# Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's foil

The women's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from 23 to 24 July 1980. 33 fencers from 14 nations competed.

## Results
### Round 1
#### Round 1 Pool A

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | MMZ | MR | VS | AB | KP |
| 1 | Marcela Moldovan-Zsak (ROU) | 4 | 0 | 20 | 9 | Q | | 5–3 | 5–4 | 5–0 | 5–2 |
| 2 | Margarita Rodríguez (CUB) | 2 | 2 | 17 | 15 | Q | 3–5 | | 4–5 | 5–4 | 5–1 |
| 3 | Valentina Sidorova (URS) | 2 | 2 | 14 | 15 | Q | 4–5 | 5–4 | | 0–5 | 5–1 |
| 4 | Ann Brannon (GBR) | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | Q | 0–5 | 4–5 | 5–0 | | 3–5 |
| 5 | Kerstin Palm (SWE) | 1 | 3 | 9 | 18 | | 2–5 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 5–3 | |

#### Round 1 Pool B

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | YNB | SA | BW | CA | MB |
| 1 | Yelena Novikova-Belova (URS) | 4 | 0 | 20 | 10 | Q | | 5–3 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 5–3 |
| 2 | Suzana Ardeleanu (ROU) | 2 | 2 | 17 | 16 | Q | 3–5 | | 4–5 | 5–4 | 5–2 |
| 3 | Barbara Wysoczańska (POL) | 2 | 2 | 16 | 17 | Q | 2–5 | 5–4 | | 5–3 | 4–5 |
| 4 | Clara Alfonso (CUB) | 1 | 3 | 14 | 18 | Q | 2–5 | 4–5 | 3–5 | | 5–3 |
| 5 | Micheline Borghs (BEL) | 1 | 3 | 13 | 19 | | 3–5 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 3–5 | |

#### Round 1 Pool C

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | BLG | DS | NG | MF | SB |
| 1 | Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin (FRA) | 3 | 1 | 18 | 15 | Q | | 5–2 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 3–5 |
| 2 | Delfina Skąpska (POL) | 3 | 1 | 17 | 15 | Q | 2–5 | | 5–3 | 5–4 | 5–3 |
| 3 | Nailya Gilyazova (URS) | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | Q | 4–5 | 3–5 | | 5–2 | 5–1 |
| 4 | Marlene Font (CUB) | 1 | 3 | 15 | 18 | Q | 4–5 | 4–5 | 2–5 | | 5–3 |
| 5 | Susanna Batazzi (ITA) | 1 | 3 | 12 | 18 | | 5–3 | 3–5 | 1–5 | 3–5 | |

#### Round 1 Pool D

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | DV | KLR | SH | IST | HS | JK |
| 1 | Dorina Vaccaroni (ITA) | 4 | 1 | 21 | 14 | Q | | 5–2 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 1–5 | 5–4 |
| 2 | Katarína Lokšová-Ráczová (TCH) | 3 | 2 | 21 | 19 | Q | 2–5 | | 4–5 | 5–2 | 5–3 | 5–4 |
| 3 | Sabine Hertrampf (GDR) | 3 | 2 | 16 | 19 | Q | 1–5 | 5–4 | | 0–5 | 5–4 | 5–1 |
| 4 | Ildikó Schwarczenberger-Tordasi (HUN) | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 | Q | 2–5 | 2–5 | 5–0 | | 4–5 | 5–1 |
| 5 | Helen Smith (AUS) | 2 | 3 | 19 | 20 | | 5–1 | 3–5 | 4–5 | 5–4 | | 2–5 |
| 6 | Jolanta Królikowska (POL) | 1 | 4 | 15 | 22 | | 4–5 | 4–5 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 5–2 | |

#### Round 1 Pool E

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | ESI | VB | MF | GJ | GS | LAM |
| 1 | Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic (ROU) | 4 | 1 | 22 | 13 | Q | | 5–1 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 5–3 | 5–2 |
| 2 | Véronique Brouquier (FRA) | 3 | 2 | 19 | 18 | Q | 1–5 | | 5–4 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 5–1 |
| 3 | Mitzi Ferguson (AUS) | 3 | 2 | 20 | 19 | Q | 5–2 | 4–5 | | 1–5 | 5–4 | 5–3 |
| 4 | Gabriele Janke (GDR) | 2 | 3 | 19 | 20 | Q | 2–5 | 3–5 | 5–1 | | 4–5 | 5–4 |
| 5 | Gertrúd Stefanek (HUN) | 2 | 3 | 20 | 22 | | 3–5 | 5–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | | 3–5 |
| 6 | Linda Ann Martin (GBR) | 1 | 4 | 15 | 23 | | 2–5 | 1–5 | 3–5 | 4–5 | 5–3 | |

