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

The women's sabre competition of the fencing events at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, was held on October 25 at the Multipurpose Gymnasium.[1] The defending champion was Mailyn González from Cuba.

Women's sabre at the XVI Pan American Games
Venue	Multipurpose Gymnasium
Dates	October 25
Competitors	18 from 10 nations
Medalists
Mariel Zagunis   United States   Alejandra Benitez   Venezuela   Yaritza Goulet   Cuba   Eileen Grench   Panama
«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 sabre 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.