# Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's épée

These are the results of the women's épée competition in fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 39 women competed in this event. Competition took place in the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex on August 15.

## Tournament results
### Preliminary round

As there were more than 32 entrants in this event, seven first round matches were held to reduce the field to 32 fencers.
| Gómez (CUB) | 11—9 | Dunette (CAN) |
| Espinosa (COL) | 15—8 | Tychler (RSA) |
| Brânză (ROU) | 15—14 | Gamir (ALG) |
| Sidiropoulou (GRE) | walkover | Ndong (SEN) |
| Kavelaars (CAN) | 14—8 | Barlow (RSA) |
| Harada (JPN) | 15—6 | Wilson (RSA) |
| Magkandaki (GRE) | 15—8 | Beer (NZL) |

### Main tournament bracket

The remaining field of 32 fencers competed in a single-elimination tournament to determine the medal winners. Semifinal losers proceeded to a bronze medal match.
| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal final | Gold medal final | Gold medal final |
| Nagy (HUN) | Nagy (HUN) | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sivkova (RUS) | Sivkova (RUS) | 10 | Nagy (HUN) | Nagy (HUN) | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| Cascioli (ITA) | Cascioli (ITA) | 15 | Cascioli (ITA) | Cascioli (ITA) | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| Harada (JPN) | Harada (JPN) | 14 | | | | Nagy (HUN) | Nagy (HUN) | 8 | | | | | | |
| Zhang (CHN) | Zhang (CHN) | 10 | | | | Zhang (CHN) | Zhang (CHN) | 7 | | | | | | |
| Kazimirchuk (UKR) | Kazimirchuk (UKR) | 9 | Zhang (CHN) | Zhang (CHN) | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| Brânză (ROU) | Brânză (ROU) | 15 | Brânză (ROU) | Brânză (ROU) | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| Hormay (HUN) | Hormay (HUN) | 13 | | | | | | | Nagy (HUN) | Nagy (HUN) | 15 | | | |
| Nisima (FRA) | Nisima (FRA) | 6 | | | | | | | Nisima (FRA) | Nisima (FRA) | 14 | | | |
| Magkandaki (GRE) | Magkandaki (GRE) | 5 | Nisima (FRA) | Nisima (FRA) | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| Halls (AUS) | Halls (AUS) | 15 | Halls (AUS) | Halls (AUS) | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| Lee (KOR) | Lee (KOR) | 14 | | | | Nisima (FRA) | Nisima (FRA) | 15 | | | | | | |
| Duplitzer (GER) | Duplitzer (GER) | 15 | | | | Duplitzer (GER) | Duplitzer (GER) | 14 | | | | | | |
| Kim (KOR) | Kim (KOR) | 9 | Duplitzer (GER) | Duplitzer (GER) | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
| Bokel (GER) | Bokel (GER) | 15 | Bokel (GER) | Bokel (GER) | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| Sidiropoulou (GRE) | Sidiropoulou (GRE) | 10 | | | | | | | | | | Nagy (HUN) | Nagy (HUN) | 15 |
| Flessel-Colovic (FRA) | Flessel-Colovic (FRA) | 15 | | | | | | | | | | Flessel-Colovic (FRA) | Flessel-Colovic (FRA) | 10 |
| Gómez (CUB) | Gómez (CUB) | 9 | Flessel-Colovic (FRA) | Flessel-Colovic (FRA) | 15 | | | | | | |
| Kiraly-Picot (FRA) | Kiraly-Picot (FRA) | 11 | Kiraly-Picot (FRA) | Kiraly-Picot (FRA) | 9 | | | | | | |
| Shen (CHN) | Shen (CHN) | 7 | | | | Flessel-Colovic (FRA) | Flessel-Colovic (FRA) | 15 | | | |
| Hristou (GRE) | Hristou (GRE) | 15 | | | | Hristou (GRE) | Hristou (GRE) | 13 | | | |
| MacKay (CAN) | MacKay (CAN) | 13 | Hristou (GRE) | Hristou (GRE) | 15 | | | | | | |
| Logounova (RUS) | Logounova (RUS) | 15 | Logounova (RUS) | Logounova (RUS) | 10 | | | | | | |
| James (USA) | James (USA) | 11 | | | | | | | Flessel-Colovic (FRA) | Flessel-Colovic (FRA) | 15 |
| Mincza-Nébald (HUN) | Mincza-Nébald (HUN) | 15 | | | | | | | Mincza-Nébald (HUN) | Mincza-Nébald (HUN) | 14 |
| Tol (NED) | Tol (NED) | 7 | Mincza-Nébald (HUN) | Mincza-Nébald (HUN) | 11 | | | | | | | Bronze medal final | Bronze medal final | Bronze medal final |
| Heidemann (GER) | Heidemann (GER) | 15 | Heidemann (GER) | Heidemann (GER) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Espinosa (COL) | Espinosa (COL) | 3 | | | | Mincza-Nébald (HUN) | Mincza-Nébald (HUN) | 15 | | | | Nisima (FRA) | Nisima (FRA) | 15 |
| Kim (KOR) | Kim (KOR) | 9 | | | | Kim (KOR) | Kim (KOR) | 9 | | | | Mincza-Nébald (HUN) | Mincza-Nébald (HUN) | 12 |
| Ermakova (RUS) | Ermakova (RUS) | 7 | Kim (KOR) | Kim (KOR) | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
| Li (CHN) | Li (CHN) | 15 | Li (CHN) | Li (CHN) | 9 | | | | | | |
| Kavelaars (CAN) | Kavelaars (CAN) | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Results

| Rank | Fencer | Country |
| | Tímea Nagy | Hungary |
| | Laura Flessel-Colovic | France |
| | Maureen Nisima | France |
| 4 | Ildikó Mincza-Nébald | Hungary |
| 5 | Imke Duplitzer | Germany |
| 6 | Zhang Li | China |
| 7 | Kim Hui-Jeong | South Korea |
| 8 | Jeanne Khristou | Greece |
| 9 | Li Na | China |
| 10 | Britta Heidemann | Germany |
| 11 | Cristiana Cascioli | Italy |
| 12 | Claudia Bokel | Germany |
| 13 | Tatyana Logunova | Russia |
| 14 | Evelyn Halls | Australia |
| 15 | Hajnalka Kiraly-Picot | France |
| 16 | Ana Brânză | Romania |
| 17 | Adrienn Hormay | Hungary |
| 18 | Sherraine Schalm-MacKay | Canada |
| 19 | Anna Sivkova | Russia |
| 20 | Oksana Yermakova | Russia |
| 21 | Lee Geum-Nam | South Korea |
| 22 | Shen Weiwei | China |
| 23 | Nadiya Kazimirchuk | Ukraine |
| 24 | Sonja Tol | Netherlands |
| 25 | Kamara James | United States |
| 26 | Kim Mi-jung | South Korea |
| 27 | Niki-Katerina Sidiropoulou | Greece |
| 28 | Megumi Harada | Japan |
| 29 | Ángela María Espinosa | Colombia |
| 30 | Monique Kavelaars | Canada |
| 31 | Eimey Gómez | Cuba |
| 32 | Dimitra Magkanoudaki | Greece |
| 33 | Jessica Eliza Beer | New Zealand |
| 34 | Catherine Dunnette | Canada |
| 35 | Zahra Gamir | Algeria |
| 36 | Rachel Barlow | South Africa |
| 37 | Natalia Tychler | South Africa |
| 38 | Kelly-Anne Wilson | South Africa |
| 39 | Aminata Ndong | Senegal |