#### Round 1 Pool F

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | MMar | ARS | PTH | MN | MMad | SW |
| 1 | Magda Maros (HUN) | 5 | 0 | 25 | 11 | Q | | 5–2 | 5–3 | 5–4 | 5–1 | 5–1 |
| 2 | Anna Rita Sparaciari (ITA) | 3 | 2 | 20 | 16 | Q | 2–5 | | 3–5 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 5–2 |
| 3 | Pascale Trinquet-Hachin (FRA) | 3 | 2 | 20 | 21 | Q | 3–5 | 5–3 | | 5–4 | 2–5 | 5–4 |
| 4 | Mandy Niklaus (GDR) | 2 | 3 | 20 | 17 | Q | 4–5 | 2–5 | 4–5 | | 5–1 | 5–1 |
| 5 | Max Madsen (DEN) | 1 | 4 | 13 | 22 | | 1–5 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 1–5 | | 4–5 |
| 6 | Susan Wrigglesworth (GBR) | 1 | 4 | 13 | 24 | | 1–5 | 2–5 | 4–5 | 1–5 | 5–4 | |

### Round 2
#### Round 2 Pool A

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | CA | VS | MM | KLR | ARS | SA |
| 1 | Clara Alfonso (CUB) | 5 | 0 | 25 | 12 | Q | | 5–1 | 5–4 | 5–2 | 5–4 | 5–1 |
| 2 | Valentina Sidorova (URS) | 3 | 2 | 20 | 13 | Q | 1–5 | | 5–0 | 4–5 | 5–2 | 5–1 |
| 3 | Magda Maros (HUN) | 3 | 2 | 19 | 16 | Q | 4–5 | 0–5 | | 5–3 | 5–2 | 5–1 |
| 4 | Katarína Lokšová-Ráczová (TCH) | 3 | 2 | 20 | 17 | Q | 2–5 | 5–4 | 3–5 | | 5–2 | 5–1 |
| 5 | Anna Rita Sparaciari (ITA) | 1 | 4 | 15 | 21 | | 4–5 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 2–5 | | 5–1 |
| 6 | Suzana Ardeleanu (ROU) | 0 | 5 | 5 | 25 | | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–5 | |

#### Round 2 Pool B

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | DS | NG | MN | VB | MF | MMZ |
| 1 | Delfina Skąpska (POL) | 4 | 1 | 22 | 23 | Q | | 2–5 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 5–3 |
| 2 | Nailya Gilyazova (URS) | 4 | 1 | 24 | 16 | Q | 5–2 | | 4–5 | 5–4 | 5–1 | 5–4 |
| 3 | Mandy Niklaus (GDR) | 3 | 2 | 18 | 19 | Q | 1–5 | 5–4 | | 2–5 | 5–2 | 5–3 |
| 4 | Véronique Brouquier (FRA) | 2 | 3 | 19 | 21 | Q | 2–5 | 4–5 | 5–2 | | 3–5 | 5–4 |
| 5 | Marlene Font (CUB) | 2 | 3 | 15 | 21 | | 2–5 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 5–3 | | 5–3 |
| 6 | Marcela Moldovan-Zsak (ROU) | 0 | 5 | 17 | 25 | | 3–5 | 4–5 | 3–5 | 4–5 | 3–5 | |

#### Round 2 Pool C

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | BW | YNB | BLG | GJ | MR | MF |
| 1 | Barbara Wysoczańska (POL) | 5 | 0 | 25 | 6 | Q | | 5–0 | 5–2 | 5–0 | 5–3 | 5–1 |
| 2 | Yelena Novikova-Belova (URS) | 4 | 1 | 20 | 15 | Q | 0–5 | | 5–1 | 5–3 | 5–2 | 5–4 |
| 3 | Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin (FRA) | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | Q | 2–5 | 1–5 | | 5–1 | 5–0 | 5–3 |
| 4 | Gabriele Janke (GDR) | 2 | 3 | 24 | 20 | Q | 0–5 | 3–5 | 1–5 | | 5–2 | 5–3 |
| 5 | Margarita Rodríguez (CUB) | 1 | 4 | 12 | 24 | | 3–5 | 2–5 | 0–5 | 2–5 | | 5–4 |
| 6 | Mitzi Ferguson (AUS) | 0 | 5 | 15 | 25 | | 1–5 | 4–5 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 4–5 | |

