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Fencing At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's épée
The women's épée fencing competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place on August 13 at the Olympic Green Convention Centre. The épée The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contains ... competition consisted of a five-round single-elimination bracket with a bronze medal match between the two semifinal losers. Fencing was done to 15 touches or to the completion of three three-minute rounds if neither fencer reached 15 touches by then. At the end of time, the higher-scoring fencer was the winner; a tie resulted in an additional one-minute sudden-death time period. This sudden-death period was further modified by the selection of a draw-winner beforehand; if neither fencer scored a touch during the minute, the predetermined draw-winner won the bout. Draw Finals S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Green Convention Centre
The China National Convention Center, previously known as the Olympic Green Convention Center () is a convention center located in the Olympic Green in Beijing. History It was designed by RMJM and was originally used for the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. It covers an area of 270,000 square metres. It was one of the four principal buildings of the Olympic Green. The convention center served as the competition spot for the fencing, and the shooting and fencing parts of the modern pentathlon events in the 2008 Summer Olympics and the boccia and wheelchair fencing events at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. The International Broadcast Centre was located in this venue. and will be used again for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Transportation The nearest subway station is Aolinpike Gongyuan (Olympic Park) station Aolinpike Gongyuan (Olympic Park) station () is an interchange station on Line 8 and Line 15 of the Beijing Subway. The station was named Olympic Green. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noam Mills
Noam Mills ( he, נעם מילס; born May 27, 1986) is an Israeli fencer, who competed in the individual women's épée event for Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She is a three-time junior Israeli champion in épée, and a four-time senior Israeli champion. In 2006, she was the No. 1 ranked female junior épée fencer in the world, and won the épée title at the Junior World Fencing Championships. Mills won the silver medal in épée representing Israel at the 2007 Summer Universiade. Competing for the Harvard's Women's Fencing Team, she came in second in the NCAA Championships three times, in 2008-11. She also won the bronze medal at the 2010 European Fencing Championships in women's épée. Early life Mills was born in Hod Hasharon, and grew up in Kfar Saba, Israel, and is Jewish. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherraine Schalm
Sherraine Schalm, formerly Sherraine Schalm-MacKay (born June 21, 1975), is a former top-ranked Canadian Olympic épée fencer. She is a World Cup medal winner, elementary school teacher and author. She is a graduate of the University of Ottawa. At the 2005 World Fencing Championships she won a bronze medal in the individual épée event, becoming the first Canadian to ever win a World Championships medal in the sport. The next season, in 2005–06, she won the overall World Cup title. Born in Brooks, Alberta, Schalm has earned the best ever results for any Canadian woman fencer at the world championships, the Olympic Games and is a four-time medallist at the Pan American Games. She has competed at four Summer Olympics. In 2000 she finished 19th in the individual event. In 2004 she finished 18th in the individual event, and fourth in the team event. Schalm published a memoir, ''Running With Swords'' (under the name Sherraine MacKay), in 2005. In the 2008 Olympic Games, Schal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imke Duplitzer
Imke Duplitzer (born 28 July 1975 in Karlsruhe) is a German épée fencing, fencer. Imke is a four time Olympian (2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012) where she placed 10th, 5th, 5th, and 29th respectively (in the individual competition). She also fenced in three team events at the Olympics, and at the 2004 Summer Olympics she won the silver medal in the team épée competition with Britta Heidemann and Claudia Bokel. During the 2006 World Fencing Championships she won the bronze medal after beating Romania in the épée team event together with her teammates Claudia Bokel, Britta Heidemann and Marijana Markovic. She is also a two time European Champion in the individual event (1999 & 2010) as well as being a part of the Gold medal-winning team in 1998. Duplitzer is coming out, openly lesbian. References External links * * * archive * * * 1975 births Living people Fencers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amber Parkinson
Amber Parkinson (born 3 October 1976 in Melbourne) is an Australian épée fencer. As an Athlete Parkinson was ranked first in the Australian Open Fencing Championships in December 2007. In August 2007 Parkinson competed in the Asian Fencing Championships Nantong, China, coming second. Parkinson also competed at several fencing tournaments in Europe for 10 weeks in early 2008 resulting in her qualifying for the Australian Olympic Fencing Team for Beijing 2008 The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nat .... In April 2008 Parkinson came third in the Asian Fencing Championships. Achievements * Australian Open Fencing Championships December 2007, Gold * Asian Fencing Championships, Nantong, China, August 2007, Silver * Asian Fencing championships, Bangkok, Thailand, April 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megumi Ikeda
