Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's team foil

The women's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 27 to 28 July 1976. 61 fencers from 13 nations competed.^[1]

Women's team foil at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Venue	University of Montréal
Dates	27–28 July 1976
Competitors	61 from 13 nations
Medalists
Yelena Novikova-Belova, Valentina Sidorova, Olga Knyazeva, Nailya Gilyazova, Valentina Nikonova  Soviet Union Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin, Brigitte Gapais-Dumont, Christine Muzio, Véronique Trinquet, Claudie Herbster-Josland  France Ildikó Schwarczenberger-Tordasi, Ildikó Ságiné Ujlakyné Rejtő, Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis, Magda Maros, Edit Kovács  Hungary
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Rosters

Canada
Fleurette Campeau Susan Stewart Donna Hennyey Chantal Payer

Cuba
Milady Tack-Fang Marlene Font Nancy Uranga Margarita Rodríguez

France
Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin Brigitte Gapais-Dumont Christine Muzio Véronique Trinquet Claudie Herbster-Josland

Great Britain
Wendy Ager-Grant Susan Wrigglesworth Hilary Cawthorne Clare Henley-Halsted Sue Green

Hungary
Ildikó Schwarczenberger-Tordasi Ildikó Ságiné Ujlakyné Rejtő Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis Magda Maros Edit Kovács

Iran
Mariam Atchak Mahvash Shafaie Jhila Al-Masi Gitty Moheban

Italy
Maria Consolata Collino Giulia Lorenzoni Doriana Pigliapoco Susanna Batazzi Carola Mangiarotti

Japan
Hideko Oka Mariko Yoshikawa Hiroko Kamada Yukari Kajihara

Poland
Jolanta Bebel-Rzymowska Barbara Wysoczańska Kamilla Składanowska Krystyna Machnicka-Urbańska Grażyna Staszak-Makowska

Romania
Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei Marcela Moldovan-Zsak Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic Ana Derșidan-Ene-Pascu Magdalena Bartoș

Soviet Union
Yelena Novikova-Belova Valentina Sidorova Olga Knyazeva Nailya Gilyazova Valentina Nikonova

United States
Nikki Franke Sheila Armstrong Ann O'Donnell Gay D'Asaro Denise O'Connor

West Germany
Karin Rutz-Gießelmann Cornelia Hanisch Ute Kircheis-Wessel Brigitte Oertel Jutta Höhne

Results

Round 1

Round 1 Pool A

Poland and the Soviet Union each defeated Canada, 9–7 and 14–2, respectively. The two victors then faced off. The Soviet Union won 9–2.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		URS	POL	CAN
1	Soviet Union	2	0	23	4	QQ			9–2	14–2
2	Poland	1	1	11	16			2–9		9–7
3	Canada	0	2	9	23			2–14	7–9

Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 215

Round 1 Pool B

Romania and France each defeated Cuba, 8–8 (66–60 touches advantage breaking the bouts tie) and 11–5, respectively. The two victors then faced each other for placement, with France winning 9–6.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		FRA	ROU	CUB
1	France	2	0	19	11	QQ			9–6	11–5
2	Romania	1	1	14	16			6–9		8.66–8.60
3	Cuba	0	2	13	19			8.60–8.66	14–2

Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 215

Round 1 Pool C

West Germany and Hungary each defeated Japan, 10–6 and 12–4, respectively. The two victors then faced each other for placement, with Hungary winning 8–6 (after 14 bouts, Hungary had a 60–49 touches advantage, so West Germany would still lose the tie-breaker even if it won the final 2 bouts 5–0 each time).

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		HUN	FRG	JPN
1	Hungary	2	0	20	10	QQ			8–6	12–4
2	West Germany	1	1	16	14			6–8		10–6
3	Japan	0	2	10	22			4–12	6–10

Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 216

Round 1 Pool D

In the first set of pairings, Italy defeated Iran 13–3 and Great Britain beat the United States 9–7. The second set of matches saw the first-set winners both go to 2–0 and the first-set losers go to 0–2, cementing advancement as Italy prevailed over the United States 14–2 and Great Britain won against Iran 9–7. The third set only determined final placement; Italy defeated Great Britain 9–2 to take the top place (with Great Britain second) while the United States beat Iran 11–5 to finish third (over Iran in fourth).

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		ITA	GBR	USA	IRI
1	Italy	3	0	36	7	QQ			9–2	14–2	13–3
2	Great Britain	2	1	20	23			2–9		9–7	9–7
3	United States	1	2	20	28			2–14	7–9		11–5
4	Iran	0	3	15	33			3–13	7–9	5–11

Source: Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 216–17

Elimination rounds

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

A1

Soviet Union

9

B2

Romania

1

A1

Soviet Union

9

C2

West Germany

6

D1

Italy

2

C2

West Germany

9

A1

Soviet Union

9

B1

France

2

C1

Hungary

9

D2

Great Britain

2

C1

Hungary

8 (56)

Third place

B1

France

8 (58)

B1

France

9

C2

West Germany

4

A2

Poland

5

C1

Hungary

9

	Consolation round					Fifth place
	B2	Romania	5
	D1	Italy	9
						D1	Italy	9
						A2	Poland	7
	D2	Great Britain	8 (64)
	A2	Poland	8 (66)