Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's sabre

The women's sabre competition in fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held on 8 August at the Carioca Arena 3. Russia's Yana Egorian won the gold medal over compatriot Sofiya Velikaya, and Ukraine's Olha Kharlan won the bronze medal.^[1]

VenueCarioca Arena 3

Date8 August 2016

Competitors36 from 20 nations

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Women's sabre at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue	Carioca Arena 3
Date	8 August 2016
Competitors	36 from 20 nations
Medalists
Yana Egorian  Russia Sofiya Velikaya  Russia Olha Kharlan  Ukraine
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The medals were presented by Irena Szewińska, IOC member, Poland and Stanislav Pozdnyakov, President of the European Fencing Confederation and Russian Olympic Committee.^{[citation needed]}