(née Harada) is a Japanese former fencer. She competed in the women's individual épée events at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na .... References External links * 1979 births Living people Japanese female épée fencers Olympic fencers for Japan Fencers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics People from Yamagata Prefecture Asian Games medalists in fencing Fencers at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emese Szász
Emese (fl. 9th century CE) was the daughter of Prince Önedbelia of Dentumoger, the consort of the Scythian (i.e. from Dentumoger, Scythia) lord Ügyek, and the mother of High Prince Álmos in Hungarian historical mythology; thus, she was the ancestress of the Hungarian royal house of Árpád, the dynasty which founded the Hungarian Kingdom. Due to a lack of reliable source material, it is difficult to separate the legends concerning Emese from her actual role as an historical person. Emese was a Hungarian woman who lived in an epoch when the Magyars' cohabitation with the Khazars ceased, and the Pechenegs forced them to resettle in the Carpathian basin, where they established their kingdom. According to tradition, she is the mother of the Magyar royal dynasty, which sprang from one of the seven original Magyar tribes. Hence, she has been credited as "the mother of all ethnic Hungarians". Emese in legend Emese's Dream, the legend concerning the conception of Prince Álmos, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hadia Bentaleb
Hadia Bentaleb ( ar, هادية بن طالب; born 31 August 1980) is an Algerian épée fencer. Bentaleb represented Algeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in the women's individual épée event. She lost the preliminary round of thirty-two match to Hungary's Emese Szász Emese (fl. 9th century CE) was the daughter of Prince Önedbelia of Dentumoger, the consort of the Scythian (i.e. from Dentumoger, Scythia) lord Ügyek, and the mother of High Prince Álmos in Hungarian historical mythology; thus, she was the a ..., with a score of 4–15. References External linksProfile– FIE Algerian female épée fencers Living people Olympic fencers for Algeria Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics 1980 births 21st-century Algerian sportswomen {{Algeria-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeung Chui Ling
Yeung Chui Ling (; born 17 September 1982) is a fencer from Hong Kong, China who won a bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games in the women's épée team competition. She also competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ..., losing her only bout both times. References Living people 1982 births Hong Kong female épée fencers Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers for Hong Kong Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games medalists in fencing Fencers at the 2002 Asian Games Fencers at the 2006 Asian Games Fencers at the 2010 Asian Games Fencers at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Hong Kong Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yana Shemyakina
Yana Volodymyrivna Shemyakina ( uk, Яна Володимирівна Шемякіна; born 5 January 1986) is a Ukrainian right-handed fencer, three-time Olympian, and 2012 individual Olympic champion. Shemyakina competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the |
Jesika Jiménez
Jesika Jacqueline Jiménez Luna (born June 8, 1980) is a Panamanian fencer. She competed in the individual épée event at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was also the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. She earned her first victory against Yana Shemyakina (Ukraine) in the first round, but was eliminated in the subsequent round after losing to Imke Duplitzer Imke Duplitzer (born 28 July 1975 in Karlsruhe) is a German épée fencing, fencer. Imke is a four time Olympian (2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012) where she placed 10th, 5th, 5th, and 29th respectively (in the individual competition). She also fenced ... (Germany). References External linksNBC Profile 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Panama City Panamanian female épée fencers Olympic fencers for Panama Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in fencing Pan American Games bronze medalists for Panama Fencers at the 2003 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhong Weiping
Zhong Weiping (; born October 23, 1981 in Shanghai) is a female Chinese épée fencer. Zhong won the gold medal in the épée team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating France in the final. She accomplished this with her team mates Li Na, Luo Xiaojuan and Zhang Li. She also competed for China at the 2004 Athens Olympics, finishing 10th in the individual épée and 6th in the team épée events. References Achievements : 2006 World Fencing Championships The 2006 World Fencing Championships were held at the Oval Lingotto in Turin, Italy. The event took place from 29 September to 7 October 2006. Same Thing of the 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter ..., team épée 1981 births Living people Fencers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers for China Fencers from Shanghai Chinese female fencers Asian Games medalists in fencing Fencers at the 2002 Asian Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
