| Women's team foil at the 2023 World Fencing Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Milan Convention Center | |||||||||
| Location | Milan, Italy | |||||||||
| Dates | 28–29 July | |||||||||
| Competitors | 105 from 27 nations | |||||||||
| Teams | 27 | |||||||||
| 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 foil competition at the 2023 World Fencing Championships was held on 29 July 2023. [1] [2]
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
 Italy | 43 | |||||
 Japan | 30 | |||||
| Italy | 45 | |||||
 France | 39 | |||||
| France | 45 | |||||
 United States | 42 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Japan | 45 | |||||
| United States | 34 | |||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||
| Italy | 45 | |||||||||
 Romania | 18 | |||||||||
| Romania | 37 | |||||||||
 Great Britain | 35 | |||||||||
| Italy | 45 | |||||||||
 Germany | 23 | |||||||||
 Spain | 45 | |||||||||
 Algeria | 15 | |||||||||
| Spain | 25 | |||||||||
| Germany | 45 | |||||||||
 Venezuela | 17 | |||||||||
| Germany | 45 | |||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||
 Canada | 30 | |||||||||
 Ukraine | 24 | |||||||||
 Brazil | 19 | |||||||||
| Ukraine | 45 | |||||||||
| Canada | 34 | |||||||||
| Japan | 45 | |||||||||
 Austria | 45 | |||||||||
 Chile | 36 | |||||||||
| Austria | 32 | |||||||||
| Japan | 45 | |||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||
| France | 45 | |||||||||
 Egypt | 25 | |||||||||
| Egypt | 45 | |||||||||
 Singapore | 35 | |||||||||
| France | 45 | |||||||||
 China | 32 | |||||||||
 South Korea | 45 | |||||||||
 Argentina | 35 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 27 | |||||||||
| China | 28 | |||||||||
 Colombia | 19 | |||||||||
| China | 45 | |||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||
 Poland | 45 | |||||||||
 India | 16 | |||||||||
| Poland | 45 | |||||||||
 Hungary | 43 | |||||||||
 Australia | 20 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 45 | |||||||||
| Poland | 28 | |||||||||
| United States | 45 | |||||||||
 Hong Kong | 44 | |||||||||
 Mexico | 27 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 14 | |||||||||
| United States | 45 | |||||||||
| 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
| Germany | 45 | |||||
| Canada | 40 | |||||
| Germany | 28 | |||||
| China | 27 | |||||
| China | 45 | |||||
| Poland | 31 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| Canada | 41 | |||||
| Poland | 43 | |||||
| 9–16th place quarterfinals | 9–12th place semifinals | Ninth place | ||||||||
| Romania | 43 | |||||||||
| Spain | 33 | |||||||||
| Romania | 31 | |||||||||
| Ukraine | 32 | |||||||||
| Ukraine | 45 | |||||||||
| Austria | 28 | |||||||||
| Ukraine | 34 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 44 | |||||||||
| Egypt | 38 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 41 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 45 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 44 | Eleventh place | ||||||||
| Hungary | 45 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 31 | |||||||||
| Romania | 45 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 44 | |||||||||
| 13–16th place semifinals | 13th place | |||||
| Spain | 23 | |||||
| Austria | 45 | |||||
| Austria | 45 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 24 | |||||
| Egypt | 21 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 45 | |||||
| 15th place | ||||||
| Spain | 45 | |||||
| Egypt | 30 | |||||
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Italy |
 | France |
 | Japan |
| 4 | United States |
| 5 | Poland |
| 6 | Canada |
| 7 | Germany |
| 8 | China |
| 9 | South Korea |
| 10 | Ukraine |
| 11 | Romania |
| 12 | Hungary |
| 13 | Austria |
| 14 | Hong Kong |
| 15 | Spain |
| 16 | Egypt |
| 17 | Singapore |
| 18 | Great Britain |
| 19 | Mexico |
| 20 | Chile |
| 21 | Brazil |
| 22 | Argentina |
| 23 | Australia |
| 24 | Algeria |
| 25 | Venezuela |
| 26 | India |
| 27 | Colombia |
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