Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's foil

Women's foil at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
Venue	Waseda Memorial Hall
Dates	October 14 – 15
Competitors	39 from 17 nations
Medalists
Ildikó Ságiné Ujlakyné Rejtő   Hungary Helga Mees   United Team of Germany Antonella Ragno-Lonzi   Italy
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The women's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. It was the ninth appearance of the event. The competition was held from October 14 – 15, 1964. 39 fencers from 17 nations competed. ^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő   Hungary	Helga Mees   United Team of Germany	Antonella Ragno   Italy

Results

Round 1

Pool A
1.	Harriet King  (USA)	5-1	Q2
2.	Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő  (HUN)	4-2	Q2
3.	Helga Mees  (EUA)	4-2	Q2
4.	Catherine Rousselet  (FRA)	3-3	QB
	Christina Wahlberg (SWE)	3-3	QB
6.	Jan Redman  (AUS)	1-5
7.	Shin Kwang Sook  (KOR)	1-5

Barrage A
4.	Catherine Rousselet  (FRA)	1-0	Q2
5.	Christina Wahlberg (SWE)	0-1

Pool B
1.	Lidia Sakovice  (HUN)	6-0	Q2
2.	Bruna Colombetti  (ITA)	5-1	Q2
3.	Ginette Rossini  (LUX)	4-2	Q2
4.	Ana Dersidan  (ROU)	2-4	QB
	Yasui Tamiko  (JPN)	2-4	QB
6.	Johanna Winter  (AUS)	1-5
7.	Pacita Weidel  (CAN)	1-5

Barrage B
4.	Ana Dersidan  (ROU)	1-0	Q2
5.	Yasui Tamiko  (JPN)	0-1

Pool C
1.	Brigitte Gapais  (FRA)	3-2	Q2
	Katalin Juhász  (HUN)	3-2	Q2
	Owada Tomoko  (JPN)	3-2	Q2
	Kerstin Palm  (SWE)	3-2	Q2
5.	Maria Vicol  (ROU)	2-3
6.	Tommy Angell  (USA)	1-5

Pool D
1.	Galina Gorokhova  (URS)	4-1	Q2
2.	Olga Szabo  (ROU)	3-2	Q2
3.	Rosemarie Scherberger  (EUA)	3-2	Q2
4.	Shirley Netherwy  (GBR)	2-3	QB
	Janice-Lee Romary  (USA)	2-3	QB
6.	Takeuchi Yoshie  (JPN)	1-4

Barrage D
4.	Shirley Netherwy  (GBR)	1-0	Q2
5.	Janice-Lee Romary  (USA)	0-1

Pool E
1.	Antonella Ragno  (ITA)	6-0	Q2
2.	Valentina Rastvorova  (URS)	5-1	Q2
3.	Mary Watts-Tobin  (GBR)	4-2	Q2
4.	Mireya Rodriguez  (CUB)	3-3	Q2
5.	Colette Flesch  (LUX)	2-4
6.	Patricia Skinner  (NRH)	1-5
7.	Janet Hopner  (AUS)	0-6

Pool F
1.	Valentina Prudskova  (URS)	4-1	Q2
2.	Giovanna Masciotta  (ITA)	4-1	Q2
3.	H. Schmid  (EUA)	3-2	Q2
4.	Esther Romano  (ARG)	2-3	Q2
5.	Annick Level  (FRA)	1-4
6.	Janet Bewley-Cathie  (GBR)	1-4

Round 2

Pool A
1.	Harriet King  (USA)	3-2	Q3
2.	Katalin Juhász  (HUN)	3-2	Q3
3.	Bruna Colombetti  (ITA)	3-2	Q3
4.	Catherine Rousselet  (FRA)	3-2	Q3
5.	Valentina Prudskova  (URS)	2-3
6.	Mireya Rodriguez  (CUB)	1-4

