Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's foil
{{short description|Fencing at the Olympics}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox Olympic event
|event = Women's foil
|games = 1972 Summer
|image =
|caption =
|venue = Exhibition Halls 12 & 20
|dates = 2 – 3 September 1972
|competitors = 44
|nations = 20
|longnames =
|gold = Antonella Ragno-Lonzi
|goldNOC = ITA
|silver = Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis
|silverNOC = HUN
|bronze = Galina Gorokhova
|bronzeNOC = URS
|prev = 1968
|next = 1976
}}
{{FencingAt1972SummerOlympics}}
The women's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from 2 to 3 September 1972. 44 fencers from 20 nations competed.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1972/FEN/womens-foil-individual.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417230551/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1972/FEN/womens-foil-individual.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Fencing: 1972 Olympic Results - Women's foil |access-date=8 February 2011 |work=sports-reference.com}}
Results
= Round 1 =
== Round 1 Pool A ==
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Fencing
|team_header=Fencer
|team1=AA|team2=BB|team3=CC|team4=DD|team5=EE|team6=FF
|name_AA={{flagIOCathlete|Aleksandra Zabelina|URS|1972 Summer}}
|name_BB={{flagIOCathlete|Max Madsen|DEN|1972 Summer}}
|name_CC={{flagIOCathlete|Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille|FRA|1972 Summer}}
|name_DD={{flagIOCathlete|Marlene Infante|CUB|1972 Summer}}
|name_EE={{flagIOCathlete|Harriet King|USA|1972 Summer}}
|name_FF={{flagIOCathlete|Waltraut Peck-Repa|AUT|1972 Summer}}
| win_AA = 4 | loss_AA = 1 | tf_AA = 18 | ta_AA = 10
| win_BB = 3 | loss_BB = 2 | tf_BB = 15 | ta_BB = 12
| win_CC = 2 | loss_CC = 3 | tf_CC = 16 | ta_CC = 14
| win_DD = 2 | loss_DD = 3 | tf_DD = 15 | ta_DD = 17
| win_EE = 2 | loss_EE = 3 | tf_EE = 13 | ta_EE = 18
| win_FF = 2 | loss_FF = 3 | tf_FF = 11 | ta_FF = 17
|res_col_header = Qual.
|text_Q = {{abbr|Q|Qualified for quarterfinals}}
|result1 = Q | result2 = Q | result3 = Q
|show_matches=y
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|short_AA = {{Abbr|AZ|Aleksandra Zabelina}}
|match_AA_BB=4–1
|match_AA_CC=2–4
|match_AA_DD=4–2
|match_AA_EE=4–1
|match_AA_FF=4–2
|short_BB = {{Abbr|MM|Max Madsen}}
|match_BB_AA=1–4
|match_BB_CC=4–2
|match_BB_DD=2–4
|match_BB_EE=4–1
|match_BB_FF=4–1
|short_CC = {{Abbr|MCDD|Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille}}
|match_CC_AA=4–2
|match_CC_BB=2–4
|match_CC_DD=3–4
|match_CC_EE=3–4
|match_CC_FF=4–0
|short_DD = {{Abbr|MI|Marlene Infante}}
|match_DD_AA=2–4
|match_DD_BB=4–2
|match_DD_CC=4–3
|match_DD_EE=3–4
|match_DD_FF=2–4
|short_EE = {{Abbr|HK|Harriet King}}
|match_EE_AA=1–4
|match_EE_BB=1–4
|match_EE_CC=4–3
|match_EE_DD=4–3
|match_EE_FF=3–4
|short_FF = {{Abbr|WPR|Waltraut Peck-Repa}}
|match_FF_AA=2–4
|match_FF_BB=1–4
|match_FF_CC=0–4
|match_FF_DD=4–2
|match_FF_EE=4–3
|update=complete|source=Official Report, vol. 3, p. 277
}}
== Round 1 Pool B ==
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Fencing
|team_header=Fencer
|team1=AA|team2=BB|team3=CC|team4=DD|team5=EE
|name_AA={{flagIOCathlete|Irmela Broniecki|FRG|1972 Summer}}
|name_BB={{flagIOCathlete|Sue Green|GBR|1972 Summer}}
|name_CC={{flagIOCathlete|Ildikó Ságiné Ujlakyné Rejtő|HUN|1972 Summer}}
|name_DD={{flagIOCathlete|Olga Orban-Szabo|ROU|1972 Summer}}
|name_EE={{flagIOCathlete|María Esther García|CUB|1972 Summer}}
| win_AA = 3 | loss_AA = 1 | tf_AA = 14 | ta_AA = 8
| win_BB = 3 | loss_BB = 1 | tf_BB = 14 | ta_BB = 11
| win_CC = 2 | loss_CC = 2 | tf_CC = 13 | ta_CC = 10
| win_DD = 2 | loss_DD = 2 | tf_DD = 9 | ta_DD = 11
| win_EE = 0 | loss_EE = 4 | tf_EE = 6 | ta_EE = 16
|res_col_header = Qual.
