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


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
DateTimeRound
Saturday, 4 August 201210:30Quarter-finals
Saturday, 4 August 201212:00Placement 5-8
Saturday, 4 August 201213:30Semi-finals
Saturday, 4 August 201215:00Placement 5-6
Saturday, 4 August 201215:00Placement 7-8
Saturday, 4 August 201218:00Bronze medal match
Saturday, 4 August 201219:15Final

Draw

Finals

Classification 5–8

Final classification