Britta Heidmann survived a fire in the venue and added to Germany’s gold medal count by breaking out of 9th seed to take the individual world championship in Women’s Epee in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Heidmann was a member of the broze medal epee team at the 2006 world championships held in Turin, Italy. She defeated Chinese epeeist Li Na 14-10 in the finals. Irina Embrich (EST) and Maureen Nisima (FRA) took bronze.
Nobody was hurt during the fire, and the fencing continued.
The fire didn’t help out American hopes today, as the only US women’s victory came when Estonian Maarika Vosu was eliminated from competition for not showing up to the strip on time for her match with Courtney Hurley. Hurley was the only US fencer to advance to the round of 32. 8th seed Sherrain Schalm of Canada was eliminated in the round of 64.
Women’s Epee Final Placement (Top 8)
| Place | Last Name | First Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEIDEMANN | Britta | GER |
| 2 | LI | Na | CHN |
| 3 | EMBRICH | Irina | EST |
| 3 | NISIMA | Maureen | FRA |
| 5 | STROGANOVA | Eugenia | RUS |
| 6 | BOSCARELLI | Francesca | ITA |
| 7 | IORDACHIOIU | Loredana | ROU |
| 8 | SHUTOVA | Lubov | RUS |
Women’s Epee – Top 8 Direct Elimination Table
| 1 | IORDACHIOIU Loredana | ROU | |||
| HEIDEMANN Britta | |||||
| 8 | HEIDEMANN Britta | GER | 15/5 | ||
| HEIDEMANN Britta | |||||
| 5 | EMBRICH Irina | EST | 15/9 | ||
| EMBRICH Irina | |||||
| 4 | STROGANOVA Eugenia | RUS | 15/9 | ||
| HEIDEMANN Britta | |||||
| 3 | LI Na | CHN | 14/10 | ||
| LI Na | |||||
| 6 | BOSCARELLI Francesca | ITA | 15/12 | ||
| LI Na | |||||
| 7 | SHUTOVA Lubov | RUS | 8/7 | ||
| NISIMA Maureen | |||||
| 2 | NISIMA Maureen | FRA | 11/10 |
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Full Placement List (126 Fencers)
| Place | Last Name | First Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEIDEMANN | Britta | GER |
| 2 | LI | Na | CHN |
| 3 | EMBRICH | Irina | EST |
| 3 | NISIMA | Maureen | FRA |
| 5 | STROGANOVA | Eugenia | RUS |
| 6 | BOSCARELLI | Francesca | ITA |
| 7 | IORDACHIOIU | Loredana | ROU |
| 8 | SHUTOVA | Lubov | RUS |
| 9 | LOGOUNOVA | Tatiana | RUS |
| 10 | ZHONG | Weiping | CHN |
| 11 | TOL | Sonja | NED |
| 12 | SIVKOVA | Anna | RUS |
| 13 | LUO | Xiaojuan | CHN |
| 14 | SHEMYAKINA | Yana | UKR |
| 15 | VANSOVICA | Julija | LAT |
| 16 | HARADA | Megumi | JPN |
| 17 | FLESSEL-COLOVIC | Laura | FRA |
| 18 | SZASZ | Emese | HUN |
| 19 | NAGY | Timea | HUN |
| 20 | KIRALY PICOT | Hajnalka | FRA |
| 21 | BRANZA | Ana | ROU |
| 22 | ZHANG | Li | CHN |
| 23 | BOKEL | Claudia | GER |
| 24 | MOELLHAUSEN | Nathalie | ITA |
| 25 | GRABOWSKA | Magdalena | POL |
| 26 | HURLEY | Courtney | USA |
| 27 | PANUSCHKA | Claudia | AUT |
| 28 | MACESEANU | Iuliana | ROU |
| 29 | JUNG | Hyo-Jung | KOR |
| 30 | MINCZA-NEBALD | Ildiko | HUN |
| 31 | MAGKANOUDAKI | Dimitra | GRE |
| 32 | CASCIOLI | Cristiana | ITA |
| 33 | SCHALM | Sherraine | CAN |
| 34 | HORMAY | Adrienn | HUN |
| 35 | DUPLITZER | Imke | GER |
