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

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Women's team foil
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue Olympic Fencing Gymnasium
Dates2728 September 1988
Competitors60 from 12 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Anja Fichtel-Mauritz, Zita-Eva Funkenhauser, Christiane Weber, Sabine Bau, Annette Klug Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Dorina Vaccaroni, Margherita Zalaffi, Francesca Bortolozzi-Borella, Lucia Traversa, Annapia Gandolfi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Bronze medal icon.svg Zsuzsa Némethné Jánosi, Gertrúd Stefanek, Zsuzsa Szőcs, Katalin Tuschák, Edit Kovács Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
  1984
1992  

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]

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Rosters

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.

PosTeamWLBWBLQual.FRGUSAGBR
1Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 20184Q9–19–3
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1110151–99–6
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 029183–96–9
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.

PosTeamWLBWBLQual.HUNKORCAN
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 201710Q9–48–6
2Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 1113124–99–3
3Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 029176–83–9
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.

PosTeamWLBWBLQual.URSFRAPOL
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 201810Q9–49–6
2Flag of France.svg  France 1113124–99–3
3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 029186–93–9
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.

PosTeamWLBWBLQual.ITACHNJPN
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20186Q9–69–0
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1115146–99–5
3Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 025180–95–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, pp. 405–06

Elimination rounds

 5th place match5th–8th place playoffsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
                        
   A1 Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  9 
   C2 Flag of France.svg  France  4 
  C2 Flag of France.svg  France  6    A1 Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  9 
  D2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  9    C1 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  3 
  D2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  7
   C1 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  8 
  D2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  8    A1 Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  9
  A2 Flag of the United States.svg  United States  8    D1 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  4
   B2 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea  4 
    D1 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  9 
 B2 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea  2    D1 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  9
 7th place match   A2 Flag of the United States.svg  United States  9    B1 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  3  3rd place match
  C2 Flag of France.svg  France  9  B1 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  9  C1 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  2
  B2 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea  4   A2 Flag of the United States.svg  United States  5   B2 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  9

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References

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