Fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's foil
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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 August 4, 1936 to August 5, 1936. 41 fencers from 17 nations competed.
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
events on the fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics
At the 1936 Summer Olympics, seven fencing events were contested, six for men and one for women.-Medal Summary:-Medal table:-Participating nations:A total of 311 fencers from 29 nations competed at the Berlin Games:...
programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 4, 1936 to August 5, 1936. 41 fencers from 17 nations competed.
Results
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| Helene Mayer Helene Mayer Helene Mayer was a world champion Olympic fencer who competed for Nazi Germany in the 1936 Summer Olympics, despite having been forced to leave Germany and resettle in the United States because she was of Jewish family background.She was Jewish, and was born in Offenbach am Main.-Fencing... |
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| Ellen Müller-Preis | |
| Hedwig Haß Hedwig Haß Hedwig Haß was a German fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
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| Karen Lachmann Karen Lachmann Karen Lachmann was a Danish fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's individual foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
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| Jenny Addams Jenny Addams Jenny Addams was a Belgian fencer. She competed at four Olympic Games.-References:... |
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| Ilona Vargha Ilona Vargha Ilona Vargha was a Hungarian fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
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| Elisabeth Grasser Elisabeth Grasser Elisabeth Grasser was an Austrian fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
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| Marion Lloyd Marion Lloyd Marion Lloyd was an American fencer. She competed at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
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| Dorothy Locke Dorothy Locke Dorothy Locke was an American fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
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| Olga Oelkers Olga Oelkers Olga Oelkers was a German fencer. She won a bronze medal in the women's individual foil event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
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| Judy Guinness Penn-Hughes | |
| Erna Bogen-Bogáti Erna Bogen-Bogáti Erna Bogen-Bogáti was a Hungarian fencer. She won a bronze medal in the women's individual foil event at the 1932 Summer Olympics. She was the wife of the Hungarian fencer Aladár Gerevich.-References:... |
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| Grete Olsen Grete Olsen Grete Olsen was a Danish fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1932, 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
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| Madeleine Scrève Madeleine Scrève Madeleine Scrève was a Belgian fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
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| Toos van der Klaauw | |
| Ingeborg Scheel Ingeborg Scheel Ingeborg Scheel was a Swiss fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
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| Ulla Barding-Poulsen Ulla Barding-Poulsen Ulla Barding-Poulsen was a Danish fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 and 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
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| Margit Kristian | |
| Fritzi Wenisch-Filz | |
| Denise Kramer-Scholer Denise Kramer-Scholer Denise Kramer-Scholer was a Swiss fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
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| Adèle Christiaens Adèle Christiaens Adèle Christiaens was a Belgian fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
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| Hilda von Puttkammer Hilda von Puttkammer Hilda von Puttkammer was a Brazilian fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
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| Agathe Turgis Agathe Turgis Agathe Turgis was a French fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
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| Joanna de Tuscan Joanna de Tuscan Joanna de Tuscan was an American fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
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| Berit Granquist Berit Granquist Berit Granquist was a Swedish fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
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| Marie Šedivá Marie Šedivá Marie Šedivá was a Czech fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
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| Suat Aşani Suat Aşani Suat Aşani was a Turkish fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
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| Yvonne Bornand Yvonne Bornand Yvonne Bornand was a Swiss fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
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| Ivka Tavčar Ivka Tavčar Ivka Tavčar was a Yugoslav fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
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| Carmen Raisová Carmen Raisová Carmen Raisová was a Czech fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
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| Marguerite Reuche Marguerite Reuche Marguerite Reuche was a French fencer. She competed in the individual women's foil competition at the 1928 and 1936 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
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| Aileen Thomas | |
| Gerda Gantz Gerda Gantz Gerda Gantz was a Romanian fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
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| Ebba Gripenstedt Ebba Gripenstedt Ebba Gripenstedt was a Swedish fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil events at the 1928 and 1936 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
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| Betty Arbuthnott | |
| Nancy Archibald Nancy Archibald Nancy Archibald was a Canadian fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
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| Andrée Boisson Andrée Boisson Andrée Boisson was a French fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
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| Thea Kellner Thea Kellner Thea Kellner was a Romanian fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
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| Halet Çambel Halet Çambel Halet Çambel was a Turkish fencer and renowned archaeologist.Çambel was born in Berlin. Her father, Hasan Cemil Çambel, was closely associated with Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the Turkish republic. Her mother, Remziye Hanim, was the daughter of the Turkish ambassador to Germany... |
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| Kathleen Hughes-Hallett Kathleen Hughes-Hallett Kathleen Hughes-Hallett was a Canadian fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
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