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Fencing At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's Sabre
The women's sabre fencing competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place on August 9 at the Olympic Green Convention Centre. The sabre A sabre ( French: sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such as th ... 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 Secti ... [...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] |
Olena Khomrova
Olena Khomrova ( uk, Олена Хомрова; born May 16, 1987 in Mykolaiv) is a Ukrainian fencer and member of the team which won the gold medal in sabre at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Career The Ukrainian team (she has stayed a member of) won gold in the Sabre final beating Russia during the 2009 and 2010 European Fencing Championships. At the 2009 World Fencing Championships Khomrova and her teammates beat France to win gold. The team won the title "Team of the Year" at the (Ukrainian) " Heroes of Sports Year 2009" ceremony in April 2010. Personal life Olena Khomrova is married to Sergiy Gladyr, a Ukrainian basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ... player. They have one daughter, Eva. References 1987 births Living people Ukrainian female sabre fen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Sassine
Sandra Sassine (born September 28, 1979) is a Canadian fencer. She was born in Chibougamau, Quebec. She competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In the women's sabre in 2008, she competed in section 3, beating Elvira Wood in the first round, but was eliminated in the second round by gold medalist Mariel Zagunis. She placed 28th overall. She was a member of the Canadian team that finished in 7th place in the team sabre event. She competed in the women's individual sabre event at the 2012 Summer Olympics where she lost to Aleksandra Socha Aleksandra Anna Socha Shelton (born 30 March 1982) is a Polish sabre fencer, bronze medal in the 2003 World Fencing Championships, European champion in 2004, and European team in 2008. She represented Poland at the time. Career Socha was th ... in the first round. References External links Official websiteBiographie Canadian Fencing Federation 1979 births Living people Canadian female fencer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irena Więckowska
Irena Więckowska (born 17 February 1982 in Gdańsk) is a Polish sabre fencer. Wieckowska represented Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in two sabre events. For her first event, the women's individual sabre, Wieckowska defeated Ireland's Siobhan Byrne and Russia's Elena Nechaeva in the preliminaries, before losing out the preliminary round of sixteen to Chinese fencer Bao Yingying, with a score of 6–15. Few days later, she joined with her fellow fencers and teammates Bogna Jóźwiak and Aleksandra Socha for the women's team sabre. Wieckowska and her team, however, lost the fifth place match to the Russian team (led by Sofiya Velikaya Sofiya Aleksandrovna Velikaya ( rus, Софья Александровна Великая, , ˈsofʲjə vʲɪˈlʲikəjə; born 8 June 1985) is a Russian sabre fencer. Velikaya is a former European champion (four-time individual, six-time t ...), with a total score of 36 touches. References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siobhan Claire Byrne
Siobhan Claire Byrne (born August 13, 1984) is a German-born Irish sabre fencer. She is a four-time All-American (2005–2008), a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree, and a two-time medalist at the Junior World Cup Fencing Series. She also won a bronze medal for her category at the 2007 Junior European Championships in Conegliano, Italy, and was ranked as the no. 1 Irish fencer. Byrne represented Ireland at the 2008 Summer Olympics where she competed in the women's individual sabre event. She lost the first preliminary round match to Poland's Irena Więckowska, with a score of 8–15. Byrne is also a member of the fencing team for the Ohio State Buckeyes (under her coach Vladimir Nazlymov), and a summa cum laude graduate, with a degree in health information management and systems, at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio Columbus () is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xue Tan
Tan Xue (; born January 30, 1984, in Tianjin) is a female Chinese fencer who won silver medals in the Sabre Individual at the 2004 Summer Olympics and in the Team Sabre at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She became world champion in 2002, defeating the former double world champion Yelena Jemayeva in the final, and won silver medals in both Individual and Team Sabre at the 2003 World Championship. She won the Fencing World Cup in the 2001–02 and the 2006–07 seasons. She married fencer Wang Jingzhi Wang Jingzhi (born 28 August 1982, in Tanggu, Tianjin) is a Chinese sabre fencer, who competed at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. His biggest accomplishment is winning a gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games. He married fencer Tan Xue in 2 ... in 2009. References External links Profileon the Chinese Olympic Committee 1984 births Living people Chinese sabre fencers Chinese female fencers Fencers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carole Vergne
Carole Vergne (born August 7, 1985, in Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine) is a French sabre fencer. She won two medals, silver and bronze, in the same weapon at the 2009 World Fencing Championships in Antalya, Turkey. Vergne represented France at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in two sabre events. For her first event, the women's individual sabre, Vergne received a bye for the preliminary round of thirty-two, before losing out to South Korea's Kim Keum-Hwa, with a sudden death score of 14–15. Few days later, she joined with her fellow fencers and teammates Solenn Mary, Léonore Perrus, and Anne-Lise Touya for the women's team sabre. Vergne and her team, however, lost the bronze medal match to the U.S. team (led by Mariel Zagunis Mariel Leigh Zagunis (born March 3, 1985) is an American sabre fencer. She is a two-time Olympic champion in the individual sabre ( 2004 and 2008) and the first American to win a gold medal in Olympic fencing. She was Team USA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilaria Bianco
Ilaria Bianco (born 29 May 1980 in Pisa) is an Italian sabre fencer. Between 1999 and 2005, Bianco had won a total of five medals (one gold, three silver, and one bronze), as a member of the Italian team, at the World Fencing Championships. She is a member of the fencing team for the Italian Military Air Force ( it, Sala d'Armi Aeronautica Militare), and is coached and trained by Nicola Zanotti. Bianco represented Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in the women's individual sabre event, along with her teammate Gioia Marzocca. She defeated China's Huang Haiyang in the preliminary round of thirty-two, before losing out her next match to Russia's Sofiya Velikaya Sofiya Aleksandrovna Velikaya ( rus, Софья Александровна Великая, , ˈsofʲjə vʲɪˈlʲikəjə; born 8 June 1985) is a Russian sabre fencer. Velikaya is a former European champion (four-time individual, six-time t ..., with a score of 6–15. References Ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huang Haiyang
Huang Haiyang (; born 1985-11-01 in Xuzhou, Jiangsu) is a female Chinese sabre fencer. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Major performances *2002 Asian Games - 1st team; *2003 World Championships - 2nd team; *2004 World Cup Grand Prix - 2nd team See also *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 ... External linksHuang Haiyang's profile 1985 births Living people Chinese female fencers Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers for China Olympic silver medalists for China Sportspeople from Xuzhou Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in fencing Fencers at the 2002 Asian Games Fencers at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Medalists at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Cloutier
Julie Cloutier (born April 24, 1986) is a Canadian fencer. She competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She was a member of the Canadian team that finished in 7th place in the team sabre event. She was born in Montreal, Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee .... References External links Profile on Fencing Canada official website 1986 births Living people Canadian female fencers Olympic fencers for Canada Fencers at the 2007 Pan American Games Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Fencers from Montreal Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in fencing Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games {{Canada-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Bujdoso
Alexandra Bujdoso (born 5 March 1990 in Budapest, Hungary) is a German-Hungarian sabre fencer. She is coached by her father, Imre Bujdosó, a former world class fencer and Olympic champion. While still in the Cadets category, she won the 2005–06 junior Fencing World Cup. At the same time, she took a bronze medal at the Klagenfurt World Cup and reached the quarter-finals at the 2006 World Championships in Turin. She finished the season 11th in senior world rankings, a career best as of 2014. She won in 2008 a bronze medal at the Junior World Championships in Acireale. Bujdoso took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she was eliminated in the second round by 2004 silver medallist Xue Tan. She participated again in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London where she was defeated in the round of 32 by Sabina Mikina of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