#### Round 2 Pool D

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | Qual. | PTH | DV | IST | ESI | AB | SH |
| 1 | Pascale Trinquet-Hachin (FRA) | 5 | 0 | 25 | 9 | Q | | 5–1 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 5–4 |
| 2 | Dorina Vaccaroni (ITA) | 4 | 1 | 21 | 13 | Q | 1–5 | | 5–3 | 5–3 | 5–1 | 5–1 |
| 3 | Ildikó Schwarczenberger-Tordasi (HUN) | 2 | 3 | 18 | 19 | Q | 2–5 | 3–5 | | 5–1 | 3–5 | 5–3 |
| 4 | Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic (ROU) | 2 | 3 | 15 | 18 | Q | 1–5 | 3–5 | 1–5 | | 5–1 | 5–2 |
| 5 | Ann Brannon (GBR) | 2 | 3 | 13 | 22 | | 1–5 | 1–5 | 5–3 | 1–5 | | 5–4 |
| 6 | Sabine Hertrampf (GDR) | 0 | 5 | 14 | 25 | | 4–5 | 1–5 | 3–5 | 2–5 | 4–5 | |

### Double elimination rounds
#### Winners brackets
##### Winners group 1

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 8 | Round of 8 | Round of 8 |
| Ildikó Schwarczenberger-Tordasi (HUN) | Ildikó Schwarczenberger-Tordasi (HUN) | W | | | |
| Yelena Novikova-Belova (URS) | Yelena Novikova-Belova (URS) | L | Ildikó Schwarczenberger-Tordasi (HUN) | Ildikó Schwarczenberger-Tordasi (HUN) | L |
| Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin (FRA) | Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin (FRA) | W | Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin (FRA) | Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin (FRA) | W |
| Clara Alfonso (CUB) | Clara Alfonso (CUB) | L | | | |

##### Winners group 2

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 8 | Round of 8 | Round of 8 |
| Barbara Wysoczańska (POL) | Barbara Wysoczańska (POL) | W | | | |
| Valentina Sidorova (URS) | Valentina Sidorova (URS) | L | Barbara Wysoczańska (POL) | Barbara Wysoczańska (POL) | W |
| Pascale Trinquet-Hachin (FRA) | Pascale Trinquet-Hachin (FRA) | W | Pascale Trinquet-Hachin (FRA) | Pascale Trinquet-Hachin (FRA) | L |
| Mandy Niklaus (GDR) | Mandy Niklaus (GDR) | L | | | |

##### Winners group 3

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 8 | Round of 8 | Round of 8 |
| Dorina Vaccaroni (ITA) | Dorina Vaccaroni (ITA) | W | | | |
| Véronique Brouquier (FRA) | Véronique Brouquier (FRA) | L | Dorina Vaccaroni (ITA) | Dorina Vaccaroni (ITA) | W |
| Katarína Lokšová-Ráczová (TCH) | Katarína Lokšová-Ráczová (TCH) | W | Katarína Lokšová-Ráczová (TCH) | Katarína Lokšová-Ráczová (TCH) | L |
| Delfina Skąpska (POL) | Delfina Skąpska (POL) | L | | | |

##### Winners group 4

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 8 | Round of 8 | Round of 8 |
| Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic (ROU) | Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic (ROU) | W | | | |
| Nailya Gilyazova (URS) | Nailya Gilyazova (URS) | L | Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic (ROU) | Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic (ROU) | L |
| Magda Maros (HUN) | Magda Maros (HUN) | W | Magda Maros (HUN) | Magda Maros (HUN) | W |
| Gabriele Janke (GDR) | Gabriele Janke (GDR) | L | | | |