| 36 | DEL CARRETTO | Bianca | ITA |
| 37 | DUNNETTE | Catherine | CAN |
| 38 | CARAN | Romana | SRB |
| 38 | HURLEY | Kelley | USA |
| 40 | BURT | Lacey | USA |
| 41 | SAMUELSSON | Emma | SWE |
| 42 | LAMON | Sophie | SUI |
| 43 | CHRISTOU | Jeanne | GRE |
| 44 | NARITA | Hiroko | JPN |
| 44 | RUBLEVSKA | Jelena | LAT |
| 46 | LEPROHON | Julie | CAN |
| 47 | BACIOIU | Anca | ROU |
| 47 | MARTINEZ | Maria | VEN |
| 49 | ALVAREZ | Endrina | VEN |
| 50 | DMOWSKA | Danuta | POL |
| 51 | SIDIROPOULOU-CHRISTODOULOU | Niki-Katerina | GRE |
| 52 | GOLLESCH | Karin | AUT |
| 53 | DE ANTONIO | Raquel | ESP |
| 54 | VYBORNOVA | Eva | UKR |
| 55 | GEROUDET | Tiffany | SUI |
| 56 | DESCOUTS | Audrey | FRA |
| 57 | WESTMAN | Nina | SWE |
| 58 | MILLS | Noam | ISR |
| 59 | DOLAR | Kaja | SLO |
| 60 | HALLS | Evelyn | AUS |
| 60 | KRYVYTSKA | Olena | UKR |
| 62 | ALEKSEJEVA | Olga | EST |
| 63 | SHIN | A Lam | KOR |
| 64 | ROMAGNOLI TAKOUK | Diana | SUI |
| 65 | BEER | Jessica Eliza | NZL |
| 66 | NAEF | Simone | SUI |
| 67 | LAWRENCE | Maya | USA |
| 68 | MOON | Sun Kyeong | KOR |
| 69 | FORTUNATOVA | Nadiya | UKR |
| 70 | HUI | Pik Hung | HKG |
| 71 | RODIC | Smiljka | SRB |
| 72 | MAYNARD | Johanna | GBR |
| 73 | POKORNY | Barbara | AUT |
| 74 | BERGDAHL | Johanna | SWE |
| 75 | OLEXOVA | Martina | CZE |
| 76 | STEFFLOVA | Tereza | CZE |
| 77 | KUUSK | Kristina | EST |
| 78 | LARSSON | Sofie | SWE |
| 79 | CYGAN | Olga | POL |
| 80 | FABIAN | Borbala | FIN |
| 81 | GUNAC | Gokce | TUR |
| 82 | KOSTINA | Tatiana | KGZ |
| 83 | MOERCH | Margrete | NOR |
| 84 | DIMITROVA | Tatyana | BUL |
| 85 | SOZANSKA | Monika | GER |
| 86 | SMUTNA | Tereza | CZE |
| 87 | NAKANO | Nozomi | JPN |
| 88 | RUBAN | Tatyana | KGZ |
| 89 | LUI | Sabrina | HKG |
| 90 | VISNJIC | Svetlana | SRB |
| 91 | MICHSHUK | Margarita | KAZ |
| 92 | ESPINOZA TORO | Angela Maria | COL |
| 93 | IKEHATA | Shizuka | JPN |
| 94 | BEREZA | Malgorzata | POL |
| 95 | MENEZES | Clarisse | BRA |
| 96 | HA | Thi Sen | VIE |
| 97 | YEUNG | Chui Ling | HKG |
| 98 | FERDMAN | Alina | ISR |
| 98 | KAISALO | Noora | FIN |
| 100 | DOUBOVA | Daniela | CZE |
| 101 | ABIEVA | Mergul | KGZ |
| 102 | AZUKAITE | Agne | LTU |
| 103 | BUCHTER | Kamilla | DEN |
| 104 | YOO | Eun Kyoung | KOR |
| 105 | MARTINEZ | Yolitzin | MEX |
| 106 | HAMALAINEN | Hilla | FIN |
| 107 | HJORT NIELSEN | Anne Katrine | DEN |
| 108 | SKORNEVSKAJA | Ekaterina | KAZ |
| 109 | HOOGE | Karin Louise | DEN |
| 110 | HUANG | Shih-Ya | RSA |
| 111 | BARNES | Alison | RSA |
| 112 | DOS SANTOS | Estelle | BRA |
| 112 | SWITZER | Ainsley | CAN |
| 114 | YUNUSBAYEVA | Jamilya | KAZ |
| 115 | OSLAND | Teresa | NOR |
| 116 | VOROBIYOV | Lydiya | ISR |
| 117 | STUCINSKAITE | Jurate | LTU |
| 118 | YAITSEVSKAYA | Julia | KGZ |
| 119 | SMETANINA | Aleksandra | LAT |
| 120 | PUIKYTE | Namida | LTU |
| 121 | HURTADO | Teresa | MEX |
| 122 | LEHTONEN | Suvi | FIN |
| 123 | BARLOW | Rachael | RSA |
| 124 | YEPES MOLINA | Dirley Janineth | CRC |
| 125 | CHEUNG | Sik Lui | HKG |
| 126 | STEENSEN | Anna Kiel | DEN |