Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's foil

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.[1]

Women's foil
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueExhibition Halls 12 & 20
Dates2 – 3 September 1972
Competitors44 from 20 nations
Medalists
Antonella Ragno-Lonzi  Italy
Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis  Hungary
Galina Gorokhova  Soviet Union
Fencing at the
1972 Summer Olympics
Épéemen
Team épéemen
Foilmenwomen
Team foilmenwomen
Sabremen
Team sabremen

Results

Round 1

Round 1 Pool A
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. AZ MM MCDD MI HK WPR
1  Aleksandra Zabelina (URS) 4 1 18 10 Q 4–1 2–4 4–2 4–1 4–2
2  Max Madsen (DEN) 3 2 15 12 1–4 4–2 2–4 4–1 4–1
3  Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille (FRA) 2 3 16 14 4–2 2–4 3–4 3–4 4–0
4  Marlene Infante (CUB) 2 3 15 17 2–4 4–2 4–3 3–4 2–4
5  Harriet King (USA) 2 3 13 18 1–4 1–4 4–3 4–3 3–4
6  Waltraut Peck-Repa (AUT) 2 3 11 17 2–4 1–4 0–4 4–2 4–3
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 277

Round 1 Pool B
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. IB SG ISUR OOS MED
1  Irmela Broniecki (FRG) 3 1 14 8 Q 2–4 4–3 4–0 4–1
2  Sue Green (GBR) 3 1 14 11 4–2 4–2 2–4 4–3
3  Ildikó Ságiné Ujlakyné Rejtő (HUN) 2 2 13 10 3–4 2–4 4–1 4–1
4  Olga Orban-Szabo (ROU) 2 2 9 11 0–4 4–2 1–4 4–1
5  Harriet King (USA) 0 4 6 16 1–4 3–4 1–4 1–4
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 277

Round 1 Pool C
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. IFB BGD ClC ADEP HH
1  Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis (HUN) 3 1 13 6 Q 1–4 4–1 4–1 4–0
2  Brigitte Gapais-Dumont (FRA) 3 1 14 9 4–1 4–3 2–4 4–1
3  Claudine le Comte (BEL) 2 2 12 10 1–4 3–4 4–1 4–1
4  Ana Derșidan-Ene-Pascu (ROU) 2 2 10 12 1–4 4–2 1–4 4–2
5  Hannelore Hradez (AUT) 0 4 4 16 0–4 1–4 1–4 2–4
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 277

Round 1 Pool D
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. CRC KLR MS ME KS SISM
1  Cathérine Rousselet-Ceretti (FRA) 4 1 19 13 Q 4–3 3–4 4–3 4–1 4–2
2  Katarína Lokšová-Ráczová (TCH) 3 2 18 11 3–4 4–0 3–4 4–1 4–2
3  Mária Szolnoki (HUN) 3 2 13 14 4–3 0–4 4–3 1–4 4–0
4  Marion Exelby (AUS) 2 3 16 17 3–4 4–3 3–4 2–4 4–2
5  Kamilla Składanowska (POL) 2 3 11 15 1–4 1–4 4–1 4–2 1–4
6  Sylvia Iannuzzi-San Martín (ARG) 1 4 10 17 2–4 2–4 0–4 2–4 4–1
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 277

Round 1 Pool E
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. GG IGDJ GL ER DH
1  Galina Gorokhova (URS) 3 1 13 8 Q 4–2 1–4 4–2 4–0
2  Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei (ROU) 3 1 14 10 2–4 4–1 4–2 4–3
3  Giulia Lorenzoni (ITA) 2 2 11 11 4–1 1–4 2–4 4–2
4  Elke Radlingmaier (AUT) 1 3 10 14 2–4 2–4 4–2 2–4
5  Donna Hennyey (CAN) 1 3 9 14 0–4 3–4 2–4 4–2
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 277

Round 1 Pool F
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. KP EFC RW CM JBCWY OE
1  Kerstin Palm (SWE) 5 0 20 8 Q 4–2 4–2 4–2 4–1 4–1
2  Elżbieta Franke-Cymerman (POL) 4 1 18 10 2–4 4–2 4–2 4–2 4–0
3  Ruth White (USA) 2 3 14 14 2–4 2–4 2–4 4–2 4–0
4  Christine McDougall (AUS) 2 3 15 17 2–4 2–4 4–2 3–4 4–3
5  Janet Bewley-Cathie-Wardell-Yerburgh (GBR) 2 3 13 17 1–4 2–4 2–4 4–3 4–2
6  Özden Ezinler (TUR) 0 5 6 20 1–4 0–4 0–4 3–4 2–4
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 277

