Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's foil

The women's foil was one of ten fencing events on the fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 22 July 1996. 40 fencers from 17 nations competed.

Women's foil at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Venue	Georgia World Congress Center
Dates	22 July 1996
Competitors	40 from 17 nations
Medalists
Laura Cârlescu-Badea  Romania Valentina Vezzali  Italy Giovanna Trillini  Italy

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals				Final
	Valentina Vezzali (ITA)	15
	Laurence Modaine-Cessac (FRA)	7
					Valentina Vezzali (ITA)	10
					Laura Cârlescu-Badea (ROU)	15
	Laura Cârlescu-Badea (ROU)	15
	Giovanna Trillini (ITA)	14
					Bronze medal match
					Giovanna Trillini (ITA)	15
					Laurence Modaine-Cessac (FRA)	9

Section 1

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals
						Valentina Vezzali (ITA)		15
	Jeon Mi-Gyeong (KOR)		15			Jeon Mi-Gyeong (KOR)		12
	Suzanne Paxton (USA)		14								Valentina Vezzali (ITA)		15
											Olga Velichko (RUS)		13
						Olga Velichko (RUS)		15
						Gabriella Lantos (HUN)		14
																Valentina Vezzali (ITA)		15
																Ann Marsh (USA)		10
						Ann Marsh (USA)		15
						Clothilde Magnan (FRA)		9
											Ann Marsh (USA)		15
	Ayelet Ohayon (ISR)		15								Sabine Bau (GER)		8
	Carmen Rodríguez (GUA)		2			Ayelet Ohayon (ISR)		10
						Sabine Bau (GER)		15

Section 2

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals
						Monika Weber-Koszto (GER)		15
	Katarzyna Felusiak (POL)		15			Katarzyna Felusiak (POL)		14
	Henda Zaouali (TUN)		9								Monika Weber-Koszto (GER)		15
											Lydia Czuckermann-Hatuel (ISR)		13
						Felicia Zimmermann (USA)		12
						Lydia Czuckermann-Hatuel (ISR)		15
																Monika Weber-Koszto (GER)		14
																Laurence Modaine-Cessac (FRA)		15
						Laurence Modaine-Cessac (FRA)		15
						Olga Sharkova-Sidorova (RUS)		14
											Laurence Modaine-Cessac (FRA)		15
	Wang Huifeng (CHN)		15								Diana Bianchedi (ITA)		0
	Alejandra Carbone (ARG)		4			Wang Huifeng (CHN)		10
						Diana Bianchedi (ITA)		15

Section 3

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals
						Laura Badea-Cârlescu (ROU)		15
	Yanina Iannuzzi (ARG)		7			Lilach Parisky (ISR)		5
	Lilach Parisky (ISR)		15								Laura Badea-Cârlescu (ROU)		15
											Adeline Wuillème (FRA)		6
						Reka Zsofia Lazăr-Szabo (ROU)		12
						Adeline Wuillème (FRA)		15
																Laura Badea-Cârlescu (ROU)		15
																Aida Mohamed (HUN)		8
						Aida Mohamed (HUN)		15
						Anna Rybicka (POL)		8
											Aida Mohamed (HUN)		15
	Liang Jun (CHN)		15								Anja Fichtel-Mauritz (GER)		14
	Ferial Salhi (ALG)		7			Liang Jun (CHN)		10
						Anja Fichtel-Mauritz (GER)		15

Section 4

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals
						Zsuzsa Némethné Jánosi (HUN)		15
	Dolores Pampin (ARG)		8			Barbara Wolnicka-Szewczyk (POL)		11
	Barbara Wolnicka-Szewczyk (POL)		15								Zsuzsa Némethné Jánosi (HUN)		7
											Xiao Aihua (CHN)		15
						Anna Angelova (BUL)		4
						Xiao Aihua (CHN)		15
																Xiao Aihua (CHN)		7
																Giovanna Trillini (ITA)		15
						Svetlana Boyko (RUS)		10
						Roxana Scarlat (ROU)		15
											Roxana Scarlat (ROU)		11
	Ivana Georgieva (BUL)		15								Giovanna Trillini (ITA)		15
	Fiona McIntosh (GBR)		4			Ivana Georgieva (BUL)		8
						Giovanna Trillini (ITA)		15

Results

Rank	Fencer	Country
	Laura Cârlescu-Badea	Romania
	Valentina Vezzali	Italy
	Giovanna Trillini	Italy
4	Laurence Modaine-Cessac	France
5	Monika Weber-Koszto	Germany
6	Xiao Aihua	China
7	Ann Marsh	United States
8	Aida Mohamed	Hungary
9	Diana Bianchedi	Italy
10	Anja Fichtel-Mauritz	Germany
11	Zsuzsa Némethné Jánosi	Hungary
12	Sabine Bau	Germany
13	Lydia Czuckermann-Hatuel	Israel
14	Adeline Wuillème	France
15	Roxana Scarlat	Romania
16	Olga Velichko	Russia
17	Gabriella Lantos	Hungary
18	Svetlana Boyko	Russia
19	Reka Zsofia Lazăr-Szabo	Romania
20	Olga Sharkova-Sidorova	Russia
21	Felicia Zimmermann	United States
22	Anna Rybicka	Poland
23	Clothilde Magnan	France
24	Anna Angelova	Bulgaria
25	Barbara Wolnicka-Szewczyk	Poland
26	Ayelet Ohayon	Israel
27	Liang Jun	China
28	Katarzyna Felusiak	Poland
29	Wang Huifeng	China
30	Lilach Parisky	Israel
31	Ivana Georgieva	Bulgaria
32	Jeon Mi-Gyeong	South Korea
33	Suzanne Paxton	United States
34	Fiona McIntosh	Great Britain
35	Yanina Iannuzzi	Argentina
36	Alejandra Carbone	Argentina
37	Ferial Salhi	Algeria
38	Dolores Pampin	Argentina
39	Henda Zaouali	Tunisia
40	Carmen Rodríguez	Guatemala