# Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's foil

The women's foil was one of ten fencing events on the fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 21 September 2000. 40 fencers from 21 nations competed.

## Draw
### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Valentina Vezzali (ITA) | 15 |
| Laura Cârlescu-Badea (ROU) | 8 | | |
| Laura Cârlescu-Badea (ROU) | 8 | Valentina Vezzali (ITA) | 15 |
| | | Rita König (GER) | 5 |
| Rita König (GER) | 15 | Rita König (GER) | 5 |
| Giovanna Trillini (ITA) | 10 | | |
| Giovanna Trillini (ITA) | 10 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | Giovanna Trillini (ITA) | 15 |
| | | Laura Cârlescu-Badea (ROU) | 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 | | | | | | |
| Jujie Luan (CAN) | Jujie Luan (CAN) | 8 | Seo Mi-Jeong (KOR) | Seo Mi-Jeong (KOR) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Seo Mi-Jeong (KOR) | Seo Mi-Jeong (KOR) | 15 | | | | Valentina Vezzali (ITA) | Valentina Vezzali (ITA) | 15 | | | |
| | | | | | | Sylwia Gruchała (POL) | Sylwia Gruchała (POL) | 8 | | | |
| | | | Sylwia Gruchała (POL) | Sylwia Gruchała (POL) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | Edina Knapek (HUN) | Edina Knapek (HUN) | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Valentina Vezzali (ITA) | Valentina Vezzali (ITA) | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | Reka Zsofia Lazăr-Szabo (ROU) | Reka Zsofia Lazăr-Szabo (ROU) | 8 |
| | | | Reka Zsofia Lazăr-Szabo (ROU) | Reka Zsofia Lazăr-Szabo (ROU) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | Julie Mahoney (CAN) | Julie Mahoney (CAN) | 10 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Reka Zsofia Lazăr-Szabo (ROU) | Reka Zsofia Lazăr-Szabo (ROU) | 15 | | | |
| Ann Marsh (USA) | Ann Marsh (USA) | 15 | | | | Ann Marsh (USA) | Ann Marsh (USA) | 7 | | | |
| Shaimaa El-Gammal (EGY) | Shaimaa El-Gammal (EGY) | 7 | Ann Marsh (USA) | Ann Marsh (USA) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | Yekaterina Yusheva (RUS) | Yekaterina Yusheva (RUS) | 9 | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | Diana Bianchedi (ITA) | Diana Bianchedi (ITA) | 15 | | | | | | |
| Nelya Sevostiyanova (KAZ) | Nelya Sevostiyanova (KAZ) | 3 | Yuan Li (CHN) | Yuan Li (CHN) | 7 | | | | | | |
| Yuan Li (CHN) | Yuan Li (CHN) | 15 | | | | Diana Bianchedi (ITA) | Diana Bianchedi (ITA) | 15 | | | |
| | | | | | | Ayelet Ohayon (ISR) | Ayelet Ohayon (ISR) | 12 | | | |
| | | | Ayelet Ohayon (ISR) | Ayelet Ohayon (ISR) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | Adeline Wuillème (FRA) | Adeline Wuillème (FRA) | 12 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Diana Bianchedi (ITA) | Diana Bianchedi (ITA) | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | Laura Badea-Cârlescu (ROU) | Laura Badea-Cârlescu (ROU) | 15 |
| | | | Meng Jie (CHN) | Meng Jie (CHN) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | Anna Rybicka (POL) | Anna Rybicka (POL) | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Meng Jie (CHN) | Meng Jie (CHN) | 7 | | | |
| Migsey Dussu (CUB) | Migsey Dussu (CUB) | 15 | | | | Laura Badea-Cârlescu (ROU) | Laura Badea-Cârlescu (ROU) | 15 | | | |
| Liudmyla Vasylieva (UKR) | Liudmyla Vasylieva (UKR) | 6 | Migsey Dussu (CUB) | Migsey Dussu (CUB) | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | Laura Badea-Cârlescu (ROU) | Laura Badea-Cârlescu (ROU) | 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 |
| | | | Giovanna Trillini (ITA) | Giovanna Trillini (ITA) | 15 | | | | | | |
| Jo Halls (AUS) | Jo Halls (AUS) | 7 | Eloise Smith (GBR) | Eloise Smith (GBR) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Eloise Smith (GBR) | Eloise Smith (GBR) | 15 | | | | Giovanna Trillini (ITA) | Giovanna Trillini (ITA) | 15 | | | |
| | | | | | | Iris Zimmermann (USA) | Iris Zimmermann (USA) | 4 | | | |
| | | | Olga Sharkova-Sidorova (RUS) | Olga Sharkova-Sidorova (RUS) | 12 | | | | | | |
| | | | Iris Zimmermann (USA) | Iris Zimmermann (USA) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Giovanna Trillini (ITA) | Giovanna Trillini (ITA) | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | Xiao Aihua (CHN) | Xiao Aihua (CHN) | 8 |
| | | | Svetlana Boyko (RUS) | Svetlana Boyko (RUS) | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | Magdalena Mroczkiewicz (POL) | Magdalena Mroczkiewicz (POL) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Magdalena Mroczkiewicz (POL) | Magdalena Mroczkiewicz (POL) | 13 | | | |
| Miwako Shimada (JPN) | Miwako Shimada (JPN) | 13 | | | | Xiao Aihua (CHN) | Xiao Aihua (CHN) | 15 | | | |
| Alejandra Carbone (ARG) | Alejandra Carbone (ARG) | 15 | Alejandra Carbone (ARG) | Alejandra Carbone (ARG) | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | Xiao Aihua (CHN) | Xiao Aihua (CHN) | 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 |
| | | | Aida Mohamed (HUN) | Aida Mohamed (HUN) | 15 | | | | | | |
| Wassila Rédouane-Saïd-Guerni (ALG) | Wassila Rédouane-Saïd-Guerni (ALG) | 3 | Yuko Arai (JPN) | Yuko Arai (JPN) | 6 | | | | | | |
| Yuko Arai (JPN) | Yuko Arai (JPN) | 15 | | | | Aida Mohamed (HUN) | Aida Mohamed (HUN) | 15 | | | |
| | | | | | | Monika Weber-Koszto (GER) | Monika Weber-Koszto (GER) | 10 | | | |
| | | | Gabriella Lantos (HUN) | Gabriella Lantos (HUN) | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | Monika Weber-Koszto (GER) | Monika Weber-Koszto (GER) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Aida Mohamed (HUN) | Aida Mohamed (HUN) | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | Rita König (GER) | Rita König (GER) | 15 |
| | | | Felicia Zimmermann (USA) | Felicia Zimmermann (USA) | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | Rita König (GER) | Rita König (GER) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Rita König (GER) | Rita König (GER) | 15 | | | |
| Olha Leleiko (UKR) | Olha Leleiko (UKR) | 14 | | | | Sabine Bau (GER) | Sabine Bau (GER) | 11 | | | |
| Olena Koltsova (UKR) | Olena Koltsova (UKR) | 15 | Olena Koltsova (UKR) | Olena Koltsova (UKR) | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | Sabine Bau (GER) | Sabine Bau (GER) | 15 | | | | | | |

