Wheelchair fencing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's foil A explained

Event:Women's foil A
Games:2008 Summer
Venue:Olympic Green Convention Center
Dates:16 September
Competitors:12
Nations:8
Gold:Yu Chui Yee
Goldnpc:HKG
Silver:Zhang Chuncui
Silvernpc:CHN
Bronze:Fan Pui Shan
Bronzenpc:HKG
Prev:2004
Next:2012

The women's foil A wheelchair fencing competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held on 16 September at the Olympic Green Convention Center.[1]

The competition began with a preliminary stage where fencers were divided into two pools and played a round robin tournament.In this stage, the winner of a bout was the first person to score five hits or the person with the highest score at the end of four minutes.Next was a knock-out stage, where fencers competed in three three-minute bouts with a one-minute break between each.The winner was the first to reach fifteen hits, or the one with the highest score at the end of the last bout.In the event of a tie, another one-minute bout was held, with the winner being the first to score a hit.

The event was won by Yu Chui Yee, representing .[2]

Results

Preliminaries

Pool A

RankCompetitorMPWLPoints CHNHKGITAFRABLRHUN
155025:65:35:05:15:25:0
254123:143:55:25:35:35:1
353217:200:52:55:45:35:3
452318:201:53:54:55:25:3
551415:222:53:53:52:55:2
65059:250:51:53:53:52:5

Pool B

RankCompetitorMPWLPoints FRAHKGHUNCHNUKRPOL
155025:75:15:35:15:05:2
253217:171:51:55:35:15:3
352319:163:55:14:52:55:0
452317:201:53:55:45:13:5
552312:170:51:55:21:55:0
651410:232:53:50:55:30:5

Competition bracket

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20080925143620/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/Schedule/WF.shtml. Schedules and Results - Wheelchair fencing. 25 September 2008. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 5 October 2012.
  2. Web site: Women's foil A. 5 October 2012. International Paralympic Committee.