1936 Summer Olympics / Fencing - Foil (women)

sport	fencing
discipline	foil
gender	Women
Attendees	41 athletes from 17 countries
Competition location	German Sports Forum
Competition phase	4th to 5th August 1936
Medalists  Ilona Elek-Schacherer ( HUN )  Helene Mayer ( GER )  Ellen Price ( AUT )
← 1932 1948 →

Fencing competitions at the 1936 Olympic Games
Sword	Men
foil	Men	Women
saber	Men
Epee team	Men
Foil team	Men
Saber crew	Men

The competition in foil fencing for women at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin took place from August 4th to 5th in the domed hall and in front of the House of German Sports in the German Sports Forum .

Each nation could nominate up to three female fencers. The Olympic champion was Ilona Elek-Schacherer from Hungary. Silver won the German Helene Mayer and bronze went to the Ellen Preis from Austria.

Results

First round

Pool 1

rank	Athlete	nation	Points	S.	N.	Own Hit	opponent Hit
1	Ilona Elek-Schacherer	Hungary	8th	4th	0	20th	5
2	Elisabeth Grasser	Austria	8th	4th	1	24	13
3	Denise Kramer-Scholer	Switzerland	8th	4th	1	21st	15th
4th	Toos van der Klaauw	Netherlands	6th	3	2	16	15th
5	Joanna de Tuscan	United States	2	1	4th	15th	21st
6th	Carmen Raisová	Czechoslovakia	2	1	4th	15th	23
7th	Andrée Boisson	France	0	0	5	6th	25th

Pool 2

rank	Athlete	nation	Points	S.	N.	Own Hit	opponent Hit
1	Helene Mayer	German Empire	12	6th	0	30th	6th
2	Erna bow	Hungary	10	5	1	27	18th
3	Margit Kristian	Yugoslavia	8th	4th	2	25th	21st
4th	Hilda von Puttkammer	Brazil	6th	3	3	19th	20th
5	Berit Granquist	Sweden	4th	2	4th	20th	26th
6th	Betty Arbuthnott	Great Britain	0	0	5	12	25th
6th	Nancy Archibald	Canada	0	0	5	8th	25th

Pool 3

rank	Athlete	nation	Points	S.	N.	Own Hit	opponent Hit
1	Karen Lachmann	Denmark	8th	4th	1	21st	11
2	Marion Lloyd	United States	6th	3	2	19th	15th
3	Adèle Christiaens	Belgium	6th	3	2	19th	17th
4th	Olga Oelkers	German Empire	6th	3	2	20th	18th
5	Marie Šedivá	Czechoslovakia	4th	2	3	14th	20th
6th	Marguerite Reuche	Great Britain	0	0	5	13	25th

Pool 4

rank	Athlete	nation	Points	S.	N.	Own Hit	opponent Hit
1	Hedwig hatred	German Empire	12	6th	0	30th	5
2	Ulla Barding	Denmark	8th	4th	1	21st	11
3	Ilona Vargha	Hungary	6th	3	1	17th	9
4th	Ingeborg Scheel	Switzerland	4th	2	4th	14th	24
5	Suat Asani	Turkey	4th	2	3	16	18th
6th	Aileen Thomas	Canada	4th	2	4th	20th	28
7th	Thea waiter	Romania	0	0	6th	7th	30th

Pool 5

rank	Athlete	nation	Points	S.	N.	Own Hit	opponent Hit
1	Ellen Price	Austria	10	5	0	25th	7th
2	Agathe Turgis	France	6th	3	1	19th	12
3	Madeleine Scrève	Belgium	6th	3	1	17th	12
4th	Grete Olsen	Denmark	6th	3	1	17th	15th
5	Yvonne Bornand	Switzerland	2	1	4th	13	21st
6th	Ebba Gripenstedt	Sweden	4th	2	4th	18th	28
7th	Halet Çambel	Turkey	0	0	5	10	25th

Pool 6

rank	Athlete	nation	Points	S.	N.	Own Hit	opponent Hit
1	Friederike Wenisch	Austria	10	5	0	25th	9
2	Jenny Addams	Belgium	8th	4th	1	24	14th
3	Judy Penn-Hughes	Great Britain	6th	3	3	22nd	23
4th	Dorothy Locke	United States	6th	3	3	22nd	24
5	Ivka Tavčar	Yugoslavia	4th	2	4th	22nd	24
6th	Gerda Gantz	Romania	4th	2	4th	15th	24
7th	Kathleen Hughes-Hallett	Canada	2	1	5	16	27

Quarter finals

Pool 1

rank	Athlete	nation	Points	S.	N.	Own Hit	opponent Hit
1	Elisabeth Grasser	Austria	10	5	0	25th	15th
2	Jenny Addams	Belgium	8th	4th	1	24	14th
3	Dorothy Locke	United States	4th	2	3	20th	20th
4th	Erna Bogen-Bogáti	Hungary	4th	2	3	19th	21st
5	Ulla Barding	Denmark	2	1	4th	16	24
5	Ingeborg Scheel	Switzerland	2	1	4th	14th	24

