Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's team foil

Women's team foil at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue	Long Beach Convention Center
Dates	5 – 6 August 1984
Competitors	48 from 10 nations
Medalists
Christiane Weber, Cornelia Hanisch, Sabine Bischoff, Ute Kircheis-Wessel, Zita-Eva Funkenhauser  West Germany Aurora Dan, Monika Weber-Koszto, Rozalia Oros, Marcela Moldovan-Zsak, Elisabeta Guzganu-Tufan  Romania Laurence Modaine-Cessac, Pascale Trinquet-Hachin, Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin, Véronique Brouquier, Anne Meygret  France

The women's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from 5 to 6 August 1984. 48 fencers from 10 nations competed.

Rosters

Argentina
María Alicia Sinigaglia Sandra Giancola Constanza Oriani Silvana Giancola

Canada
Caroline Mitchell Shelley Steiner Madeleine Philion Jacynthe Poirier Marie-Huguette Cormier

China
Jujie Luan Zhu Qingyuan Li Huahua Wu Qiuhua Zhu Minzhu

France
Laurence Modaine-Cessac Pascale Trinquet-Hachin Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin Véronique Brouquier Anne Meygret

Great Britain
Ann Brannon Linda Ann Martin Fiona McIntosh Liz Thurley Katie Arup

Italy
Dorina Vaccaroni Clara Mochi Margherita Zalaffi Lucia Traversa Carola Cicconetti

Japan
Mieko Miyahara Azusa Oikawa Miyuki Maekawa Tomoko Oka

Romania
Aurora Dan Monika Weber-Koszto Rozalia Oros Marcela Moldovan-Zsak Elisabeta Guzganu-Tufan

United States
Vincent Bradford Sharon Monplaisir Susan Badders Debra Waples Jana Angelakis

West Germany
Christiane Weber Cornelia Hanisch Sabine Bischoff Ute Kircheis-Wessel Zita-Eva Funkenhauser

Results

Round 1

Round 1 Pool A

The United States and France each defeated Great Britain, 9–7 and 9–3, respectively. The two victors then faced off. France won 9–2.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		FRA	USA	GBR
1	France	2	0	18	5	QS			9–2	9–3
2	United States	1	1	11	16	QQ		2–9		9–7
3	Great Britain	0	2	10	18			3–9	7–9

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 393

Round 1 Pool B

Romania and China each defeated Canada, 9–0 and 9–3, respectively. The two victors then faced off. Romania won 9–4.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		ROU	CHN	CAN
1	Romania	2	0	18	6	QQ			9–6	9–0
2	China	1	1	15	12			6–9		9–3
3	Canada	0	2	3	18			0–9	3–9

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 393

Round 1 Pool C

In the first set of matches, West Germany beat Argentina 9–1 and Italy defeated Japan 9–3. The second set saw the winners both win again (securing advancement) and the loser both lose again (resulting in elimination), as West Germany prevailed over Japan 9–4 and Italy won against Argentina 9–0. Finally, West Germany took the top spot in the group by beating Italy 9–4 while Argentina finished last after losing to Japan 9–1.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		FRG	ITA	JPN	ARG
1	West Germany	3	0	27	6	QQ			9–4	9–4	9–1
2	Italy	2	1	22	12			4–9		9–3	9–0
3	Japan	1	2	16	19			4–9	3–9		9–1
4	Argentina	0	3	2	27			1–9	0–9	1–9

Source: Official Report, vol. 2, p. 393

Elimination rounds

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

B1

Romania

8

A2

United States

4

B1

Romania

8

A1

France

7

A1

France

Bye

B1

Romania

5

C1

West Germany

9

B2

China

7

C2

Italy

9

C2

Italy

8 (62)

Third place

C1

West Germany

8 (63)

C1

West Germany

A1

France

9

Bye

C2

Italy

7

	Fifth Place
	A2	United States	5
	B2	China	9