| Women's team foil at the Games of the XX Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Exhibition Halls 12 & 20 |
| Dates | 7 – 8 September 1972 |
| Competitors | 53 from 11 nations |
| Medalists | |
| ← 19681976 → | |
| Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Épée | men | |
| Team épée | men | |
| Foil | men | women |
| Team foil | men | women |
| Sabre | men | |
| Team sabre | men | |
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 |
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| Cuba |
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| France |
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| Great Britain |
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| Hungary |
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| Italy |
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| Poland |
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| Romania |
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| Soviet Union |
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| United States |
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| West Germany |
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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 | |
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| 1 |  Romania
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2 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 8–7 | 9–7 | |||
| 2 |  France
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1 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 7–8 | 10–6 | |||
| 3 |  Great Britain
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0 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 7–9 | 6–10 |
Round 1 Pool B
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | ITA | FRG | POL | USA | |
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| 1 |  Italy
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3 | 0 | 28 | 17 | QS | 8.47–8.46 | 10–3 | 10–6 | ||
| 2 |  West Germany
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2 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 8.46–8.47 | 8.48–8.42 | 9–2 | |||
| 3 |  Poland
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1 | 2 | 19 | 26 | 3–10 | 8.42–8.48 | 8.47–8.43 | |||
| 4 |  United States
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0 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 6–10 | 2–9 | 8.43–8.47 |
Round 1 Pool C
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | URS | HUN | CUB | AUT | |
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| 1 |  Soviet Union
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3 | 0 | 34 | 11 | QS | 9–4 | 11–5 | 14–2 | ||
| 2 |  Hungary
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2 | 1 | 31 | 14 | 4–9 | 14–2 | 13–3 | |||
| 3 |  Cuba
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0 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 5–11 | 2–14 | ||||
| 4 |  Austria
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0 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 2–14 | 3–13 |
Elimination rounds
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Hungary
| 9 | ||||||||||||
| C2 | France
| 7 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Hungary
| 9 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Italy
| 6 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Italy
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| 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 | ||
References
- "Fencing: 1972 Olympic Results - Women's team foil". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
| Olympic Fencing Champions in Women's Team Foil | |
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