## Results

| Rank | Fencer | Country |
| | Valentina Vezzali | Italy |
| | Rita König | Germany |
| | Giovanna Trillini | Italy |
| 4 | Laura Cârlescu-Badea | Romania |
| 5 | Xiao Aihua | China |
| 6 | Diana Bianchedi | Italy |
| 7 | Aida Mohamed | Hungary |
| 8 | Reka Zsofia Lazăr-Szabo | Romania |
| 9 | Sabine Bau | Germany |
| 10 | Monika Weber-Koszto | Germany |
| 11 | Iris Zimmermann | United States |
| 12 | Meng Jie | China |
| 13 | Sylwia Gruchała | Poland |
| 14 | Magdalena Mroczkiewicz | Poland |
| 15 | Ayelet Ohayon | Israel |
| 16 | Ann Marsh | United States |
| 17 | Yekaterina Yusheva | Russia |
| 18 | Adeline Wuillème | France |
| 19 | Svetlana Boyko | Russia |
| 20 | Felicia Zimmermann | United States |
| 21 | Edina Knapek | Hungary |
| 22 | Anna Rybicka | Poland |
| 23 | Olga Sharkova-Sidorova | Russia |
| 24 | Gabriella Lantos | Hungary |
| 25 | Julie Mahoney | Canada |
| 26 | Yuko Arai | Japan |
| 27 | Yuan Li | China |
| 28 | Eloise Smith | Great Britain |
| 29 | Olena Koltsova | Ukraine |
| 30 | Seo Mi-Jeong | South Korea |
| 31 | Migsey Dussu | Cuba |
| 32 | Alejandra Carbone | Argentina |
| 33 | Miwako Shimada | Japan |
| 34 | Liudmyla Vasylieva | Ukraine |
| 35 | Jujie Luan | Canada |
| 36 | Olha Leleiko | Ukraine |
| 37 | Jo Halls | Australia |
| 38 | Nelya Sevostiyanova | Kazakhstan |
| 39 | Wassila Rédouane-Saïd-Guerni | Algeria |
| 40 | Shaimaa El-Gammal | Egypt |