|text_Q = {{abbr|Q|Qualified for quarterfinals}}
|result1 = Q | result2 = Q | result3 = Q
|show_matches=y
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|short_AA = {{Abbr|IB|Irmela Broniecki}}
|match_AA_BB=2–4
|match_AA_CC=4–3
|match_AA_DD=4–0
|match_AA_EE=4–1
|short_BB = {{Abbr|SG|Sue Green}}
|match_BB_AA=4–2
|match_BB_CC=4–2
|match_BB_DD=2–4
|match_BB_EE=4–3
|short_CC = {{Abbr|ISUR|Ildikó Ságiné Ujlakyné Rejtő}}
|match_CC_AA=3–4
|match_CC_BB=2–4
|match_CC_DD=4–1
|match_CC_EE=4–1
|short_DD = {{Abbr|OOS|Olga Orban-Szabo}}
|match_DD_AA=0–4
|match_DD_BB=4–2
|match_DD_CC=1–4
|match_DD_EE=4–1
|short_EE = {{Abbr|MEG|María Esther García}}
|match_EE_AA=1–4
|match_EE_BB=3–4
|match_EE_CC=1–4
|match_EE_DD=1–4
|update=complete|source=Official Report, vol. 3, p. 277
}}
== Round 1 Pool C ==
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Fencing
|team_header=Fencer
|team1=AA|team2=BB|team3=CC|team4=DD|team5=EE
|name_AA={{flagIOCathlete|Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis|HUN|1972 Summer}}
|name_BB={{flagIOCathlete|Brigitte Gapais-Dumont|FRA|1972 Summer}}
|name_CC={{flagIOCathlete|Claudine le Comte|BEL|1972 Summer}}
|name_DD={{flagIOCathlete|Ana Derșidan-Ene-Pascu|ROU|1972 Summer}}
|name_EE={{flagIOCathlete|Hannelore Hradez|AUT|1972 Summer}}
| win_AA = 3 | loss_AA = 1 | tf_AA = 13 | ta_AA = 6
| win_BB = 3 | loss_BB = 1 | tf_BB = 14 | ta_BB = 9
| win_CC = 2 | loss_CC = 2 | tf_CC = 12 | ta_CC = 10
| win_DD = 2 | loss_DD = 2 | tf_DD = 10 | ta_DD = 12
| win_EE = 0 | loss_EE = 4 | tf_EE = 4 | ta_EE = 16
|res_col_header = Qual.
|text_Q = {{abbr|Q|Qualified for quarterfinals}}
|result1 = Q | result2 = Q | result3 = Q
|show_matches=y
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|short_AA = {{Abbr|IFB|Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis}}
|match_AA_BB=1–4
|match_AA_CC=4–1
|match_AA_DD=4–1
|match_AA_EE=4–0
|short_BB = {{Abbr|BGD|Brigitte Gapais-Dumont}}
|match_BB_AA=4–1
|match_BB_CC=4–3
|match_BB_DD=2–4
|match_BB_EE=4–1
|short_CC = {{Abbr|ClC|Claudine le Comte}}
|match_CC_AA=1–4
|match_CC_BB=3–4
|match_CC_DD=4–1
|match_CC_EE=4–1
|short_DD = {{Abbr|ADEP|Ana Derșidan-Ene-Pascu}}
|match_DD_AA=1–4
|match_DD_BB=4–2
|match_DD_CC=1–4
|match_DD_EE=4–2
|short_EE = {{Abbr|HH|Hannelore Hradez}}
|match_EE_AA=0–4
|match_EE_BB=1–4
|match_EE_CC=1–4
|match_EE_DD=2–4
|update=complete|source=Official Report, vol. 3, p. 277
}}
== Round 1 Pool D ==
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Fencing
|team_header=Fencer
|team1=AA|team2=BB|team3=CC|team4=DD|team5=EE|team6=FF
|name_AA={{flagIOCathlete|Cathérine Rousselet-Ceretti|FRA|1972 Summer}}
|name_BB={{flagIOCathlete|Katarína Lokšová-Ráczová|TCH|1972 Summer}}
|name_CC={{flagIOCathlete|Mária Szolnoki|HUN|1972 Summer}}
|name_DD={{flagIOCathlete|Marion Exelby|AUS|1972 Summer}}
|name_EE={{flagIOCathlete|Kamilla Składanowska|POL|1972 Summer}}
|name_FF={{flagIOCathlete|Sylvia Iannuzzi-San Martín|ARG|1972 Summer}}
| win_AA = 4 | loss_AA = 1 | tf_AA = 19 | ta_AA = 13
| win_BB = 3 | loss_BB = 2 | tf_BB = 18 | ta_BB = 11
| win_CC = 3 | loss_CC = 2 | tf_CC = 13 | ta_CC = 14
| win_DD = 2 | loss_DD = 3 | tf_DD = 16 | ta_DD = 17
| win_EE = 2 | loss_EE = 3 | tf_EE = 11 | ta_EE = 15
| win_FF = 1 | loss_FF = 4 | tf_FF = 10 | ta_FF = 17
|res_col_header = Qual.
|text_Q = {{abbr|Q|Qualified for quarterfinals}}
|result1 = Q | result2 = Q | result3 = Q
|show_matches=y
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|short_AA = {{Abbr|CRC|Cathérine Rousselet-Ceretti}}
|match_AA_BB=4–3
|match_AA_CC=3–4
|match_AA_DD=4–3
|match_AA_EE=4–1
|match_AA_FF=4–2
|short_BB = {{Abbr|KLR|Katarína Lokšová-Ráczová}}
|match_BB_AA=3–4
|match_BB_CC=4–0
|match_BB_DD=3–4
|match_BB_EE=4–1
|match_BB_FF=4–2
|short_CC = {{Abbr|MS|Mária Szolnoki}}
|match_CC_AA=4–3
|match_CC_BB=0–4
|match_CC_DD=4–3
|match_CC_EE=1–4
|match_CC_FF=4–0
|short_DD = {{Abbr|ME|Marion Exelby}}
|match_DD_AA=3–4
|match_DD_BB=4–3
|match_DD_CC=3–4
|match_DD_EE=2–4
|match_DD_FF=4–2
|short_EE = {{Abbr|KS|Kamilla Składanowska}}
|match_EE_AA=1–4
|match_EE_BB=1–4
|match_EE_CC=4–1
|match_EE_DD=4–2
|match_EE_FF=1–4
|short_FF = {{Abbr|SISM|Sylvia Iannuzzi-San Martín}}
|match_FF_AA=2–4
|match_FF_BB=2–4
|match_FF_CC=0–4
|match_FF_DD=2–4
|match_FF_EE=4–1
|update=complete|source=Official Report, vol. 3, p. 277
}}
== Round 1 Pool E ==
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Fencing
|team_header=Fencer
|team1=AA|team2=BB|team3=CC|team4=DD|team5=EE
|name_AA={{flagIOCathlete|Galina Gorokhova|URS|1972 Summer}}
|name_BB={{flagIOCathlete|Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei|ROU|1972 Summer}}
|name_CC={{flagIOCathlete|Giulia Lorenzoni|ITA|1972 Summer}}
|name_DD={{flagIOCathlete|Elke Radlingmaier|AUT|1972 Summer}}
|name_EE={{flagIOCathlete|Donna Hennyey|CAN|1972 Summer}}
| win_AA = 3 | loss_AA = 1 | tf_AA = 13 | ta_AA = 8
| win_BB = 3 | loss_BB = 1 | tf_BB = 14 | ta_BB = 10
| win_CC = 2 | loss_CC = 2 | tf_CC = 11 | ta_CC = 11
| win_DD = 1 | loss_DD = 3 | tf_DD = 10 | ta_DD = 14
| win_EE = 1 | loss_EE = 3 | tf_EE = 9 | ta_EE = 14
|res_col_header = Qual.
