Ellen Osiier (13 August 1890 – 6 September 1962) was a Danish foil fencer. Osiier was born in Hjørring, Nordjylland, Denmark. The 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris was the first Olympic Games to feature women's fencing. Osiier, then 33, won the gold medal and undefeated in the 16 matches she fenced in the event. With this victory, Osiier became the Olympics' first woman fencing champion. Her husband, Ivan Osiier, fenced in seven Olympics, won a silver medal in individual épée for Denmark at the 1912 Olympics, and won 25 Danish national championships in three weapons. See also Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics List of select Jewish fencers References External links Olympic results Statutes of Ellen and Ivan Ossier Hebrew article regarding stamp commemoration of Osiier's standing as one of the best Jewish female fencers 1890 births Danish female foil fencers Jewish female foil fencers Jewish Danish sportspeople Olympic fencers of Denmark Olympic gold medalists for Denmark Fencers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in fencing People from Hjørring 1962 deaths Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from the North Jutland Region