Fencing at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's épée

The women's épée competition of the fencing events at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, was held on October 26 at the Multipurpose Gymnasium.[1] The defending champion was Courtney Hurley from the United States.

Women's épée at the XVI Pan American Games
Venue	Multipurpose Gymnasium
Dates	October 26
Competitors	18 from 10 nations
Medalists
Kelly Hurley   United States   Courtney Hurley   United States   Elida Aguero   Argentina   Yamirka Rodriguez   Cuba
«2007 2015»

Fencing at the 2011 Pan American Games
Épée	men	women
Team épée	men	women
Foil	men	women
Team foil	men	women
Sabre	men	women
Team sabre	men	women

The épée competition consisted of a qualification round followed by a 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.