Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's épée

The women's épée competition in fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held on 6 August at the Carioca Arena 3.

Women's épée at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue	Carioca Arena 3
Date	6 August 2016
Competitors	37 from 19 nations
Medalists
Emese Szász  Hungary Rossella Fiamingo  Italy Sun Yiwen  China

For the victory ceremony the medals for the competition were presented by Claudia Bokel, Germany, member of the International Olympic Committee, and the gifts were presented by Giorgio Scarso, Vice President of the FIE.

Results

Finals

	Semi-finals				Final
	Sun Yiwen (CHN)	11
	Rossella Fiamingo (ITA)	12
					Rossella Fiamingo (ITA)	13
					Emese Szász (HUN)	15
	Emese Szász (HUN)	10
	Lauren Rembi (FRA)	6
					Bronze medal match
					Sun Yiwen (CHN)	15
					Lauren Rembi (FRA)	13

Top half

Section 1

	Round of 37					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarter-finals
						Sarra Besbes (TUN)		15
	Rayssa Costa (BRA)		15			Rayssa Costa (BRA)		8
	Tiffany Géroudet (SUI)		13								Sarra Besbes (TUN)		15
											Erika Kirpu (EST)		11
						Katharine Holmes (USA)		4
						Erika Kirpu (EST)		5
																Sarra Besbes (TUN)		11
																Sun Yiwen (CHN)		14
						Irina Embrich (EST)		15
						Kseniya Pantelyeyeva (UKR)		3
											Irina Embrich (EST)		12
											Sun Yiwen (CHN)		15
						Gbahi Gwladys Sakoa (CIV)		11
						Sun Yiwen (CHN)		15

Section 2

	Round of 37					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarter-finals
						Ana Maria Brânză (ROU)		15
	Nguyễn Thị Như Hoa (VIE)		7			Auriane Mallo (FRA)		8
	Auriane Mallo (FRA)		15								Ana Maria Brânză (ROU)		8
											Choi In-jeong (KOR)		15
						Choi In-jeong (KOR)		15
						Violetta Kolobova (RUS)		12
																Choi In-jeong (KOR)		8
																Rossella Fiamingo (ITA)		15
						Vivian Kong (HKG)		15
						Lyubov Shutova (RUS)		10
											Vivian Kong (HKG)		11
	Simona Pop (ROU)		10								Rossella Fiamingo (ITA)		15
	Leonora Mackinnon (CAN)		15			Leonora Mackinnon (CAN)		8
						Rossella Fiamingo (ITA)		15

Bottom half

Section 3

	Round of 37					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarter-finals
						Tatiana Logunova (RUS)		14
	Alejandra Terán (MEX)		12			Nozomi Nakano (JPN)		15
	Nozomi Nakano (JPN)		15								Nozomi Nakano (JPN)		11
											Yana Shemyakina (UKR)		8
						Yana Shemyakina (UKR)		14
						Courtney Hurley (USA)		13
																Nozomi Nakano (JPN)		4
																Emese Szász (HUN)		15
						Sun Yujie (CHN)		10
						Kang Young-mi (KOR)		15
											Kang Young-mi (KOR)		11
											Emese Szász (HUN)		15
						Julia Beljajeva (EST)		11
						Emese Szász (HUN)		15

Section 4

	Round of 37					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarter-finals
						Simona Gherman (ROU)		10
						Lauren Rembi (FRA)		13
											Lauren Rembi (FRA)		9
											Olena Kryvytska (UKR)		7
						Olena Kryvytska (UKR)		15
						Shin A-lam (KOR)		14
																Lauren Rembi (FRA)		15
																Nathalie Moellhausen (BRA)		12
						Kelley Hurley (USA)		12
						Nathalie Moellhausen (BRA)		15
											Nathalie Moellhausen (BRA)		15
	M.-F. Candassamy (FRA)		15								M.-F. Candassamy (FRA)		12
	Amanda Simeão (BRA)		6			M.-F. Candassamy (FRA)		15
						Xu Anqi (CHN)		8

Results

Rank	Fencer	Country
	Emese Szász	Hungary
	Rossella Fiamingo	Italy
	Sun Yiwen	China
4	Lauren Rembi	France
5	Sarra Besbes	Tunisia
6	Nathalie Moellhausen	Brazil
7	Choi In-jeong	South Korea
8	Nozomi Sato	Japan
9	Ana Maria Brânză	Romania
10	Irina Embrich	Estonia
11	Man Wai Vivian Kong	Hong Kong
12	Erika Kirpu	Estonia
13	Yana Shemyakina	Ukraine
14	Young Mi Kang	South Korea
15	Olena Kryvytska	Ukraine
16	Marie-Florence Candassamy	France
17	Anqi Xu	China
18	Tatiana Logunova	Russia
19	Simona Gherman	Romania
20	Shin A-lam	South Korea
21	Sun Yujie	China
22	Violetta Kolobova	Russia
23	Courtney Hurley	United States
24	Kelley Hurley	United States
25	Katharine Holmes	United States
26	Lyubov Shutova	Russia
27	Kseniya Pantelyeyeva	Ukraine
28	Gbahi Gwladys Sakoa	Ivory Coast
29	Julia Beljajeva	Estonia
30	Auriane Mallo	France
31	Rayssa Costa	Brazil
32	Leonora Mackinnon	Canada
33	Simona Pop	Romania
34	Tiffany Geroudet	Switzerland
35	Amanda Simeão	Brazil
36	Alejandra Terán	Mexico
37	Thi Nhu Hoa Nguyen	Vietnam