|text_Q = {{abbr|Q|Qualified for quarterfinals}}
|result1 = Q | result2 = Q | result3 = Q
|show_matches=y
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|short_AA = {{Abbr|GG|Galina Gorokhova}}
|match_AA_BB=4–2
|match_AA_CC=1–4
|match_AA_DD=4–2
|match_AA_EE=4–0
|short_BB = {{Abbr|IGDJ|Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei}}
|match_BB_AA=2–4
|match_BB_CC=4–1
|match_BB_DD=4–2
|match_BB_EE=4–3
|short_CC = {{Abbr|GL|Giulia Lorenzoni}}
|match_CC_AA=4–1
|match_CC_BB=1–4
|match_CC_DD=2–4
|match_CC_EE=4–2
|short_DD = {{Abbr|ER|Elke Radlingmaier}}
|match_DD_AA=2–4
|match_DD_BB=2–4
|match_DD_CC=4–2
|match_DD_EE=2–4
|short_EE = {{Abbr|DH|Donna Hennyey}}
|match_EE_AA=0–4
|match_EE_BB=3–4
|match_EE_CC=2–4
|match_EE_DD=4–2
|update=complete|source=Official Report, vol. 3, p. 277
}}
== Round 1 Pool F ==
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Fencing
|team_header=Fencer
|team1=AA|team2=BB|team3=CC|team4=DD|team5=EE|team6=FF
|name_AA={{flagIOCathlete|Kerstin Palm|SWE|1972 Summer}}
|name_BB={{flagIOCathlete|Elżbieta Franke-Cymerman|POL|1972 Summer}}
|name_CC={{flagIOCathlete|Ruth White|USA|1972 Summer}}
|name_DD={{flagIOCathlete|Christine McDougall|AUS|1972 Summer}}
|name_EE={{flagIOCathlete|Janet Bewley-Cathie-Wardell-Yerburgh|GBR|1972 Summer}}
|name_FF={{flagIOCathlete|Özden Ezinler|TUR|1972 Summer}}
| win_AA = 5 | loss_AA = 0 | tf_AA = 20 | ta_AA = 8
| win_BB = 4 | loss_BB = 1 | tf_BB = 18 | ta_BB = 10
| win_CC = 2 | loss_CC = 3 | tf_CC = 14 | ta_CC = 14
| win_DD = 2 | loss_DD = 3 | tf_DD = 15 | ta_DD = 17
| win_EE = 2 | loss_EE = 3 | tf_EE = 13 | ta_EE = 17
| win_FF = 0 | loss_FF = 5 | tf_FF = 6 | ta_FF = 20
|res_col_header = Qual.
|text_Q = {{abbr|Q|Qualified for quarterfinals}}
|result1 = Q | result2 = Q | result3 = Q
|show_matches=y
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|short_AA = {{Abbr|KP|Kerstin Palm}}
|match_AA_BB=4–2
|match_AA_CC=4–2
|match_AA_DD=4–2
|match_AA_EE=4–1
|match_AA_FF=4–1
|short_BB = {{Abbr|EFC|Elżbieta Franke-Cymerman}}
|match_BB_AA=2–4
|match_BB_CC=4–2
|match_BB_DD=4–2
|match_BB_EE=4–2
|match_BB_FF=4–0
|short_CC = {{Abbr|RW|Ruth White}}
|match_CC_AA=2–4
|match_CC_BB=2–4
|match_CC_DD=2–4
|match_CC_EE=4–2
|match_CC_FF=4–0
|short_DD = {{Abbr|CM|Christine McDougall}}
|match_DD_AA=2–4
|match_DD_BB=2–4
|match_DD_CC=4–2
|match_DD_EE=3–4
|match_DD_FF=4–3
|short_EE = {{Abbr|JBCWY|Janet Bewley-Cathie-Wardell-Yerburgh}}
|match_EE_AA=1–4
|match_EE_BB=2–4
|match_EE_CC=2–4
|match_EE_DD=4–3
|match_EE_FF=4–2
|short_FF = {{Abbr|OE|Özden Ezinler}}
|match_FF_AA=1–4
|match_FF_BB=0–4
|match_FF_CC=0–4
|match_FF_DD=3–4
|match_FF_EE=2–4
|update=complete|source=Official Report, vol. 3, p. 277
}}
== Round 1 Pool G ==
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Fencing
|team_header=Fencer
|team1=AA|team2=BB|team3=CC|team4=DD|team5=EE|team6=FF
|name_AA={{flagIOCathlete|Halina Balon|POL|1972 Summer}}
|name_BB={{flagIOCathlete|Brigitte Oertel|FRG|1972 Summer}}
|name_CC={{flagIOCathlete|Antonella Ragno-Lonzi|ITA|1972 Summer}}
|name_DD={{flagIOCathlete|Fabienne Regamey|SUI|1972 Summer}}
|name_EE={{flagIOCathlete|Clare Henley-Halsted|GBR|1972 Summer}}
|name_FF={{flagIOCathlete|Ann O'Donnell|USA|1972 Summer}}
| win_AA = 5 | loss_AA = 0 | tf_AA = 20 | ta_AA = 9
| win_BB = 3 | loss_BB = 2 | tf_BB = 17 | ta_BB = 13
| win_CC = 2 | loss_CC = 3 | tf_CC = 15 | ta_CC = 12
| win_DD = 2 | loss_DD = 3 | tf_DD = 10 | ta_DD = 17
| win_EE = 2 | loss_EE = 3 | tf_EE = 14 | ta_EE = 15
| win_FF = 1 | loss_FF = 4 | tf_FF = 9 | ta_FF = 19
|res_col_header = Qual.
