| Women's individual foil at the 2002 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Gangseo Gymnasium | |||||||||
| Date | 30 September | |||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 6 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Fencing at the 2002 Asian Games | ||
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| Individual épée | men | women |
| Team épée | men | women |
| Individual foil | men | women |
| Team foil | men | women |
| Individual sabre | men | women |
| Team sabre | men | women |
The women's individual foil competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan was held on 30 September at the Gangseo Gymnasium.
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, 30 September 2002 | 10:00 | Preliminary pool |
| 11:30 | Quarterfinals | |
| 11:30 | Semifinals | |
| 19:00 | Finals |
| Rank | Pool | Athlete | W | L | W/M | TD | TF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Zhang Lei (CHN) | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | +16 | 19 |
| 2 | 2 |  Lim Mi-kyung (KOR) | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | +10 | 12 |
| 3 | 1 |  Yuko Arai (JPN) | 3 | 1 | 0.750 | +10 | 18 |
| 4 | 2 | Chieko Sugawara (JPN) | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | +4 | 11 |
| 5 | 1 | Seo Mi-jung (KOR) | 2 | 2 | 0.500 | +3 | 13 |
| 6 | 2 | Meng Jie (CHN) | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | 1 |  Aude El-Hawa (LIB) | 1 | 3 | 0.250 | −10 | 6 |
| 8 | 2 |  Chek Soi Lin (MAC) | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | −14 | 1 |
| 9 | 1 |  Wejdan Neimat (JOR) | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | −19 | 1 |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Zhang Lei (CHN) | 15 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Chek Soi Lin (MAC) | 2 | 1 | Zhang Lei (CHN) | 9 | |||||||||
| 5 | Seo Mi-jung (KOR) | 9 | 5 | Seo Mi-jung (KOR) | 8 | |||||||||
| 4 | Chieko Sugawara (JPN) | 7 | 1 | Zhang Lei (CHN) | 15 | |||||||||
| 3 | Yuko Arai (JPN) | 8 | 2 | Lim Mi-kyung (KOR) | 9 | |||||||||
| 6 | Meng Jie (CHN) | 15 | 6 | Meng Jie (CHN) | 10 | |||||||||
| 7 | Aude El-Hawa (LIB) | 10 | 2 | Lim Mi-kyung (KOR) | 15 | |||||||||
| 2 | Lim Mi-kyung (KOR) | 15 | 3rd–4th place | |||||||||||
| 5 | Seo Mi-jung (KOR) | 15 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Meng Jie (CHN) | 13 | ||||||||||||
| Rank | Athlete |
|---|---|
 | Zhang Lei (CHN) |
 | Lim Mi-kyung (KOR) |
 | Seo Mi-jung (KOR) |
| 4 | Meng Jie (CHN) |
| 5 | Yuko Arai (JPN) |
| 6 | Chieko Sugawara (JPN) |
| 7 | Aude El-Hawa (LIB) |
| 8 | Chek Soi Lin (MAC) |
| 9 | Wejdan Neimat (JOR) |
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