# 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.

## Draw
### Finals

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

### Section 1

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

### Section 2

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

### Section 3

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

### Section 4

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