|text_Q = {{abbr|Q|Qualified for quarterfinals}}
|result1 = Q | result2 = Q | result3 = Q
|show_matches=y
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|short_AA = {{Abbr|HB|Halina Balon}}
|match_AA_BB=4–2
|match_AA_CC=4–3
|match_AA_DD=4–0
|match_AA_EE=4–3
|match_AA_FF=4–1
|short_BB = {{Abbr|BO|Brigitte Oertel}}
|match_BB_AA=2–4
|match_BB_CC=4–3
|match_BB_DD=4–2
|match_BB_EE=4–0
|match_BB_FF=3–4
|short_CC = {{Abbr|ARL|Antonella Ragno-Lonzi}}
|match_CC_AA=3–4
|match_CC_BB=3–4
|match_CC_DD=4–0
|match_CC_EE=1–4
|match_CC_FF=4–0
|short_DD = {{Abbr|FR|Fabienne Regamey}}
|match_DD_AA=0–4
|match_DD_BB=2–4
|match_DD_CC=0–4
|match_DD_EE=4–3
|match_DD_FF=4–2
|short_EE = {{Abbr|CHH|Clare Henley-Halsted}}
|match_EE_AA=3–4
|match_EE_BB=0–4
|match_EE_CC=4–1
|match_EE_DD=3–4
|match_EE_FF=4–2
|short_FF = {{Abbr|AO|Ann O'Donnell}}
|match_FF_AA=1–4
|match_FF_BB=4–3
|match_FF_CC=0–4
|match_FF_DD=2–4
|match_FF_EE=2–4
|update=complete|source=Official Report, vol. 3, p. 278
}}
== Round 1 Pool H ==
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Fencing
|team_header=Fencer
|team1=AA|team2=BB|team3=CC|team4=DD|team5=EE
|name_AA={{flagIOCathlete|Yelena Novikova-Belova|URS|1972 Summer}}
|name_BB={{flagIOCathlete|Maria Consolata Collino|ITA|1972 Summer}}
|name_CC={{flagIOCathlete|Margarita Rodríguez|CUB|1972 Summer}}
|name_DD={{flagIOCathlete|Karin Rutz-Gießelmann|FRG|1972 Summer}}
|name_EE={{flagIOCathlete|Madeleine Heitz|SUI|1972 Summer}}
| win_AA = 3 | loss_AA = 1 | tf_AA = 15 | ta_AA = 6
| win_BB = 3 | loss_BB = 1 | tf_BB = 12 | ta_BB = 11
| win_CC = 2 | loss_CC = 2 | tf_CC = 14 | ta_CC = 11
| win_DD = 2 | loss_DD = 2 | tf_DD = 12 | ta_DD = 13
| win_EE = 0 | loss_EE = 4 | tf_EE = 4 | ta_EE = 16
|res_col_header = Qual.
|text_Q = {{abbr|Q|Qualified for quarterfinals}}
|result1 = Q | result2 = Q | result3 = Q
|show_matches=y
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|short_AA = {{Abbr|YNB|Yelena Novikova-Belova}}
|match_AA_BB=4–0
|match_AA_CC=3–4
|match_AA_DD=4–2
|match_AA_EE=4–0
|short_BB = {{Abbr|MCC|Maria Consolata Collino}}
|match_BB_AA=0–4
|match_BB_CC=4–3
|match_BB_DD=4–2
|match_BB_EE=4–2
|short_CC = {{Abbr|MR|Margarita Rodríguez}}
|match_CC_AA=4–3
|match_CC_BB=3–4
|match_CC_DD=3–4
|match_CC_EE=4–0
|short_DD = {{Abbr|KRG|Karin Rutz-Gießelmann}}
|match_DD_AA=2–4
|match_DD_BB=2–4
|match_DD_CC=4–3
|match_DD_EE=4–2
|short_EE = {{Abbr|MH|Madeleine Heitz}}
|match_EE_AA=0–4
|match_EE_BB=2–4
|match_EE_CC=0–4
|match_EE_DD=2–4
|update=complete|source=Official Report, vol. 3, p. 278
}}
= Quarterfinals =
== Quarterfinal A ==
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Fencing
|team_header=Fencer
|team1=AA|team2=BB|team3=CC|team4=DD|team5=EE|team6=FF
|name_AA={{flagIOCathlete|Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille|FRA|1972 Summer}}
|name_BB={{flagIOCathlete|Kerstin Palm|SWE|1972 Summer}}
|name_CC={{flagIOCathlete|Galina Gorokhova|URS|1972 Summer}}
|name_DD={{flagIOCathlete|Irmela Broniecki|FRG|1972 Summer}}
|name_EE={{flagIOCathlete|Max Madsen|DEN|1972 Summer}}
|name_FF={{flagIOCathlete|Mária Szolnoki|HUN|1972 Summer}}
| win_AA = 3 | loss_AA = 2 | tf_AA = 15 | ta_AA = 9
| win_BB = 3 | loss_BB = 2 | tf_BB = 15 | ta_BB = 10
| win_CC = 3 | loss_CC = 2 | tf_CC = 18 | ta_CC = 16
| win_DD = 2 | loss_DD = 3 | tf_DD = 11 | ta_DD = 15
| win_EE = 2 | loss_EE = 3 | tf_EE = 11 | ta_EE = 15
| win_FF = 2 | loss_FF = 3 | tf_FF = 13 | ta_FF = 18
|res_col_header = Qual.
