# Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's team foil

The women's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 27 to 28 July 1976. 61 fencers from 13 nations competed.

## Rosters

* Canada
* Fleurette Campeau
* Susan Stewart
* Donna Hennyey
* Chantal Payer
* Cuba
* Milady Tack-Fang
* Marlene Font
* Nancy Uranga
* Margarita Rodríguez
* France
* Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin
* Brigitte Gapais-Dumont
* Christine Muzio
* Véronique Trinquet
* Claudie Herbster-Josland
* Great Britain
* Wendy Ager-Grant
* Susan Wrigglesworth
* Hilary Cawthorne
* Clare Henley-Halsted
* Sue Green
* Hungary
* Ildikó Schwarczenberger-Tordasi
* Ildikó Ságiné Ujlakyné Rejtő
* Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis
* Magda Maros
* Edit Kovács
* Iran
* Mariam Atchak
* Mahvash Shafaie
* Jhila Al-Masi
* Gitty Moheban
* Italy
* Maria Consolata Collino
* Giulia Lorenzoni
* Doriana Pigliapoco
* Susanna Batazzi
* Carola Mangiarotti
* Japan
* Hideko Oka
* Mariko Yoshikawa
* Hiroko Kamada
* Yukari Kajihara
* Poland
* Jolanta Bebel-Rzymowska
* Barbara Wysoczańska
* Kamilla Składanowska
* Krystyna Machnicka-Urbańska
* Grażyna Staszak-Makowska
* Romania
* Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei
* Marcela Moldovan-Zsak
* Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic
* Ana Derșidan-Ene-Pascu
* Magdalena Bartoș
* Soviet Union
* Yelena Novikova-Belova
* Valentina Sidorova
* Olga Knyazeva
* Nailya Gilyazova
* Valentina Nikonova
* United States
* Nikki Franke
* Sheila Armstrong
* Ann O'Donnell
* Gay D'Asaro
* Denise O'Connor
* West Germany
* Karin Rutz-Gießelmann
* Cornelia Hanisch
* Ute Kircheis-Wessel
* Brigitte Oertel
* Jutta Höhne

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

Poland and the Soviet Union each defeated Canada, 9–7 and 14–2, respectively. The two victors then faced off. The Soviet Union won 9–2.
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | URS | POL | CAN |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 23 | 4 | QQ | | 9–2 | 14–2 |
| 2 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 11 | 16 | QQ | 2–9 | | 9–7 |
| 3 | Canada | 0 | 2 | 9 | 23 | | 2–14 | 7–9 | |

#### Round 1 Pool B

Romania and France each defeated Cuba, 8–8 (66–60 touches advantage breaking the bouts tie) and 11–5, respectively. The two victors then faced each other for placement, with France winning 9–6.
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | FRA | ROU | CUB |
| 1 | France | 2 | 0 | 19 | 11 | QQ | | 9–6 | 11–5 |
| 2 | Romania | 1 | 1 | 14 | 16 | QQ | 6–9 | | 8.66–8.60 |
| 3 | Cuba | 0 | 2 | 13 | 19 | | 8.60–8.66 | 14–2 | |

#### Round 1 Pool C

West Germany and Hungary each defeated Japan, 10–6 and 12–4, respectively. The two victors then faced each other for placement, with Hungary winning 8–6 (after 14 bouts, Hungary had a 60–49 touches advantage, so West Germany would still lose the tie-breaker even if it won the final 2 bouts 5–0 each time).
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | HUN | FRG | JPN |
| 1 | Hungary | 2 | 0 | 20 | 10 | QQ | | 8–6 | 12–4 |
| 2 | West Germany | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | QQ | 6–8 | | 10–6 |
| 3 | Japan | 0 | 2 | 10 | 22 | | 4–12 | 6–10 | |

#### Round 1 Pool D

In the first set of pairings, Italy defeated Iran 13–3 and Great Britain beat the United States 9–7. The second set of matches saw the first-set winners both go to 2–0 and the first-set losers go to 0–2, cementing advancement as Italy prevailed over the United States 14–2 and Great Britain won against Iran 9–7. The third set only determined final placement; Italy defeated Great Britain 9–2 to take the top place (with Great Britain second) while the United States beat Iran 11–5 to finish third (over Iran in fourth).
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | ITA | GBR | USA | IRI |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 36 | 7 | QQ | | 9–2 | 14–2 | 13–3 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 20 | 23 | QQ | 2–9 | | 9–7 | 9–7 |
| 3 | United States | 1 | 2 | 20 | 28 | | 2–14 | 7–9 | | 11–5 |
| 4 | Iran | 0 | 3 | 15 | 33 | | 3–13 | 7–9 | 5–11 | |

### Elimination rounds

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Soviet Union | 9 | | | | | | |
| B2 | Romania | 1 | | | | | | |
| B2 | Romania | 1 | A1 | Soviet Union | 9 | | | |
| | | | C2 | West Germany | 6 | | | |
| D1 | Italy | 2 | C2 | West Germany | 6 | | | |
| C2 | West Germany | 9 | | | | | | |
| C2 | West Germany | 9 | | | | A1 | Soviet Union | 9 |
| | | | | | | B1 | France | 2 |
| C1 | Hungary | 9 | | | | | | | B1 | France | 2 |
| D2 | Great Britain | 2 | | | |
| D2 | Great Britain | 2 | C1 | Hungary | 8 (56) | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | B1 | France | 8 (58) |
| B1 | France | 9 | B1 | France | 8 (58) | C2 | West Germany | 4 |
| A2 | Poland | 5 | | | | C1 | Hungary | 9 |
| Consolation round | Consolation round | Consolation round | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| B2 | Romania | 5 | | | |
| D1 | Italy | 9 | | | |
| D1 | Italy | 9 | D1 | Italy | 9 |
| | | | A2 | Poland | 7 |
| D2 | Great Britain | 8 (64) | A2 | Poland | 7 |
| A2 | Poland | 8 (66) | | | |