| Women's team sabre at the 2023 World Fencing Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Milan Convention Center | |||||||||
| Location | Milan, Italy | |||||||||
| Dates | 29–30 July | |||||||||
| Competitors | 114 from 29 nations | |||||||||
| Teams | 29 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2023 World Fencing Championships | ||
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| Épée | men | women |
| Team épée | men | women |
| Foil | men | women |
| Team foil | men | women |
| Sabre | men | women |
| Team sabre | men | women |
The Women's team sabre competition at the 2023 World Fencing Championships was held on 29 and 30 July 2023. [1] [2]
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
 France | 45 | |||||
 Ukraine | 32 | |||||
| France | 38 | |||||
 Hungary | 45 | |||||
| Hungary | 45 | |||||
 South Korea | 39 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Ukraine | 32 | |||||
| South Korea | 45 | |||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||
| France | 45 | |||||||||
 Algeria | 22 | |||||||||
| Algeria | 45 | |||||||||
 Kazakhstan | 43 | |||||||||
| France | 45 | |||||||||
 Japan | 37 | |||||||||
 Bulgaria | 45 | |||||||||
 Singapore | 27 | |||||||||
| Bulgaria | 43 | |||||||||
| Japan | 45 | |||||||||
 Great Britain | 22 | |||||||||
| Japan | 45 | |||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||
 United States | 45 | |||||||||
 India | 23 | |||||||||
| United States | 45 | |||||||||
 China | 40 | |||||||||
 Romania | 33 | |||||||||
| China | 45 | |||||||||
| United States | 44 | |||||||||
| Ukraine | 45 | |||||||||
| Ukraine | 45 | |||||||||
 Uzbekistan | 27 | |||||||||
| Ukraine | 45 | |||||||||
 Italy | 33 | |||||||||
 Colombia | 17 | |||||||||
| Italy | 45 | |||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||
| Hungary | 45 | |||||||||
 Poland | 39 | |||||||||
 Hong Kong | 33 | |||||||||
| Poland | 45 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 45 | |||||||||
 Greece | 35 | |||||||||
| Greece | 45 | |||||||||
 Brazil | 19 | |||||||||
| Greece | 45 | |||||||||
 Spain | 44 | |||||||||
 Venezuela | 17 | |||||||||
| Spain | 45 | |||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||
 Azerbaijan | 45 | |||||||||
 Argentina | 33 | |||||||||
| Azerbaijan | 45 | |||||||||
 Germany | 32 | |||||||||
 Mexico | 27 | |||||||||
| Germany | 45 | |||||||||
| Azerbaijan | 43 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 45 | |||||||||
 Canada | 37 | |||||||||
 Turkey | 45 | |||||||||
| Turkey | 21 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 45 | |||||||||
| 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
| Japan | 45 | |||||
| United States | 42 | |||||
| Japan | 44 | |||||
| Azerbaijan | 45 | |||||
| Greece | 42 | |||||
| Azerbaijan | 45 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| United States | 45 | |||||
| Greece | 32 | |||||
| 9–16th place quarterfinals | 9–12th place semifinals | Ninth place | ||||||||
| Algeria | 32 | |||||||||
| Bulgaria | 45 | |||||||||
| Bulgaria | 44 | |||||||||
| Italy | 45 | |||||||||
| China | 38 | |||||||||
| Italy | 45 | |||||||||
| Italy | 36 | |||||||||
| Germany | 45 | |||||||||
| Poland | 33 | |||||||||
| Spain | 45 | |||||||||
| Spain | 30 | |||||||||
| Germany | 45 | Eleventh place | ||||||||
| Germany | 45 | |||||||||
| Turkey | 39 | |||||||||
| Bulgaria | 45 | |||||||||
| Spain | 44 | |||||||||
| 13–16th place semifinals | 13th place | |||||
| Algeria | 45 | |||||
| China | 43 | |||||
| Algeria | 32 | |||||
| Poland | 45 | |||||
| Poland | 45 | |||||
| Turkey | 29 | |||||
| 15th place | ||||||
| China | 45 | |||||
| Turkey | 21 | |||||
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Hungary |
 | France |
 | South Korea |
| 4 | Ukraine |
| 5 | Azerbaijan |
| 6 | Japan |
| 7 | United States |
| 8 | Greece |
| 9 | Germany |
| 10 | Italy |
| 11 | Bulgaria |
| 12 | Spain |
| 13 | Poland |
| 14 | Algeria |
| 15 | China |
| 16 | Turkey |
| 17 | Canada |
| 18 | Kazakhstan |
| 19 | Hong Kong |
| 20 | Uzbekistan |
| 21 | Romania |
| 22 | Brazil |
| 23 | Mexico |
| 24 | Singapore |
| 25 | Great Britain |
| 26 | Argentina |
| 27 | Venezuela |
| 28 | India |
| 29 | Colombia |
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