|text_Q = {{abbr|Q|Qualified for semifinals}}
|result1 = Q | result2 = Q | result3 = Q
|show_matches=y
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|short_AA = {{Abbr|MCDD|Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille}}
|match_AA_BB=4–0
|match_AA_CC=3–4
|match_AA_DD=4–0
|match_AA_EE=0–4
|match_AA_FF=4–1
|short_BB = {{Abbr|KP|Kerstin Palm}}
|match_BB_AA=0–4
|match_BB_CC=3–4
|match_BB_DD=4–1
|match_BB_EE=4–0
|match_BB_FF=4–1
|short_CC = {{Abbr|GG|Galina Gorokhova}}
|match_CC_AA=4–3
|match_CC_BB=4–3
|match_CC_DD=4–2
|match_CC_EE=3–4
|match_CC_FF=3–4
|short_DD = {{Abbr|IB|Irmela Broniecki}}
|match_DD_AA=0–4
|match_DD_BB=1–4
|match_DD_CC=2–4
|match_DD_EE=4–0
|match_DD_FF=4–3
|short_EE = {{Abbr|MM|Max Madsen}}
|match_EE_AA=4–0
|match_EE_BB=0–4
|match_EE_CC=4–3
|match_EE_DD=0–4
|match_EE_FF=3–4
|short_FF = {{Abbr|MS|Mária Szolnoki}}
|match_FF_AA=1–4
|match_FF_BB=1–4
|match_FF_CC=4–3
|match_FF_DD=3–4
|match_FF_EE=4–3
|update=complete|source=Official Report, vol. 3, p. 278
}}
== Quarterfinal B ==
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Fencing
|team_header=Fencer
|team1=AA|team2=BB|team3=CC|team4=DD|team5=EE|team6=FF
|name_AA={{flagIOCathlete|Antonella Ragno-Lonzi|ITA|1972 Summer}}
|name_BB={{flagIOCathlete|Brigitte Gapais-Dumont|FRA|1972 Summer}}
|name_CC={{flagIOCathlete|Yelena Novikova-Belova|URS|1972 Summer}}
|name_DD={{flagIOCathlete|Brigitte Oertel|FRG|1972 Summer}}
|name_EE={{flagIOCathlete|Halina Balon|POL|1972 Summer}}
|name_FF={{flagIOCathlete|Ildikó Ságiné Ujlakyné Rejtő|HUN|1972 Summer}}
| win_AA = 4 | loss_AA = 1 | tf_AA = 19 | ta_AA = 13
| win_BB = 4 | loss_BB = 1 | tf_BB = 18 | ta_BB = 14
| win_CC = 3 | loss_CC = 2 | tf_CC = 15 | ta_CC = 16
| win_DD = 1 | loss_DD = 3 | tf_DD = 12 | ta_DD = 13
| win_EE = 1 | loss_EE = 4 | tf_EE = 14 | ta_EE = 18
| win_FF = 1 | loss_FF = 3 | tf_FF = 11 | ta_FF = 15
|res_col_header = Qual.
|text_Q = {{abbr|Q|Qualified for semifinals}}
|result1 = Q | result2 = Q | result3 = Q
|show_matches=y
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|short_AA = {{Abbr|ARL|Antonella Ragno-Lonzi}}
|match_AA_BB=3–4
|match_AA_CC=4–0
|match_AA_DD=4–3
|match_AA_EE=4–3
|match_AA_FF=4–3
|short_BB = {{Abbr|BGD|Brigitte Gapais-Dumont}}
|match_BB_AA=4–3
|match_BB_CC=4–3
|match_BB_DD=4–2
|match_BB_EE=2–4
|match_BB_FF=4–2
|short_CC = {{Abbr|YNB|Yelena Novikova-Belova}}
|match_CC_AA=0–4
|match_CC_BB=3–4
|match_CC_DD=4–3
|match_CC_EE=4–3
|match_CC_FF=4–2
|short_DD = {{Abbr|BO|Brigitte Oertel}}
|match_DD_AA=3–4
|match_DD_BB=2–4
|match_DD_CC=3–4
|match_DD_EE=4–1
|match_DD_FF=null
|short_EE = {{Abbr|HB|Halina Balon}}
|match_EE_AA=3–4
|match_EE_BB=4–2
|match_EE_CC=3–4
|match_EE_DD=1–4
|match_EE_FF=3–4
|short_FF = {{Abbr|ISUR|Ildikó Ságiné Ujlakyné Rejtő}}
|match_FF_AA=3–4
|match_FF_BB=2–4
|match_FF_CC=2–4
|match_FF_DD=null
|match_FF_EE=4–3
|update=complete|source=Official Report, vol. 3, p. 278
}}
== Quarterfinal C ==
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Fencing
|team_header=Fencer
|team1=AA|team2=BB|team3=CC|team4=DD|team5=EE|team6=FF
|name_AA={{flagIOCathlete|Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis|HUN|1972 Summer}}
|name_BB={{flagIOCathlete|Katarína Lokšová-Ráczová|TCH|1972 Summer}}
|name_CC={{flagIOCathlete|Giulia Lorenzoni|ITA|1972 Summer}}
|name_DD={{flagIOCathlete|Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei|ROU|1972 Summer}}
|name_EE={{flagIOCathlete|Margarita Rodríguez|CUB|1972 Summer}}
|name_FF={{flagIOCathlete|Aleksandra Zabelina|URS|1972 Summer}}
| win_AA = 3 | loss_AA = 2 | tf_AA = 14 | ta_AA = 12
| win_BB = 3 | loss_BB = 2 | tf_BB = 15 | ta_BB = 13
| win_CC = 3 | loss_CC = 2 | tf_CC = 15 | ta_CC = 14
| win_DD = 3 | loss_DD = 2 | tf_DD = 13 | ta_DD = 13
| win_EE = 1 | loss_EE = 3 | tf_EE = 12 | ta_EE = 14
| win_FF = 1 | loss_FF = 3 | tf_FF = 10 | ta_FF = 13
|res_col_header = Qual.