Round 1 Pool G
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. HB BO ARL FR CHH AO
1  Halina Balon (POL) 5 0 20 9 Q 4–2 4–3 4–0 4–3 4–1
2  Brigitte Oertel (FRG) 3 2 17 13 2–4 4–3 4–2 4–0 3–4
3  Antonella Ragno-Lonzi (ITA) 2 3 15 12 3–4 3–4 4–0 1–4 4–0
4  Fabienne Regamey (SUI) 2 3 10 17 0–4 2–4 0–4 4–3 4–2
5  Clare Henley-Halsted (GBR) 2 3 14 15 3–4 0–4 4–1 3–4 4–2
6  Ann O'Donnell (USA) 1 4 9 19 1–4 4–3 0–4 2–4 2–4
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 278

Round 1 Pool H
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. YNB MCC MR KRG MH
1  Yelena Novikova-Belova (URS) 3 1 15 6 Q 4–0 3–4 4–2 4–0
2  Maria Consolata Collino (ITA) 3 1 12 11 0–4 4–3 4–2 4–2
3  Margarita Rodríguez (CUB) 2 2 14 11 4–3 3–4 3–4 4–0
4  Karin Rutz-Gießelmann (FRG) 2 2 12 13 2–4 2–4 4–3 4–2
5  Madeleine Heitz (SUI) 0 4 4 16 0–4 2–4 0–4 2–4
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 278

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal A
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. MCDD KP GG IB MM MS
1  Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille (FRA) 3 2 15 9 Q 4–0 3–4 4–0 0–4 4–1
2  Kerstin Palm (SWE) 3 2 15 10 0–4 3–4 4–1 4–0 4–1
3  Galina Gorokhova (URS) 3 2 18 16 4–3 4–3 4–2 3–4 3–4
4  Irmela Broniecki (FRG) 2 3 11 15 0–4 1–4 2–4 4–0 4–3
5  Max Madsen (DEN) 2 3 11 15 4–0 0–4 4–3 0–4 3–4
6  Mária Szolnoki (HUN) 2 3 13 18 1–4 1–4 4–3 3–4 4–3
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 278

Quarterfinal B
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. ARL BGD YNB BO HB ISUR
1  Antonella Ragno-Lonzi (ITA) 4 1 19 13 Q 3–4 4–0 4–3 4–3 4–3
2  Brigitte Gapais-Dumont (FRA) 4 1 18 14 4–3 4–3 4–2 2–4 4–2
3  Yelena Novikova-Belova (URS) 3 2 15 16 0–4 3–4 4–3 4–3 4–2
4  Brigitte Oertel (FRG) 1 3 12 13 3–4 2–4 3–4 4–1
5  Halina Balon (POL) 1 4 14 18 3–4 4–2 3–4 1–4 3–4
6  Ildikó Ságiné Ujlakyné Rejtő (HUN) 1 3 11 15 3–4 2–4 2–4 4–3
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 278

Quarterfinal C
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. IFB KLR GL IGDJ MR AZ
1  Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis (HUN) 3 2 14 12 Q 0–4 4–2 4–0 2–4 4–2
2  Katarína Lokšová-Ráczová (TCH) 3 2 15 13 4–0 2–4 1–4 4–2 4–3
3  Giulia Lorenzoni (ITA) 3 2 15 14 2–4 4–2 1–4 4–3 4–1
4  Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei (ROU) 3 2 13 13 0–4 4–1 4–1 4–3 1–4
5  Margarita Rodríguez (CUB) 1 3 12 14 4–2 2–4 3–4 3–4
6  Aleksandra Zabelina (URS) 1 3 10 13 2–4 3–4 1–4 4–1
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 278

Quarterfinal D
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. CRC ClC MCC EFC RW SG
1  Cathérine Rousselet-Ceretti (FRA) 4 1 19 7 Q 4–2 4–0 3–4 4–1 4–0
2  Claudine le Comte (BEL) 4 1 18 10 2–4 4–2 4–0 4–2 4–2
3  Maria Consolata Collino (ITA) 3 2 14 12 0–4 2–4 4–2 4–0 4–2
4  Elżbieta Franke-Cymerman (POL) 3 2 14 17 4–3 0–4 2–4 4–3 4–3
5  Ruth White (USA) 1 4 10 17 1–4 2–4 0–4 3–4 4–1
6  Sue Green (GBR) 0 5 8 20 0–4 2–4 2–4 3–4 1–4
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 279

