Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's team foil explained

Event:Women's team foil
Games:1988 Summer
Venue:Olympic Fencing Gymnasium
Dates:27 - 28 September 1988
Competitors:60
Nations:12
Gold:Anja Fichtel-Mauritz, Zita-Eva Funkenhauser, Christiane Weber, Sabine Bau, Annette Klug
Goldnoc:FRG
Silver:Dorina Vaccaroni, Margherita Zalaffi, Francesca Bortolozzi-Borella, Lucia Traversa, Annapia Gandolfi
Silvernoc:ITA
Bronze:Zsuzsa Némethné Jánosi, Gertrúd Stefanek, Zsuzsa Szőcs, Katalin Tuschák, Edit Kovács
Bronzenoc:HUN
Prev:1984
Next:1992

The women's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 27 to 28 September 1988. 60 fencers from 12 nations competed.[1]

Rosters

Canada
China
France
Great Britain
Hungary
Italy
Japan
Poland
South Korea
Soviet Union
United States
West Germany

Results

Round 1

Round 1 Pool A

The United States and West Germany each defeated Great Britain, 9–6 and 9–3 respectively. The winners then faced off, with West Germany winning 9–1.

Round 1 Pool B

South Korea and Hungary each defeated Canada, 9–3 and 8–6 (with an insurmountable 57–46 touches advantage) respectively. The winners then faced off, with Hungary winning 9–4.

Round 1 Pool C

France and the Soviet Union each defeated Poland, 9–3 and 9–6 respectively. The winners then faced off, with the Soviet Union winning 9–4.

Round 1 Pool D

China and Italy each defeated Japan, 9–5 and 9–0 respectively. The winners then faced off, with Italy winning 9–6.

Elimination rounds

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fencing: 1988 Olympic Results - Women's team foil . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417230524/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1988/FEN/womens-foil-team.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 15 July 2011 . sports-reference.com.