|text_Q = {{abbr|Q|Qualified for semifinals}}
|result1 = Q | result2 = Q | result3 = Q
|show_matches=y
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|short_AA = {{Abbr|IFB|Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis}}
|match_AA_BB=0–4
|match_AA_CC=4–2
|match_AA_DD=4–0
|match_AA_EE=2–4
|match_AA_FF=4–2
|short_BB = {{Abbr|KLR|Katarína Lokšová-Ráczová}}
|match_BB_AA=4–0
|match_BB_CC=2–4
|match_BB_DD=1–4
|match_BB_EE=4–2
|match_BB_FF=4–3
|short_CC = {{Abbr|GL|Giulia Lorenzoni}}
|match_CC_AA=2–4
|match_CC_BB=4–2
|match_CC_DD=1–4
|match_CC_EE=4–3
|match_CC_FF=4–1
|short_DD = {{Abbr|IGDJ|Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei}}
|match_DD_AA=0–4
|match_DD_BB=4–1
|match_DD_CC=4–1
|match_DD_EE=4–3
|match_DD_FF=1–4
|short_EE = {{Abbr|MR|Margarita Rodríguez}}
|match_EE_AA=4–2
|match_EE_BB=2–4
|match_EE_CC=3–4
|match_EE_DD=3–4
|match_EE_FF=null
|short_FF = {{Abbr|AZ|Aleksandra Zabelina}}
|match_FF_AA=2–4
|match_FF_BB=3–4
|match_FF_CC=1–4
|match_FF_DD=4–1
|match_FF_EE=null
|update=complete|source=Official Report, vol. 3, p. 278
}}
== Quarterfinal D ==
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Fencing
|team_header=Fencer
|team1=AA|team2=BB|team3=CC|team4=DD|team5=EE|team6=FF
|name_AA={{flagIOCathlete|Cathérine Rousselet-Ceretti|FRA|1972 Summer}}
|name_BB={{flagIOCathlete|Claudine le Comte|BEL|1972 Summer}}
|name_CC={{flagIOCathlete|Maria Consolata Collino|ITA|1972 Summer}}
|name_DD={{flagIOCathlete|Elżbieta Franke-Cymerman|POL|1972 Summer}}
|name_EE={{flagIOCathlete|Ruth White|USA|1972 Summer}}
|name_FF={{flagIOCathlete|Sue Green|GBR|1972 Summer}}
| win_AA = 4 | loss_AA = 1 | tf_AA = 19 | ta_AA = 7
| win_BB = 4 | loss_BB = 1 | tf_BB = 18 | ta_BB = 10
| win_CC = 3 | loss_CC = 2 | tf_CC = 14 | ta_CC = 12
| win_DD = 3 | loss_DD = 2 | tf_DD = 14 | ta_DD = 17
| win_EE = 1 | loss_EE = 4 | tf_EE = 10 | ta_EE = 17
| win_FF = 0 | loss_FF = 5 | tf_FF = 8 | ta_FF = 20
|res_col_header = Qual.
|text_Q = {{abbr|Q|Qualified for semifinals}}
|result1 = Q | result2 = Q | result3 = Q
|show_matches=y
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|short_AA = {{Abbr|CRC|Cathérine Rousselet-Ceretti}}
|match_AA_BB=4–2
|match_AA_CC=4–0
|match_AA_DD=3–4
|match_AA_EE=4–1
|match_AA_FF=4–0
|short_BB = {{Abbr|ClC|Claudine le Comte}}
|match_BB_AA=2–4
|match_BB_CC=4–2
|match_BB_DD=4–0
|match_BB_EE=4–2
|match_BB_FF=4–2
|short_CC = {{Abbr|MCC|Maria Consolata Collino}}
|match_CC_AA=0–4
|match_CC_BB=2–4
|match_CC_DD=4–2
|match_CC_EE=4–0
|match_CC_FF=4–2
|short_DD = {{Abbr|EFC|Elżbieta Franke-Cymerman}}
|match_DD_AA=4–3
|match_DD_BB=0–4
|match_DD_CC=2–4
|match_DD_EE=4–3
|match_DD_FF=4–3
|short_EE = {{Abbr|RW|Ruth White}}
|match_EE_AA=1–4
|match_EE_BB=2–4
|match_EE_CC=0–4
|match_EE_DD=3–4
|match_EE_FF=4–1
|short_FF = {{Abbr|SG|Sue Green}}
|match_FF_AA=0–4
|match_FF_BB=2–4
|match_FF_CC=2–4
|match_FF_DD=3–4
|match_FF_EE=1–4
|update=complete|source=Official Report, vol. 3, p. 279
}}
= Semifinals =
== Semifinal A ==
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Fencing
|team_header=Fencer
|team1=AA|team2=BB|team3=CC|team4=DD|team5=EE|team6=FF
|name_AA={{flagIOCathlete|Yelena Novikova-Belova|URS|1972 Summer}}
|name_BB={{flagIOCathlete|Kerstin Palm|SWE|1972 Summer}}
|name_CC={{flagIOCathlete|Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille|FRA|1972 Summer}}
|name_DD={{flagIOCathlete|Cathérine Rousselet-Ceretti|FRA|1972 Summer}}
|name_EE={{flagIOCathlete|Maria Consolata Collino|ITA|1972 Summer}}
|name_FF={{flagIOCathlete|Katarína Lokšová-Ráczová|TCH|1972 Summer}}
| win_AA = 4 | loss_AA = 1 | tf_AA = 19 | ta_AA = 11
| win_BB = 3 | loss_BB = 2 | tf_BB = 18 | ta_BB = 14
| win_CC = 3 | loss_CC = 2 | tf_CC = 16 | ta_CC = 13
| win_DD = 3 | loss_DD = 2 | tf_DD = 13 | ta_DD = 13
| win_EE = 1 | loss_EE = 4 | tf_EE = 15 | ta_EE = 17
| win_FF = 1 | loss_FF = 4 | tf_FF = 6 | ta_FF = 19
|res_col_header = Qual.
