Women's foil at the 2023 World Fencing Championships

Women's foil
at the 2023 World Fencing Championships
Women's foil ; at the 2023 World Fencing Championships
Venue	Milan Convention Center
Location	Milan, Italy
Dates	23 July (qualification); 26 July (final)
Competitors	129 from 45 nations
Medalists
	← 2022 2025 →

Last updated January 15, 2025

The Women's foil competition at the 2023 World Fencing Championships was held on 26 July 2023. The qualification was held on 23 July.^[1]^[2]

Draw

Finals

Semifinals		Final



Arianna Errigo	15

Martina Favaretto	10
		Arianna Errigo	10

		Alice Volpi	15
Alice Volpi	15

Lee Kiefer	13

Top half

Section 1

Round of 64		Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals



Ysaora Thibus	15

Isis Giménez	12
		Ysaora Thibus	15

		Karin Miyawaki	4
Karin Miyawaki	15

Bia Bulcão	2
				Ysaora Thibus	10

				Arianna Errigo	15
Arianna Errigo	15

Yunjia Zhang	6
		Arianna Errigo	15

		Daphne Chan	9
Daphne Chan	15

Chen Qingyuan	12
						Arianna Errigo	15

						Mălina Călugăreanu	2
Yuka Ueno	14

Sumire Tsuji	5
		Yuka Ueno	11

		Mălina Călugăreanu	15
Lilli Maria Brugger	8

Mălina Călugăreanu	15
				Mălina Călugăreanu	15

				Leandra Behr	10
Yara El-Sharkawy	9

Leandra Behr	15
		Leandra Behr	12

		Eleanor Harvey	10
Maxine Esteban	8

Eleanor Harvey	12

Section 2

Round of 64		Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals



Martina Favaretto	15

Stavroula Garyfallou	6
		Martina Favaretto	15

		Carolina Stutchbury	13
Lior Druck	8

Carolina Stutchbury	15
				Martina Favaretto	15

				Anita Blaze	9
Anita Blaze	15

Miriam Schreiber	10
		Anita Blaze	12

		Morgane Patru	2
Morgane Patru	15

Jessica Guo	12
						Martina Favaretto	15

						Sera Azuma	9
Shi Yue	7

Arantza Inostroza	15
		Arantza Inostroza	11

		Maia Weintraub	15
Amita Berthier	10

Maia Weintraub	15
				Maia Weintraub	13

				Sera Azuma	14
Cai Yuanting	15

Hong Hyo-jin	9
		Cai Yuanting	9

		Sera Azuma	15
Andreea Dincă	9

Sera Azuma	15

Bottom half

Section 3

Round of 64		Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals



Alice Volpi	15

Hong Se-na	12
		Alice Volpi	15

		Lauren Scruggs	14
Laeticia Jørgensen	9

Lauren Scruggs	15
				Alice Volpi	15

				Julia Walczyk	12
Olivia Wolhgemuth	15

María Mariño	7
		Olivia Wolhgemuth	5

		Julia Walczyk	15
Umida Ilyosova	4

Julia Walczyk	15
						Alice Volpi	15

						Martina Batini	7
Leonie Ebert	14

Alely Hernández	7
		Leonie Ebert	11

		Huang Qianqian	12
Dóra Lupkovics	8

Huang Qianqian	15
				Huang Qianqian	8

				Martina Batini	15
Gili Kuritzky	15

Sabrina Fang	10
		Gili Kuritzky	10

		Martina Batini	15
Valerie Cheng	10

Martina Batini	15

Section 4

Round of 64		Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals



Anne Sauer	15

Amelie Tsang	4
		Anne Sauer	15

		Kata Kondricz	8
Kata Kondricz	15

Fanni Kreiss	7
				Anne Sauer	15

				Pauline Ranvier	14
Flóra Pásztor	15

Emilia Corbu	9
		Flóra Pásztor	6

		Pauline Ranvier	15
Aleksandra Jeglińska	8

Pauline Ranvier	15
						Anne Sauer	7

						Lee Kiefer	15
Jacqueline Dubrovich	15

Ester Schreiber	8
		Jacqueline Dubrovich	15

		Leyla Pirieva	8
Leyla Pirieva	15

Hanna Łyczbińska	13
				Jacqueline Dubrovich	5

				Lee Kiefer	15
Maxine Wong	6

Sophia Wu	15
		Sophia Wu	11

		Lee Kiefer	15
Aliya Dhuique-Hein	8

Lee Kiefer	15

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References

↑ "Organising Committee established for Milan 2023 World Fencing Championships". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
↑ "Invitation" (PDF). fie.org. p. 15. Retrieved 16 July 2022.

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[1] "Organising Committee established for Milan 2023 World Fencing Championships". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[2] "Invitation" (PDF). fie.org. p. 15. Retrieved 16 July 2022.

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2023 World Fencing Championships

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