# Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's team foil

The women's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 7 to 8 September 1972. 53 fencers from 11 nations competed.

## Rosters

* Austria
* Ingrid Gosch
* Hannelore Hradez
* Adrienne Krebitz
* Elke Radlingmaier
* Waltraut Peck-Repa
* Cuba
* Irene Forbes
* María Esther García
* Marlene Infante
* Margarita Rodríguez
* Nereida Rodríguez
* France
* Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille
* Cathérine Rousselet-Ceretti
* Claudie Herbster-Josland
* Brigitte Gapais-Dumont
* Great Britain
* Sue Green
* Clare Henley-Halsted
* Sally Anne Littlejohns
* Janet Bewley-Cathie-Wardell-Yerburgh
* Susan Wrigglesworth
* Hungary
* Ildikó Ságiné Ujlakyné Rejtő
* Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis
* Ildikó Schwarczenberger-Tordasi
* Mária Szolnoki
* Ildikó Rónay-Matuscsák
* Italy
* Antonella Ragno-Lonzi
* Giulia Lorenzoni
* Der Reka Cipriani
* Maria Consolata Collino
* Giuseppina Bersani
* Poland
* Halina Balon
* Krystyna Machnicka-Urbańska
* Jolanta Bebel-Rzymowska
* Kamilla Składanowska
* Elżbieta Franke-Cymerman
* Romania
* Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic
* Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei
* Olga Orban-Szabo
* Ana Derșidan-Ene-Pascu
* Soviet Union
* Yelena Novikova-Belova
* Galina Gorokhova
* Aleksandra Zabelina
* Svetlana Tširkova
* Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko
* United States
* Ruth White
* Natalia Clovis
* Tatyana Adamovich
* Harriet King
* Ann O'Donnell
* West Germany
* Gundi Theuerkauff
* Irmela Broniecki
* Karin Rutz-Gießelmann
* Monika Pulch
* Erika Bethmann

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

Romania and France each defeated Great Britain, 9–7 and 10–6, respectively. The two victors then faced off. Romania won 8–7, with a 44–38 touches advantage making the final bout irrelevant.
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | ROU | FRA | GBR |
| 1 | Romania | 2 | 0 | 17 | 14 | QQ | | 8–7 | 9–7 |
| 2 | France | 1 | 1 | 17 | 14 | QQ | 7–8 | | 10–6 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 0 | 2 | 13 | 19 | | 7–9 | 6–10 | |

#### Round 1 Pool B

| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | ITA | FRG | POL | USA |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 28 | 17 | QS | | 8.47–8.46 | 10–3 | 10–6 |
| 2 | West Germany | 2 | 1 | 25 | 18 | QQ | 8.46–8.47 | | 8.48–8.42 | 9–2 |
| 3 | Poland | 1 | 2 | 19 | 26 | | 3–10 | 8.42–8.48 | | 8.47–8.43 |
| 4 | United States | 0 | 3 | 16 | 27 | | 6–10 | 2–9 | 8.43–8.47 | |

#### Round 1 Pool C

| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | URS | HUN | CUB | AUT |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 34 | 11 | QS | | 9–4 | 11–5 | 14–2 |
| 2 | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 31 | 14 | QQ | 4–9 | | 14–2 | 13–3 |
| 3 | Cuba | 0 | 2 | 7 | 25 | | 5–11 | 2–14 | | |
| 4 | Austria | 0 | 2 | 5 | 27 | | 2–14 | 3–13 | | |

### Elimination rounds

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| A2 | Hungary | 9 | | | | | | |
| C2 | France | 7 | | | | | | |
| C2 | France | 7 | A2 | Hungary | 9 | | | |
| | | | B1 | Italy | 6 | | | |
| B1 | Italy | | B1 | Italy | 6 | | | |
| | Bye | | | | | | | |
| | Bye | | | | | A2 | Hungary | 5 |
| | | | | | | C1 | Soviet Union | 9 |
| A1 | Romania | 8 | | | | | | | C1 | Soviet Union | 9 |
| B2 | West Germany | 6 | | | |
| B2 | West Germany | 6 | A1 | Romania | 4 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | C1 | Soviet Union | 9 |
| C1 | Soviet Union | | C1 | Soviet Union | 9 | B1 | Italy | 7 |
| | Bye | | | | | A1 | Romania | 9 |
| Fifth Place | Fifth Place | Fifth Place |
| C2 | France | 7 |
| B2 | West Germany | 8 |