|text_Q = {{abbr|Q|Qualified for semifinals}}
|result1 = Q | result2 = Q | result3 = Q
|show_matches=y
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|short_AA = {{Abbr|YNB|Yelena Novikova-Belova}}
|match_AA_BB=3–4
|match_AA_CC=4–2
|match_AA_DD=4–1
|match_AA_EE=4–3
|match_AA_FF=4–1
|short_BB = {{Abbr|KP|Kerstin Palm}}
|match_BB_AA=4–3
|match_BB_CC=3–4
|match_BB_DD=4–0
|match_BB_EE=4–3
|match_BB_FF=3–4
|short_CC = {{Abbr|MCDD|Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille}}
|match_CC_AA=2–4
|match_CC_BB=4–3
|match_CC_DD=2–4
|match_CC_EE=4–2
|match_CC_FF=4–0
|short_DD = {{Abbr|CRC|Cathérine Rousselet-Ceretti}}
|match_DD_AA=1–4
|match_DD_BB=0–4
|match_DD_CC=4–2
|match_DD_EE=4–3
|match_DD_FF=4–0
|short_EE = {{Abbr|MCC|Maria Consolata Collino}}
|match_EE_AA=3–4
|match_EE_BB=3–4
|match_EE_CC=2–4
|match_EE_DD=3–4
|match_EE_FF=4–1
|short_FF = {{Abbr|KLR|Katarína Lokšová-Ráczová}}
|match_FF_AA=1–4
|match_FF_BB=4–3
|match_FF_CC=0–4
|match_FF_DD=0–4
|match_FF_EE=1–4
|update=complete|source=Official Report, vol. 3, p. 279
}}
== Semifinal B ==
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Fencing
|team_header=Fencer
|team1=AA|team2=BB|team3=CC|team4=DD|team5=EE|team6=FF
|name_AA={{flagIOCathlete|Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis|HUN|1972 Summer}}
|name_BB={{flagIOCathlete|Galina Gorokhova|URS|1972 Summer}}
|name_CC={{flagIOCathlete|Antonella Ragno-Lonzi|ITA|1972 Summer}}
|name_DD={{flagIOCathlete|Brigitte Gapais-Dumont|FRA|1972 Summer}}
|name_EE={{flagIOCathlete|Giulia Lorenzoni|ITA|1972 Summer}}
|name_FF={{flagIOCathlete|Claudine le Comte|BEL|1972 Summer}}
| win_AA = 4 | loss_AA = 1 | tf_AA = 19 | ta_AA = 13
| win_BB = 3 | loss_BB = 2 | tf_BB = 15 | ta_BB = 10
| win_CC = 3 | loss_CC = 2 | tf_CC = 15 | ta_CC = 13
| win_DD = 2 | loss_DD = 3 | tf_DD = 15 | ta_DD = 15
| win_EE = 2 | loss_EE = 3 | tf_EE = 12 | ta_EE = 17
| win_FF = 1 | loss_FF = 4 | tf_FF = 8 | ta_FF = 16
|res_col_header = Qual.
|text_Q = {{abbr|Q|Qualified for final}}
|result1 = Q | result2 = Q | result3 = Q
|show_matches=y
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|short_AA = {{Abbr|IFB|Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis}}
|match_AA_BB=4–1
|match_AA_CC=3–4
|match_AA_DD=4–3
|match_AA_EE=4–2
|match_AA_FF=4–3
|short_BB = {{Abbr|GG|Galina Gorokhova}}
|match_BB_AA=1–4
|match_BB_CC=4–0
|match_BB_DD=2–4
|match_BB_EE=4–2
|match_BB_FF=4–0
|short_CC = {{Abbr|ARL|Antonella Ragno-Lonzi}}
|match_CC_AA=4–3
|match_CC_BB=0–4
|match_CC_DD=4–2
|match_CC_EE=3–4
|match_CC_FF=4–0
|short_DD = {{Abbr|BGD|Brigitte Gapais-Dumont}}
|match_DD_AA=3–4
|match_DD_BB=4–2
|match_DD_CC=2–4
|match_DD_EE=2–4
|match_DD_FF=4–1
|short_EE = {{Abbr|GL|Giulia Lorenzoni}}
|match_EE_AA=2–4
|match_EE_BB=2–4
|match_EE_CC=4–3
|match_EE_DD=4–2
|match_EE_FF=0–4
|short_FF = {{Abbr|ClC|Claudine le Comte}}
|match_FF_AA=3–4
|match_FF_BB=0–3
|match_FF_CC=0–4
|match_FF_DD=1–4
|match_FF_EE=4–0
|update=complete|source=Official Report, vol. 3, p. 279
}}
= Final =
Ragno-Lonzi again lost to Gorokhova, but this time that was her only loss; her 4–1 record in the final earned her gold. Farkasinszky-Bóbis, Gorokhova, and Depetris-Demaille tied at 3–2, with touch-quotient the tie-breaker: Farkasinszky-Bóbis took silver at 1.214, Gorokhova earned bronze at 1.143, and Deptris-Demaille finished fourth at 0.875.