#### Losers brackets
##### Losers group 1

| Round of 4 | Round of 4 | Round of 4 | Round of 4 | Round of 4 | Round of 4 | Round of 2 | Round of 2 | Round of 2 |
| Yelena Novikova-Belova (URS) | Yelena Novikova-Belova (URS) | W | | | | | | |
| Clara Alfonso (CUB) | Clara Alfonso (CUB) | L | Yelena Novikova-Belova (URS) | Yelena Novikova-Belova (URS) | L | | | |
| | | | Katarína Lokšová-Ráczová (TCH) | Katarína Lokšová-Ráczová (TCH) | W | | | |
| | | | | | | Katarína Lokšová-Ráczová (TCH) | Katarína Lokšová-Ráczová (TCH) | L |
| Valentina Sidorova (URS) | Valentina Sidorova (URS) | L | | | | Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic (ROU) | Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic (ROU) | W |
| Mandy Niklaus (GDR) | Mandy Niklaus (GDR) | W | Mandy Niklaus (GDR) | Mandy Niklaus (GDR) | L | | | |
| | | | Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic (ROU) | Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic (ROU) | W | | | |

##### Losers group 2

| Round of 4 | Round of 4 | Round of 4 | Round of 4 | Round of 4 | Round of 4 | Round of 2 | Round of 2 | Round of 2 |
| Véronique Brouquier (FRA) | Véronique Brouquier (FRA) | L | | | | | | |
| Delfina Skąpska (POL) | Delfina Skąpska (POL) | W | Delfina Skąpska (POL) | Delfina Skąpska (POL) | W | | | |
| | | | Ildikó Schwarczenberger-Tordasi (HUN) | Ildikó Schwarczenberger-Tordasi (HUN) | | | | |
| | | | | | | Delfina Skąpska (POL) | Delfina Skąpska (POL) | L |
| Nailya Gilyazova (URS) | Nailya Gilyazova (URS) | W | | | | Pascale Trinquet-Hachin (FRA) | Pascale Trinquet-Hachin (FRA) | W |
| Gabriele Janke (GDR) | Gabriele Janke (GDR) | L | Nailya Gilyazova (URS) | Nailya Gilyazova (URS) | L | | | |
| | | | Pascale Trinquet-Hachin (FRA) | Pascale Trinquet-Hachin (FRA) | W | | | |

### Final round

| Pos | Fencer | W | L | TF | TA | PTH | MM | BW | ESI | BLG | DV |
| | Pascale Trinquet-Hachin (FRA) | 4 | 1 | 21 | 16 | | 5–4 | 1–5 | 5–4 | 5–3 | 5–0 |
| | Magda Maros (HUN) | 3 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 4–5 | | 5–2 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 5–1 |
| | Barbara Wysoczańska (POL) | 3 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 5–1 | 2–5 | | 2–5 | 5–3 | 5–4 |
| 4 | Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic (ROU) | 2 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 5–2 | | 3–5 | 2–5 |
| 5 | Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin (FRA) | 2 | 3 | 20 | 22 | 3–5 | 4–5 | 3–5 | 5–3 | | 5–4 |
| 6 | Dorina Vaccaroni (ITA) | 1 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 4–5 | 5–2 | 4–5 | |

## Final classification

| Fencer | Country |
| Pascale Trinquet-Hachin | France |
| Magda Maros | Hungary |
| Barbara Wysoczańska | Poland |
| Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic | Romania |
| Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin | France |
| Dorina Vaccaroni | Italy |
| Katarína Lokšová-Ráczová | Czechoslovakia |
| Delfina Skąpska | Poland |
| Nailya Gilyazova | Soviet Union |
| Ildikó Schwarczenberger-Tordasi | Hungary |
| Yelena Novikova-Belova | Soviet Union |
| Mandy Niklaus | East Germany |
| Clara Alfonso | Cuba |
| Valentina Sidorova | Soviet Union |
| Véronique Brouquier | France |
| Gabriele Janke | East Germany |
| Marlene Font | Cuba |
| Ann Brannon | Great Britain |
| Anna Rita Sparaciari | Italy |
| Margarita Rodríguez | Cuba |
| Marcela Moldovan-Zsak | Romania |
| Mitzi Ferguson | Australia |
| Sabine Hertrampf | East Germany |
| Suzana Ardeleanu | Romania |
| Helen Smith | Australia |
| Gertrúd Stefanek | Hungary |
| Susanna Batazzi | Italy |
| Micheline Borghs | Belgium |
| Kerstin Palm | Sweden |
| Jolanta Królikowska | Poland |
| Linda Ann Martin | Great Britain |
| Max Madsen | Denmark |
| Susan Wrigglesworth | Great Britain |