Fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's foil
Rank Fencer Nation Points Wins Losses TS TR Notes
1 Ellen Müller-Preis Austria 10 5 0 25 11 Q
2 Judy Guinness Penn-Hughes Great Britain 8 4 1 24 19 Q
3 Olga Oelkers Germany 6 3 2 23 16 Q
4 Grete Olsen Denmark 4 2 3 19 22
5 Margit Kristian Yugoslavia 2 1 4 13 22
6 Adèle Christiaens Belgium 0 0 5 11 25
Results -- Round 2
The women's foil was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 4 August 1936 to 5 August 1936. 41 fencers from 17 nations competed, with one additional fencer entered but withdrawing. Nations were limited to three fencers. The competition format was pool play round-robin, with bouts to five touches. Not all bouts were played in some pools if not necessary to determine advancement. Two points were awarded for each bout won. Ties were broken through fence-off bouts in early rounds if necessary for determining advancement, but by touches received in final rounds (and for non-advancement-necessary placement in earlier rounds).