Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's team foil

Women's team foil at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Venue	Exhibition Halls 12 & 20
Dates	7 – 8 September 1972
Competitors	53 from 11 nations
Medalists
Yelena Novikova-Belova, Galina Gorokhova, Aleksandra Zabelina, Svetlana Tširkova, Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko  Soviet Union Ildikó Ságiné Ujlakyné Rejtő, Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis, Ildikó Schwarczenberger-Tordasi, Mária Szolnoki, Ildikó Rónay-Matuscsák  Hungary Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic, Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei, Olga Orban-Szabo, Ana Derșidan-Ene-Pascu  Romania

The women's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 7 to 8 September 1972. 53 fencers from 11 nations competed.

Rosters

Austria
Ingrid Gosch Hannelore Hradez Adrienne Krebitz Elke Radlingmaier Waltraut Peck-Repa

Cuba
Irene Forbes María Esther García Marlene Infante Margarita Rodríguez Nereida Rodríguez

France
Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille Cathérine Rousselet-Ceretti Claudie Herbster-Josland Brigitte Gapais-Dumont

Great Britain
Sue Green Clare Henley-Halsted Sally Anne Littlejohns Janet Bewley-Cathie-Wardell-Yerburgh Susan Wrigglesworth

Hungary
Ildikó Ságiné Ujlakyné Rejtő Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis Ildikó Schwarczenberger-Tordasi Mária Szolnoki Ildikó Rónay-Matuscsák

Italy
Antonella Ragno-Lonzi Giulia Lorenzoni Der Reka Cipriani Maria Consolata Collino Giuseppina Bersani

Poland
Halina Balon Krystyna Machnicka-Urbańska Jolanta Bebel-Rzymowska Kamilla Składanowska Elżbieta Franke-Cymerman

Romania
Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei Olga Orban-Szabo Ana Derșidan-Ene-Pascu

Soviet Union
Yelena Novikova-Belova Galina Gorokhova Aleksandra Zabelina Svetlana Tširkova Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko

United States
Ruth White Natalia Clovis Tatyana Adamovich Harriet King Ann O'Donnell

West Germany
Gundi Theuerkauff Irmela Broniecki Karin Rutz-Gießelmann Monika Pulch Erika Bethmann

Results

Round 1

Round 1 Pool A

Romania and France each defeated Great Britain, 9–7 and 10–6, respectively. The two victors then faced off. Romania won 8–7, with a 44–38 touches advantage making the final bout irrelevant.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		ROU	FRA	GBR
1	Romania	2	0	17	14	QQ			8–7	9–7
2	France	1	1	17	14			7–8		10–6
3	Great Britain	0	2	13	19			7–9	6–10

Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 280–81

Round 1 Pool B

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		ITA	FRG	POL	USA
1	Italy	3	0	28	17	QS			8.47–8.46	10–3	10–6
2	West Germany	2	1	25	18	QQ		8.46–8.47		8.48–8.42	9–2
3	Poland	1	2	19	26			3–10	8.42–8.48		8.47–8.43
4	United States	0	3	16	27			6–10	2–9	8.43–8.47

Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 280–81

Round 1 Pool C

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		URS	HUN	CUB	AUT
1	Soviet Union	3	0	34	11	QS			9–4	11–5	14–2
2	Hungary	2	1	31	14	QQ		4–9		14–2	13–3
3	Cuba	0	2	7	25			5–11	2–14
4	Austria	0	2	5	27			2–14	3–13

Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 280–81

Elimination rounds

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

A2

Hungary

9

C2

France

7

A2

Hungary

9

B1

Italy

6

B1

Italy

Bye

A2

Hungary

5

C1

Soviet Union

9

A1

Romania

8

B2

West Germany

6

A1

Romania

4

Third place

C1

Soviet Union

9

C1

Soviet Union

B1

Italy

7

Bye

A1

Romania

9

	Fifth Place
	C2	France	7
	B2	West Germany	8