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

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.[1]

Women's team foil
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueExhibition Halls 12 & 20
Dates7 – 8 September 1972
Competitors53 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yelena Novikova-Belova, Galina Gorokhova, Aleksandra Zabelina, Svetlana Tširkova, Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko  Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ildikó Ságiné Ujlakyné Rejtő, Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis, Ildikó Schwarczenberger-Tordasi, Mária Szolnoki, Ildikó Rónay-Matuscsák  Hungary
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic, Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei, Olga Orban-Szabo, Ana Derșidan-Ene-Pascu  Romania
← 1968
1976 →

Rosters edit

Austria
Cuba
France
Great Britain
Hungary
Italy
Poland
Romania
Soviet Union
United States
West Germany

Results edit

Round 1 edit

Round 1 Pool A edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Fencing: 1972 Olympic Results - Women's team foil". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
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