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

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]

Women's team foil
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
VenueOlympic Fencing Gymnasium
Dates27–28 September 1988
Competitors60 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Anja Fichtel-Mauritz, Zita-Eva Funkenhauser, Christiane Weber, Sabine Bau, Annette Klug  West Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Dorina Vaccaroni, Margherita Zalaffi, Francesca Bortolozzi-Borella, Lucia Traversa, Annapia Gandolfi  Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Zsuzsa Némethné Jánosi, Gertrúd Stefanek, Zsuzsa Szőcs, Katalin Tuschák, Edit Kovács  Hungary
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Rosters

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Results

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Round 1

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Round 1 Pool A

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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.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. FRG USA GBR
1   West Germany 2 0 18 4 Q 9–1 9–3
2   United States 1 1 10 15 1–9 9–6
3   Great Britain 0 2 9 18 3–9 6–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 405

Round 1 Pool B

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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.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. HUN KOR CAN
1   Hungary 2 0 17 10 Q 9–4 8–6
2   South Korea 1 1 13 12 4–9 9–3
3   Canada 0 2 9 17 6–8 3–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 405

Round 1 Pool C

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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.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. URS FRA POL
1   Soviet Union 2 0 18 10 Q 9–4 9–6
2   France 1 1 13 12 4–9 9–3
3   Poland 0 2 9 18 6–9 3–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 405

Round 1 Pool D

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China and Italy each defeated Japan, 9–5 and 9–0 respectively. The winners then faced off, with Italy winning 9–6.

Pos Team W L BW BL Qual. ITA CHN JPN
1   Italy 2 0 18 6 Q 9–6 9–0
2   China 1 1 15 14 6–9 9–5
3   Japan 0 2 5 18 0–9 5–9
Source: Official Report, vol. 2, pp. 405–06

Elimination rounds

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Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
A1  West Germany9
C2  France4
C2  France6A1  West Germany9
D2  China9C1  Soviet Union3
D2  China7
C1  Soviet Union8
D2  China8A1  West Germany9
A2  United States8D1  Italy4
B2  South Korea4
D1  Italy9
Seventh placeB2  South Korea2D1  Italy9Third place
A2  United States9B1  Hungary3
C2  France9B1  Hungary9C1  Soviet Union2
B2  South Korea4A2  United States5B2  Hungary9

References

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  1. ^ "Fencing: 1988 Olympic Results - Women's team foil". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2011.