Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's team épée

Women's team épée at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Venue	ExCeL Exhibition Centre
Date	4 August 2012
Competitors	31 from 8 nations
Medalists
Li Na Luo Xiaojuan Sun Yujie Xu Anqi   China   Shin A-Lam Jung Hyo-Jung Choi In-Jeong Choi Eun-Sook   South Korea   Maya Lawrence Courtney Hurley Kelley Hurley Susie Scanlan   United States

Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Épée		men		women
Team épée				women
Foil		men		women
Team foil		men		women
Sabre		men		women
Team sabre		men

The women's team épée competition in fencing at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held on 4 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.

Competition format

This team events featured eight national teams. Great Britain, as hosts were allowed to enter a team in any event they chose, however they chose not to enter this event. First-round losers continued fencing bouts to determine ranking for fifth through eighth spots, while the quarter-final winners met in the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-final bouts competed for the gold medal, while the losing teams competed for the bronze.

Team events competed to a maximum of 45 touches. In the event of a tie, a one-minute playoff occurred. Should any team make a touch they would be declared the winner, however if both teams touch in the same play then there would not be any addition to the total score.

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Draw

Finals

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Finals
	1	Romania	38
	8	South Korea	45
						8	South Korea	45
						5	United States	36
	5	United States	45
	4	Italy	35
											8	South Korea	25
											3	China	39
	3	China	45
	6	Germany	42
						3	China	20 OT		Third place
						2	Russia	19
	7	Ukraine	34								5	United States	31 OT
	2	Russia	45								2	Russia	30

Classification 5–8

	Placement 5-8
	1	Romania	45
	4	Italy	38			Placement 5-6
						1	Romania	36
	Placement 5-8				6	Germany	45
	6	Germany	45
	7	Ukraine	36			Placement 7-8
						4	Italy	45
						7	Ukraine	40

Final classification

Rank	Team	Athlete
01 !	China	Li Na Luo Xiaojuan Sun Yujie Xu Anqi
02 !	South Korea	Choi In-Jeong Jung Hyo-Jung Shin A-Lam Choi Eun-Sook
03 !	United States	Courtney Hurley Maya Lawrence Susie Scanlan Kelley Hurley
4	Russia	Violetta Kolobova Lyubov Shutova Anna Sivkova Tatiana Logounova
5	Germany	Imke Duplitzer Britta Heidemann Monika Sozanska
6	Romania	Ana Maria Brânză Simona Gherman Anca Măroiu Loredana Dinu
7	Italy	Bianca Del Carretto Rossella Fiamingo Mara Navarria Nathalie Moellhausen
8	Ukraine	Olena Kryvytska Kseniya Pantelyeyeva Yana Shemyakina Anfisa Pochkalova

References

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