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Fencing
|team_header=Fencer
|team1=AA|team2=BB|team3=CC|team4=DD|team5=EE|team6=FF
|name_AA={{flagIOCathlete|Antonella Ragno-Lonzi|ITA|1972 Summer}}
|name_BB={{flagIOCathlete|Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis|HUN|1972 Summer}}
|name_CC={{flagIOCathlete|Galina Gorokhova|URS|1972 Summer}}
|name_DD={{flagIOCathlete|Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille|FRA|1972 Summer}}
|name_EE={{flagIOCathlete|Yelena Novikova-Belova|URS|1972 Summer}}
|name_FF={{flagIOCathlete|Kerstin Palm|SWE|1972 Summer}}
| win_AA = 4 | loss_AA = 1 | tf_AA = 19 | ta_AA = 13
| win_BB = 3 | loss_BB = 2 | tf_BB = 17 | ta_BB = 14
| win_CC = 3 | loss_CC = 2 | tf_CC = 16 | ta_CC = 14
| win_DD = 3 | loss_DD = 2 | tf_DD = 14 | ta_DD = 16
| win_EE = 2 | loss_EE = 3 | tf_EE = 15 | ta_EE = 13
| win_FF = 0 | loss_FF = 5 | tf_FF = 9 | ta_FF = 20
|pos_AA = {{gold01}}
|pos_BB = {{silver02}}
|pos_CC = {{bronze03}}
|show_matches=y
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|short_AA = {{Abbr|ARL|Antonella Ragno-Lonzi}}
|match_AA_BB=4–3
|match_AA_CC=3–4
|match_AA_DD=4–2
|match_AA_EE=4–1
|match_AA_FF=4–3
|short_BB = {{Abbr|IFB|Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis}}
|match_BB_AA=3–4
|match_BB_CC=4–1
|match_BB_DD=2–4
|match_BB_EE=4–3
|match_BB_FF=4–2
|short_CC = {{Abbr|GG|Galina Gorokhova}}
|match_CC_AA=4–3
|match_CC_BB=1–4
|match_CC_DD=3–4
|match_CC_EE=4–3
|match_CC_FF=4–0
|short_DD = {{Abbr|MCDD|Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille}}
|match_DD_AA=2–4
|match_DD_BB=4–2
|match_DD_CC=4–3
|match_DD_EE=0–4
|match_DD_FF=4–3
|short_EE = {{Abbr|YNB|Yelena Novikova-Belova}}
|match_EE_AA=1–4
|match_EE_BB=3–4
|match_EE_CC=3–4
|match_EE_DD=4–0
|match_EE_FF=4–1
|short_FF = {{Abbr|KP|Kerstin Palm}}
|match_FF_AA=3–4
|match_FF_BB=2–4
|match_FF_CC=0–4
|match_FF_DD=3–4
|match_FF_EE=1–4
|update=complete|source=Official Report, vol. 3, p. 279
}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
! Fencer | Country |
| Antonella Ragno-Lonzi | {{flagIOC|ITA|1972 Summer}} |
| Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis | {{flagIOC|HUN|1972 Summer}} |
| Galina Gorokhova | {{flagIOC|URS|1972 Summer}} |
| Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille | {{flagIOC|FRA|1972 Summer}} |
| Yelena Novikova-Belova | {{flagIOC|URS|1972 Summer}} |
| Kerstin Palm | {{flagIOC|SWE|1972 Summer}} |
| Cathérine Rousselet-Ceretti | {{flagIOC|FRA|1972 Summer}} |
| Brigitte Gapais-Dumont | {{flagIOC|FRA|1972 Summer}} |
| Maria Consolata Collino | {{flagIOC|ITA|1972 Summer}} |
| Giulia Lorenzoni | {{flagIOC|ITA|1972 Summer}} |
| Katarína Lokšová-Ráczová | {{flagIOC|TCH|1972 Summer}} |
| Claudine le Comte | {{flagIOC|BEL|1972 Summer}} |
| Irmela Broniecki | {{flagIOC|FRG|1972 Summer}} |
| Brigitte Oertel | {{flagIOC|FRG|1972 Summer}} |
| Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei | {{flagIOC|ROU|1972 Summer}} |
| Elżbieta Franke-Cymerman | {{flagIOC|POL|1972 Summer}} |
| Max Madsen | {{flagIOC|DEN|1972 Summer}} |
| Halina Balon | {{flagIOC|POL|1972 Summer}} |
| Margarita Rodríguez | {{flagIOC|CUB|1972 Summer}} |
| Ruth White | {{flagIOC|USA|1972 Summer}} |
| Mária Szolnoki | {{flagIOC|HUN|1972 Summer}} |
| Ildikó Ságiné Ujlakyné Rejtő | {{flagIOC|HUN|1972 Summer}} |
| Aleksandra Zabelina | {{flagIOC|URS|1972 Summer}} |
| Sue Green | {{flagIOC|GBR|1972 Summer}} |
| Marlene Infante | {{flagIOC|CUB|1972 Summer}} |
| Olga Orban-Szabo | {{flagIOC|ROU|1972 Summer}} |
| Ana Derșidan-Ene-Pascu | {{flagIOC|ROU|1972 Summer}} |
| Marion Exelby | {{flagIOC|AUS|1972 Summer}} |
| Elke Radlingmaier | {{flagIOC|AUT|1972 Summer}} |
| Christine McDougall | {{flagIOC|AUS|1972 Summer}} |
| Fabienne Regamey | {{flagIOC|SUI|1972 Summer}} |
| Karin Rutz-Gießelmann | {{flagIOC|FRG|1972 Summer}} |
| Harriet King | {{flagIOC|USA|1972 Summer}} |
| María Esther García | {{flagIOC|CUB|1972 Summer}} |
| Hannelore Hradez | {{flagIOC|AUT|1972 Summer}} |
| Kamilla Składanowska | {{flagIOC|POL|1972 Summer}} |
| Donna Hennyey | {{flagIOC|CAN|1972 Summer}} |
| Janet Bewley-Cathie-Wardell-Yerburgh | {{flagIOC|GBR|1972 Summer}} |
| Clare Henley-Halsted | {{flagIOC|GBR|1972 Summer}} |
| Madeleine Heitz | {{flagIOC|SUI|1972 Summer}} |
| Waltraut Peck-Repa | {{flagIOC|AUT|1972 Summer}} |
| Sylvia Iannuzzi-San Martín | {{flagIOC|ARG|1972 Summer}} |
| Özden Ezinler | {{flagIOC|TUR|1972 Summer}} |
| Ann O'Donnell | {{flagIOC|USA|1972 Summer}} |
References
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Women's foil}}