Pool B
1.	Olga Szabo  (ROU)	4-1	Q3
2.	Valentina Rastvorova  (URS)	4-1	Q3
3.	Lidia Sakovics  (HUN)	3-2	Q3
4.	Helga Mees  (EUA)	2-3	QB
	Ginette Rossini  (LUX)	2-3	QB
6.	Shirley Netherway  (GBR)	0-5

Barrage B
4.	Helga Mees  (EUA)	1-0	Q3
5.	Ginette Rossini  (LUX)	0-1

Pool C
1.	Antonella Ragno  (ITA)	4-1	Q3
2.	H. Schmid  (EUA)	4-1	Q3
3.	Owada Tomoko  (JPN)	2-3	QB
	Esther Romano  (ARG)	2-3	QB
	Mary Watts-Tobin  (GBR)	2-3	QB
6.	Brigitte Gapais  (FRA)	1-4

Barrage C
3.	Esther Romano  (ARG)	1-0	Q3
4.	Mary Watts-Tobin  (GBR)	1-0	Q3
5.	Owada Tomoko  (JPN)	0-2

Pool D
1.	Galina Gorokhova  (URS)	5-0	Q3
2.	Ana Dersidan  (ROU)	3-2	Q3
3.	Giovanna Masciotta  (ITA)	2-3	QB
	Rosemarie Scherberger  (EUA)	2-3	QB
	Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő  (HUN)	2-3	QB
6.	Kerstin Palm  (SWE)	1-4

Barrage D
3.	Giovanna Masciotta  (ITA)	1-0	Q3
4.	Ildiko Ujlaki  (HUN)	1-0	Q3
5.	Rosemarie Scherberger  (EUA)	0-2

Knockout rounds

The winner of each group advanced to the final pool, while the runner-up moved into a 5th-place semifinal.

Group 1

	Round of 16				Quarterfinals
	Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő  (HUN)	8
	Valentina Rastvorova  (URS)	6
					Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő  (HUN)	8
					Bruna Colombetti  (ITA)	3
	Bruna Colombetti  (ITA)	8
	Mary Watts-Tobin  (GBR)	6

Group 2

	Round of 16				Quarterfinals
	Galina Gorokhova  (URS)	8
	Esther Romano  (ARG)	4
					Galina Gorokhova  (URS)	8
					Giovanna Masciotta  (ITA)	7
	Giovanna Masciotta  (ITA)	8
	Olga Szabo  (ROU)	6

Group 3

	Round of 16				Quarterfinals
	Helga Mees  (EUA)	8
	Lidia Sakovics  (HUN)	5
					Helga Mees  (EUA)	8
					Catherine Rousselet  (FRA)	6
	Catherine Rousselet  (FRA)	8
	Harriet King  (USA)	6

Group 4

	Round of 16				Quarterfinals
	Antonella Ragno  (ITA)	8
	Ana Dersidan  (ROU)	4
					Antonella Ragno  (ITA)	8
					Katalin Juhász  (HUN)	4
	Katalin Juhász  (HUN)	8
	H. Schmid  (EUA)	4

Fifth place semifinal

	Fifth place semifinals				Fifth place match
	Giovanna Masciotta  (ITA)	8
	Bruna Colombetti  (ITA)	6
					Giovanna Masciotta  (ITA)	5
					Katalin Juhász  (HUN)	8
	Catherine Rousselet  (FRA)	7
	Katalin Juhász  (HUN)	8

Final

Final pool
Rank	Name
1.	Helga Mees  (EUA)	2-1
	Antonella Ragno  (ITA)	2-1
	Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő  (HUN)	2-1
4.	Galina Gorokhova  (URS)	0-3

Medals barrage
Rank	Name
	Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő  (HUN)	2-0
	Helga Mees  (EUA)	1-1
	Antonella Ragno  (ITA)	0-2

References

1. "Fencing: 1964 Olympic Results - Women's foil". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-21. Retrieved 2010-12-08.

Sources

• Tokyo Organizing Committee (1964). The Games of the XVIII Olympiad: Tokyo 1964, vol. 2.