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Fencing At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's Team Foil
The women's team foil fencing competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place on August 16 at the Olympic Green Convention Centre. The team foil Foil may refer to: Materials * Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mill machine * Metal leaf, a very thin sheet of decorative metal * Aluminium foil, a type of wrapping for food * Tin foil, metal foil ... competition consisted of a three-round single-elimination bracket with a bronze medal match between the two semifinal losers and classification semifinals and finals for 5th to 8th places. Teams consist of three members each. Matches consist of nine bouts, with every fencer on one team facing each fencer on the other team. Scoring carried over between bouts with a total of 45 touches being the team goal. Bouts lasted until one team reached the target multiple of 5 touches. For example, if the first bout ended with a score of 5–3, that score would remain into the next bout a ... [...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] |
Foil (fencing)
A foil is one of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing, all of which are metal. It is flexible, rectangular in cross section, and weighs under a pound. As with the épée, points are only scored by contact with the tip, which, in electrically scored tournaments, is capped with a spring-loaded button to signal a touch. A foil fencer's uniform features the lamé (a vest, electrically wired to record valid hits). The foil is the most commonly used weapon in competition.https://idrottonline.se/LjungbyFK-Faktning/globalassets/ljungby-fk---faktning/dokument/a-parents-guide-to-fencing.pdf Non-electric and electric foils Background There are two types of foils that are used in modern fencing. Both types are made with the same basic parts: the pommel, grip, guard, and blade. The difference between them is one is electric, and the other is known as "steam" or "dry". The blades of both varieties are capped with a plastic or rubber piece, with a button at the tip in electric b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magdalena Mroczkiewicz
Magdalena Mroczkiewicz (born 28 August 1979) is a Polish fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team foil event at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from .... References 1979 births Living people Polish female fencers Olympic fencers for Poland Fencers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Poland Olympic medalists in fencing Sportspeople from Gdańsk Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics 20th-century Polish women 21st-century Polish women {{Poland-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Su Wanwen
Su Wanwen (born 1982-10-02 in Guangzhou, Guangdong) is a female Chinese foil fencer, who competed at the 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 ... coming 16th. Major performances *2006 Asian Games - 2nd team *2007 World Cup Grand Prix Cuba - 2nd team *2008 Summer Olympics - 16th Place See also * China at the 2008 Summer Olympics References 1982 births Living people Chinese female fencers Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers for China Asian Games medalists in fencing Fencers at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for China Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Fencers from Guangzhou 21st-century Chinese women {{PRChina-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Lei (fencing)
Zhang Lei (born 23 March 1979 in Nanjing, Jiangsu) is a female Chinese foil fencer. She competed at the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics. Major performances *2002 Asian Games – 1st foil; *2008 World Cup Germany – 1st foil See also *China at the 2000 Summer Olympics *China at the 2008 Summer Olympics China was the host nation of the 2008 Summer Olympics. China was represented by the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC), and the team of selected athletes were officially known as ''Team China''. As the host country, China had a total of 639 athletes ... References 1979 births Living people Chinese female fencers Fencers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers for China Sportspeople from Nanjing Asian Games medalists in fencing Fencers at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games silver medalists for China Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Universiade medalists in fencing Fencers from Jiangsu FIS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun Chao (fencing)
Sun Chao (born January 23, 1983, in Tianjin) is a female Chinese foil fencer, who competed at the 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 .... Major performances *2007 World Cup Shanghai - 7th *2007 World Cup Grand Prix Cuba - 2nd team See also * China at the 2008 Summer Olympics References 1983 births Living people Chinese female fencers Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers for China Fencers from Tianjin 21st-century Chinese women {{PRChina-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huang Jialing
Huang Jialing (born 3 August 1982 in Guangzhou, Guangdong) is a female Chinese foil fencer. She competed at the 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 .... Major performances * 1995 Guangzhou Sports School * 2002 Guangdong Sports College * 2005/2007 National Team See also * China at the 2008 Summer Olympics External links Huang Jialingat 2008teamchina.olympic.cn * 1982 births Living people Chinese female fencers Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers for China Asian Games medalists in fencing Fencers at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for China Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Fencers from Guangzhou 21st-century Chinese women {{PRChina-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katja Waechter
Katja is a feminine given name. In Germany, the Netherlands, Flanders, and Scandinavia, it is a pet form of Katherine (given name), Katherine. Katja may refer to: Music *Katja Andy (1906–2013), German-American pianist *Katja Ebstein (born 1945), German singer *Katja Glieson, Australian recording artist *Katja Schuurman (born 1975), Dutch actress, singer and television personality Modelling *Katja Shchekina (born 1986), Russian supermodel Politics * Katja Adler (born 1974), German politician * Katja Boh (1929–2008), Slovenian sociologist, diplomat, politician * Katja Kipping (born 1978), German politician, chairwoman of the Left Party * Katja Husen (1976–2022), German politician * Katja Suding (born 1975), German politician Sports *Katja Demut (born 1983), German triple jumper *Katja Dieckow (born 1984), German diver *Katja Ebbinghaus (born 1948), German tennis player *Katja Gerber (born 1975), German judoka *Katja Haller (born 1981), Italian professional biathle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
