Man Wai Vivian Kong(HKG) is leading the world rankings in the women's epee event. She can become the first woman to win a medal in fencing for Hong Kong, China.
Paris-born Marie-Florence Candassamy (FRA) won the world title in the women's individual epee event in 2023. She can join Britta Heidemann (GER, 2008) as only reigning world champion to win Olympic gold in this event.
France (5) is level with Hungary (5) in having won most Olympic medals in the women's individual epee event, but it has been 20 years since France's last medal in this event: silver for Laura Flessel-Colovic in 2004.
The last time the Grand Palais in Paris hosted a major fencing competition, the 2010 world championships, France's Maureen Nisima-Charley won the women's individual epee event.
Yiwen Sun (CHN) can become the second woman to win multiple Olympic gold medals in the women's individual epee event, after Timea Nagy (HUN) in 2000 and 2004. Sun (bronze in 2016, gold in 2021) can join Laura Flessel-Colovic (FRA, G1-S1-B1) as only woman to have won as many as three Olympic medals in the women's individual epee event.
Rossella Fiamingo (ITA) hopes to win the first Olympic gold medal for Italy in the women's individual epee event.
Italy has won four world titles in this event, including two by Fiamingo (2014, 2015), but its only Olympic medal in this event is a silver medal for Fiamingo in 2016.
Hungary has won this event three times at the Olympic Games. It is the only NOC on more than one Olympic gold medal in the women's individual epee event.
Nathalie Moellhausen (BRA) took a bronze medal in the women's individual epee event at the 2010 World Championships at the Grand Palais in Paris. Moellhausen can become the first fencer representing Brazil to win a medal in fencing in the Olympic Games.
Republic of Korea has claimed two Olympic silver medals in the women's team epee event (2012, 2021), but it has never taken an Olympic medal in the women's individual epee event.
Poland has won three Olympic medals in women's fencing, but all were in foil events (G0-S1-B2).