Fencing at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's team sabre

The women's team sabre competition of the fencing events at the 2015 Pan American Games was held on July 23 at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre.

Women's team sabre at the 2015 Pan American Games
Venue	Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre
Dates	July 23
Competitors	24 from 8 nations
Medalists
Ibtihaj Muhammad Mariel Zagunis Dagmara Wozniak   United States   Úrsula González Paola Pliego Julieta Toledo   Mexico   Alejandra Benítez Milagros Pastran Shia Rodriguez   Venezuela
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The team sabre competition consisted of a three-round single-elimination bracket with a bronze medal match between the two semifinal losers and classification semifinals and finals for 5th to 8th places. Teams consist of three members each. Matches consist of nine bouts, with every fencer on one team facing each fencer on the other team. Scoring carried over between bouts with a total of 45 touches being the team goal. Bouts lasted until one team reached the target multiple of 5 touches. For example, if the first bout ended with a score of 5–3, that score would remain into the next bout and the second bout would last until one team reached 10 touches. Bouts also had a maximum time of three minutes each; if the final bout ended before either team reached 45 touches, the team leading at that point won. A tie at that point would result in an additional one-minute sudden-death time period. This sudden-death period was further modified by the selection of a draw-winner beforehand; if neither fencer scored a touch during the minute, the predetermined draw-winner won the bout.

Schedule

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4).

Date	Time	Round
July 23, 2015	9:05	Quarterfinals
July 23, 2015	10:15	Fifth to eighth
July 23, 2015	11:25	Semifinals
July 23, 2015	17:05	Bronze medal match
July 23, 2015	19:05	Final

Results

The following are the results of the event.

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	1	United States	45
	8	El Salvador	25
						1	United States	45
						5	Cuba	33
	5	Cuba	45
	4	Canada	39
											1	United States	45
											2	Mexico	31
	3	Venezuela	45
	6	Dominican Republic	36
						3	Venezuela	36			Third place
						2	Mexico	45
	7	Brazil	27								5	Cuba	38
	2	Mexico	45								3	Venezuela	45

Classification 5 – 8

	Classification					Fifth place
	8	El Salvador	32
	4	Canada	45
						4	Canada	45
						7	Brazil	38
	6	Dominican Republic	41
	7	Brazil	45			Seventh place
						8	El Salvador	29
						6	Dominican Republic	45

Final classification

Rank	Team	Athlete
	United States	Ibtihaj Muhammad Mariel Zagunis Dagmara Wozniak
	Mexico	Úrsula González Paola Pliego Julieta Toledo
	Venezuela	Alejandra Benítez Milagros Pastran Shia Rodriguez
4	Cuba	Yaritza Goulet Jennifer Morales Darlin Robert
5	Canada	Pamela Brind’Amour Gabriella Page Marissa Ponich
6	Brazil	Marta Baeza Centurion Giulia Gasparin Karina Lakerbai
7	Dominican Republic	Rossy Félix Maybelline Johnnson Heyydys Ysabel
8	El Salvador	Madeline Hernandez Elias Alba Marroquin Castañeda Fatima Tobar