 2 | Muriel Freeman (GBR) | 4 | 1 | 22 | 15 | Q | 2–5 | | 5–1 | 5–2 | 5–4 | 5–3 |
| 3 | Yutta Barding (DEN) | 2 | 3 | 16 | 19 | Q | 1–5 | 1–5 | | 5–3 | 5–1 | 4–5 |
| 4 | Hanna Olsen (SWE) | 2 | 3 | 17 | 20 | | 2–5 | 2–5 | 3–5 | | 5–4 | 5–1 |
| 5 | Gladys Daniell (GBR) | 1 | 4 | 17 | 20 | | 3–5 | 4–5 | 1–5 | 4–5 | | 5–0 |
| 6 | Fernande Tassy (FRA) | 1 | 4 | 11 | 24 | | 2–5 | 3–5 | 5–4 | 1–5 | 0–5 | |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | GD | GH | GT | LP | EF | EH |
| 1 | Gladys Davis (GBR) | 5 | 0 | 25 | 15 | Q | | 5–4 | 5–2 | 5–4 | 5–3 | 5–2 |
| 2 | Grete Heckscher (DEN) | 4 | 1 | 24 | 10 | Q | 4–5 | | 5–1 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 5–1 |
| 3 | Gizella Tary (HUN) | 3 | 2 | 18 | 18 | Q | 2–5 | 1–5 | | 5–3 | 5–4 | 5–1 |
| 4 | Lucie Prost (FRA) | 2 | 3 | 19 | 18 | | 4–5 | 2–5 | 3–5 | | 5–3 | 5–0 |
| 5 | Emma Fitting (SUI) | 1 | 4 | 16 | 23 | | 3–5 | 1–5 | 4–5 | 3–5 | | 5–3 |
| 6 | Ellen Hamilton (SWE) | 0 | 5 | 6 | 25 | | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 3–5 | |

### Final

Bouts were to five touches.
| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | EO | GD | GH | MF | YB | GT |
| | Ellen Osiier (DEN) | 5 | 0 | 25 | 14 | | 5–3 | 5–3 | 5–2 | 5–4 | 5–2 |
| | Gladys Davis (GBR) | 4 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 3–5 | | 5–4 | 5–2 | 5–4 | 5–1 |
| | Grete Heckscher (DEN) | 3 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 3–5 | 4–5 | | 5–3 | 5–3 | 5–0 |
| 4 | Muriel Freeman (GBR) | 2 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 3–5 | | 5–3 | 5–1 |
| 5 | Yutta Barding (DEN) | 1 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 3–5 | 3–5 | | 5–2 |
| 6 | Gizella Tary (HUN) | 0 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 2–5 | |