Pool 2

rank	Athlete	nation	Points	S.	N.	Own Hit	opponent Hit
1	Ellen Price	Austria	10	5	0	25th	11
2	Judy Penn-Hughes	Great Britain	8th	4th	1	24	19th
3	Olga Oelkers	German Empire	6th	3	2	23	16
4th	Grete Olsen	Denmark	4th	2	3	19th	22nd
5	Margit Kristian	Yugoslavia	2	1	4th	13	22nd
6th	Adèle Christiaens	Belgium	0	0	5	11	25th

Pool 3

rank	Athlete	nation	Points	S.	N.	Own Hit	opponent Hit
1	Helene Mayer	German Empire	8th	4th	0	20th	2
2	Marion Lloyd	United States	6th	3	1	16	12
3	Ilona Vargha	Hungary	6th	3	1	18th	15th
4th	Madeleine Scrève	Belgium	2	1	3	10	15th
5	Friederike Wenisch	Austria	2	1	3	13	16
6th	Hilda von Puttkammer	Brazil	0	0	5	11	25th

Pool 4

rank	Athlete	nation	Points	S.	N.	Own Hit	opponent Hit
1	Hedwig hatred	German Empire	10	5	0	25th	6th
2	Karen Lachmann	Denmark	8th	4th	1	21st	9
3	Ilona Elek-Schacherer	Hungary	4th	2	3	20th	19th
4th	Toos van der Klaauw	Netherlands	4th	2	3	15th	23
5	Denise Kramer-Scholer	Switzerland	2	1	4th	15th	21st
6th	Agathe Turgis	France	0	0	5	7th	25th

Semifinals

Pool 1

rank	Athlete	nation	Points	S.	N.	Own Hit	opponent Hit
1	Jenny Addams	Belgium	6th	3	1	18th	10
2	Ellen Price	Austria	6th	3	1	19th	13
2	Ilona Vargha	Hungary	6th	3	1	17th	13
4th	Hedwig hatred	German Empire	4th	2	2	16	16
5	Marion Lloyd	United States	2	1	4th	19th	20th
6th	Olga Oelkers	German Empire	2	1	4th	7th	24

Pool 2

rank	Athlete	nation	Points	S.	N.	Own Hit	opponent Hit
1	Ilona Elek-Schacherer	Hungary	10	5	0	25th	10
2	Helene Mayer	German Empire	8th	4th	1	21st	11
3	Elisabeth Grasser	Austria	4th	2	3	19th	17th
3	Karen Lachmann	Denmark	4th	2	3	17th	17th
5	Dorothy Locke	United States	2	1	4th	8th	21st
6th	Judy Penn-Hughes	Great Britain	2	1	4th	10	24

final

rank	athlete	nation	Points	S.	N.	Own Hit	opponent Hit
1	Ilona Elek-Schacherer	Hungary	12	6th	1	33	17th
2	Helene Mayer	German Empire	10	5	2	33	19th
3	Ellen Price	Austria	10	5	2	32	20th
4th	Hedwig hatred	German Empire	10	5	2	30th	23
5	Karen Lachmann	Denmark	6th	3	4th	23	24
6th	Jenny Addams	Belgium	4th	2	5	18th	28
7th	Ilona Vargha	Hungary	4th	2	5	17th	31
8th	Elisabeth Grasser	Austria	0	0	7th	11	35

encounter		Result
Ilona Elek-Schacherer	Helene Mayer	5	4th
Ilona Elek-Schacherer	Ellen Price	5	3
Ilona Elek-Schacherer	Karen Lachmann	5	3
Ilona Elek-Schacherer	Jenny Addams	5	1
Ilona Elek-Schacherer	Ilona Vargha	5	1
Ilona Elek-Schacherer	Elisabeth Grasser	5	0
Helene Mayer	Hedwig hatred	5	3
Helene Mayer	Karen Lachmann	5	2
Helene Mayer	Jenny Addams	5	0
Helene Mayer	Ilona Vargha	5	1
Helene Mayer	Elisabeth Grasser	5	3
Ellen Price	Helene Mayer	5	4th
Ellen Price	Karen Lachmann	5	2
Ellen Price	Jenny Addams	5	2
Ellen Price	Ilona Vargha	5	1
Ellen Price	Elisabeth Grasser	5	1
Hedwig hatred	Ilona Elek-Schacherer	5	3
Hedwig hatred	Ellen Price	5	4th
Hedwig hatred	Karen Lachmann	5	1
Hedwig hatred	Jenny Addams	5	4th
Hedwig hatred	Elisabeth Grasser	5	1
Karen Lachmann	Jenny Addams	5	1
Karen Lachmann	Ilona Vargha	5	2
Karen Lachmann	Elisabeth Grasser	5	1
Jenny Addams	Ilona Vargha	5	2
Jenny Addams	Elisabeth Grasser	5	1
Ilona Vargha	Hedwig hatred	5	2
Ilona Vargha	Elisabeth Grasser	5	4th

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