Semifinals

Semifinal A
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. YNB KP MCDD CRC MCC KLR
1  Yelena Novikova-Belova (URS) 4 1 19 11 Q 3–4 4–2 4–1 4–3 4–1
2  Kerstin Palm (SWE) 3 2 18 14 4–3 3–4 4–0 4–3 3–4
3  Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille (FRA) 3 2 16 13 2–4 4–3 2–4 4–2 4–0
4  Cathérine Rousselet-Ceretti (FRA) 3 2 13 13 1–4 0–4 4–2 4–3 4–0
5  Maria Consolata Collino (ITA) 1 4 15 17 3–4 3–4 2–4 3–4 4–1
6  Katarína Lokšová-Ráczová (TCH) 1 4 6 19 1–4 4–3 0–4 0–4 1–4
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 279

Semifinal B
Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. IFB GG ARL BGD GL ClC
1  Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis (HUN) 4 1 19 13 Q 4–1 3–4 4–3 4–2 4–3
2  Galina Gorokhova (URS) 3 2 15 10 1–4 4–0 2–4 4–2 4–0
3  Antonella Ragno-Lonzi (ITA) 3 2 15 13 4–3 0–4 4–2 3–4 4–0
4  Brigitte Gapais-Dumont (FRA) 2 3 15 15 3–4 4–2 2–4 2–4 4–1
5  Giulia Lorenzoni (ITA) 2 3 12 17 2–4 2–4 4–3 4–2 0–4
6  Claudine le Comte (BEL) 1 4 8 16 3–4 0–3 0–4 1–4 4–0
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.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA ARL IFB GG MCDD YNB KP
 Antonella Ragno-Lonzi (ITA) 4 1 19 13 4–3 3–4 4–2 4–1 4–3
 Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis (HUN) 3 2 17 14 3–4 4–1 2–4 4–3 4–2
 Galina Gorokhova (URS) 3 2 16 14 4–3 1–4 3–4 4–3 4–0
4  Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille (FRA) 3 2 14 16 2–4 4–2 4–3 0–4 4–3
5  Yelena Novikova-Belova (URS) 2 3 15 13 1–4 3–4 3–4 4–0 4–1
6  Kerstin Palm (SWE) 0 5 9 20 3–4 2–4 0–4 3–4 1–4
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 279
FencerCountry
Antonella Ragno-Lonzi Italy
Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis Hungary
Galina Gorokhova Soviet Union
Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille France
Yelena Novikova-Belova Soviet Union
Kerstin Palm Sweden
Cathérine Rousselet-Ceretti France
Brigitte Gapais-Dumont France
Maria Consolata Collino Italy
Giulia Lorenzoni Italy
Katarína Lokšová-Ráczová Czechoslovakia
Claudine le Comte Belgium
Irmela Broniecki West Germany
Brigitte Oertel West Germany
Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei Romania
Elżbieta Franke-Cymerman Poland
Max Madsen Denmark
Halina Balon Poland
Margarita Rodríguez Cuba
Ruth White United States
Mária Szolnoki Hungary
Ildikó Ságiné Ujlakyné Rejtő Hungary
Aleksandra Zabelina Soviet Union
Sue Green Great Britain
Marlene Infante Cuba
Olga Orban-Szabo Romania
Ana Derșidan-Ene-Pascu Romania
Marion Exelby Australia
Elke Radlingmaier Austria
Christine McDougall Australia
Fabienne Regamey Switzerland
Karin Rutz-Gießelmann West Germany
Harriet King United States
María Esther García Cuba
Hannelore Hradez Austria
Kamilla Składanowska Poland
Donna Hennyey Canada
Janet Bewley-Cathie-Wardell-Yerburgh Great Britain
Clare Henley-Halsted Great Britain
Madeleine Heitz Switzerland
Waltraut Peck-Repa Austria
Sylvia Iannuzzi-San Martín Argentina
Özden Ezinler Turkey
Ann O'Donnell United States

References
  1. "Fencing: 1972 Olympic Results - Women's foil". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
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