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

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]

Women's team foil at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue	Olympic Fencing Gymnasium
Dates	27–28 September 1988
Competitors	60 from 12 nations
Medalists
Anja Fichtel-Mauritz, Zita-Eva Funkenhauser, Christiane Weber, Sabine Bau, Annette Klug  West Germany Dorina Vaccaroni, Margherita Zalaffi, Francesca Bortolozzi-Borella, Lucia Traversa, Annapia Gandolfi  Italy Zsuzsa Némethné Jánosi, Gertrúd Stefanek, Zsuzsa Szőcs, Katalin Tuschák, Edit Kovács  Hungary
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Rosters

Canada Marie-Huguette Cormier Madeleine Philion Jacynthe Poirier Shelley Steiner Thalie Tremblay China Li Huahua Jujie Luan Sun Hongyun Xiao Aihua Zhu Qingyuan France Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin Gisèle Meygret Laurence Modaine-Cessac Nathalie Pallet Isabelle Spennato Great Britain Ann Brannon Linda Ann Martin Fiona McIntosh Linda Strachan Liz Thurley

Hungary Zsuzsa Némethné Jánosi Gertrúd Stefanek Zsuzsa Szőcs Katalin Tuschák Edit Kovács Italy Dorina Vaccaroni Margherita Zalaffi Francesca Bortolozzi-Borella Lucia Traversa Annapia Gandolfi Japan Nona Kiritani Keiko Mine Mieko Miyahara Akemi Morikawa Tomoko Oka Poland Małgorzata Breś Agnieszka Dubrawska Jolanta Królikowska Hanna Prusakowska Anna Sobczak

South Korea Kim Jin-sun Sin Seong-Ja Tak Jeong-Im Yun Jeong-Suk Park Eun-Hui Soviet Union Yelena Glikina Yelena Grishina Tatyana Sadovskaya Marina Soboleva Olga Voshchakina United States Caitlin Bilodeaux Elaine Cheris Sharon Monplaisir Mary O'Neill Molly Sullivan West Germany Anja Fichtel-Mauritz Zita-Eva Funkenhauser Christiane Weber Sabine Bau Annette Klug

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.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		FRG	USA	GBR
1	West Germany	2	0	18	4	Q			9–1	9–3
2	United States	1	1	10	15			1–9		9–6
3	Great Britain	0	2	9	18			3–9	6–9

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 405

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.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		HUN	KOR	CAN
1	Hungary	2	0	17	10	Q			9–4	8–6
2	South Korea	1	1	13	12			4–9		9–3
3	Canada	0	2	9	17			6–8	3–9

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 405

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.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		URS	FRA	POL
1	Soviet Union	2	0	18	10	Q			9–4	9–6
2	France	1	1	13	12			4–9		9–3
3	Poland	0	2	9	18			6–9	3–9

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 405

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.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		ITA	CHN	JPN
1	Italy	2	0	18	6	Q			9–6	9–0
2	China	1	1	15	14			6–9		9–5
3	Japan	0	2	5	18			0–9	5–9

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, pp. 405–06

Elimination rounds

Fifth place

Consolation semifinals

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

A1

West Germany

9

C2

France

4

C2

France

6

A1

West Germany

9

D2

China

9

C1

Soviet Union

3

D2

China

7

C1

Soviet Union

8

D2

China

8

A1

West Germany

9

A2

United States

8

D1

Italy

4

B2

South Korea

4

D1

Italy

9

Seventh place

B2

South Korea

2

D1

Italy

9

Third place

A2

United States

9

B1

Hungary

3

C2

France

9

B1

Hungary

9

C1

Soviet Union

2

B2

South Korea

4

A2

United States

5

B2

Hungary

9