Fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's foil
Rank Fencer Nation Points Wins Losses TS TR
1 Ilona Elek-Schacherer Hungary 12 6 1 33 17
2 Helene Mayer Germany 10 5 2 33 19
3 Ellen Müller-Preis Austria 10 5 2 32 20
4 Hedwig Haß Germany 10 5 2 30 23
5 Karen Lachmann Denmark 6 3 4 23 24
6 Jenny Addams Belgium 4 2 5 18 28
7 Ilona Vargha Hungary 4 2 5 17 31
8 Elisabeth Grasser Austria 0 0 7 11 35
Results -- Final
The final eight fencers competed in a round-robin . Ties , including the three-way tie for second , were broken by touches received in this round rather than play-off bouts as in previous rounds . [ 6 ]
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).