Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's foil

The women's foil was one of seven fencing

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events on the fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

At the 1948 Summer Olympics, seven fencing events were contested, six for men and one for women.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-Participating nations:A total of 294 fencers from 30 nations competed at the London Games:...

programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 31, 1948 to August 2, 1948. 39 fencers from 15 nations competed.

Results

Fencer	Country
Ilona Elek-Schacherer
Karen Lachmann Karen Lachmann Karen Lachmann was a Danish fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's individual foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Ellen Müller-Preis
Maria Cerra Maria Cerra Maria Cerra was an American fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Fritzi Wenisch-Filz
Margit Elek Margit Elek Margit Elek was a Hungarian fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil events at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Velleda Cesari Velleda Cesari Velleda Cesari was an Italian fencer. She won a bronze medal in the women's team foil event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Mary Glen-Haig Mary Glen-Haig Dame Mary Alison Glen-Haig DBE is a British fencer who competed in four Olympic games in 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1960. She was born in London, the daughter of William James, a fencer at the 1908 London Olympics...
Irene Camber-Corno
Jenny Addams Jenny Addams Jenny Addams was a Belgian fencer. She competed at four Olympic Games.-References:...
Éva Kun Éva Kun Éva Kun was a Hungarian fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Gytte Minton Gytte Minton Gytte Minton was a British fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Irma de Antequeda Irma de Antequeda Irma de Antequeda was an Argentine fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Renée Garilhe Renée Garilhe Renée Garilhe was a French fencer. She won a bronze medal in the women's individual foil event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Grete Olsen Grete Olsen Grete Olsen was a Danish fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1932, 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Jan York-Romary
Lylian Malherbaud-Lecomte-Guyonneau Lylian Malherbaud-Lecomte-Guyonneau Lylian Malherbaud-Lecomte-Guyonneau is a French fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil events at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Françoise Gouny Françoise Gouny Françoise Gouny is a French fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Elsa Irigoyen Elsa Irigoyen Elsa Irigoyen was an Argentine fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Elena Libera Elena Libera Elena Libera was an Italian fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Kate Mahaut Kate Mahaut Kate Mahaut was a Danish fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil events at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Gabriele Zeilinger Gabriele Zeilinger Gabriele Zeilinger was an Austrian fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Helena Dow Helena Dow Helena Dow was an American fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Anna Klupfel
Mary Meyer-van der Sluis Mary Meyer-van der Sluis Mary Meyer-van der Sluis was a Dutch fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Anja Secrève
Rhoda Martin Rhoda Martin Rhoda Evelyn Martin was a Canadian fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Enriqueta Mayora Enriqueta Mayora Enriqueta Mayora is a Mexican fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Betty Carnegy-Arbuthnott Betty Carnegy-Arbuthnott Elizabeth Carnegy-Arbuthnott was a British fencer. She competed at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...
Hedwig Rieder Hedwig Rieder Hedwig Rieder was a Swiss fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil events at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Irena Nawrocka Irena Nawrocka Irena Nawrocka was a Polish fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil events at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics....
Nadia Boudesco Nadia Boudesco Nadia Boudesco was a Mexican Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Nélida Fullone Nélida Fullone Nélida Fullone was an Argentine fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Betty Hamilton Elizabeth Hamilton (fencer) Elizabeth Hamilton was a Canadian fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Victoria Hagemann Victoria Hagemann Victoria Hagemann was a Swiss Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Adèle Christiaens Adèle Christiaens Adèle Christiaens was a Belgian fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Dorothy Dermody Dorothy Dermody Dorothy Dermody was an Irish Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Emilie Schwindt Emilie Schwindt Emilie Schwindt was a Belgian fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Emma Ruíz Emma Ruíz Emma Ruíz is a Mexican fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...

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