Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's foil

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Women's foil
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueExhibition Halls 12 & 20
Dates2 – 3 September 1972
Competitors44 from 20 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Antonella Ragno-Lonzi  Italy
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis  Hungary
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Galina Gorokhova  Soviet Union
← 1968
1976 →

The women's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from 2 to 3 September 1972. 44 fencers from 20 nations competed.[1]

Results[edit]

Round 1[edit]

Round 1 Pool A[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. AZ MM MCDD MI HK WPR
1  Aleksandra Zabelina (URS) 4 1 18 10 Q 4–1 2–4 4–2 4–1 4–2
2  Max Madsen (DEN) 3 2 15 12 1–4 4–2 2–4 4–1 4–1
3  Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille (FRA) 2 3 16 14 4–2 2–4 3–4 3–4 4–0
4  Marlene Infante (CUB) 2 3 15 17 2–4 4–2 4–3 3–4 2–4
5  Harriet King (USA) 2 3 13 18 1–4 1–4 4–3 4–3 3–4
6  Waltraut Peck-Repa (AUT) 2 3 11 17 2–4 1–4 0–4 4–2 4–3
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 277

Round 1 Pool B[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. IB SG ISUR OOS MED
1  Irmela Broniecki (FRG) 3 1 14 8 Q 2–4 4–3 4–0 4–1
2  Sue Green (GBR) 3 1 14 11 4–2 4–2 2–4 4–3
3  Ildikó Ságiné Ujlakyné Rejtő (HUN) 2 2 13 10 3–4 2–4 4–1 4–1
4  Olga Orban-Szabo (ROU) 2 2 9 11 0–4 4–2 1–4 4–1
5  Harriet King (USA) 0 4 6 16 1–4 3–4 1–4 1–4
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 277

Round 1 Pool C[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. IFB BGD ClC ADEP HH
1  Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis (HUN) 3 1 13 6 Q 1–4 4–1 4–1 4–0
2  Brigitte Gapais-Dumont (FRA) 3 1 14 9 4–1 4–3 2–4 4–1
3  Claudine le Comte (BEL) 2 2 12 10 1–4 3–4 4–1 4–1
4  Ana Derșidan-Ene-Pascu (ROU) 2 2 10 12 1–4 4–2 1–4 4–2
5  Hannelore Hradez (AUT) 0 4 4 16 0–4 1–4 1–4 2–4
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 277

Round 1 Pool D[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. CRC KLR MS ME KS SISM
1  Cathérine Rousselet-Ceretti (FRA) 4 1 19 13 Q 4–3 3–4 4–3 4–1 4–2
2  Katarína Lokšová-Ráczová (TCH) 3 2 18 11 3–4 4–0 3–4 4–1 4–2
3  Mária Szolnoki (HUN) 3 2 13 14 4–3 0–4 4–3 1–4 4–0
4  Marion Exelby (AUS) 2 3 16 17 3–4 4–3 3–4 2–4 4–2
5  Kamilla Składanowska (POL) 2 3 11 15 1–4 1–4 4–1 4–2 1–4
6  Sylvia Iannuzzi-San Martín (ARG) 1 4 10 17 2–4 2–4 0–4 2–4 4–1
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 277

Round 1 Pool E[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. GG IGDJ GL ER DH
1  Galina Gorokhova (URS) 3 1 13 8 Q 4–2 1–4 4–2 4–0
2  Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei (ROU) 3 1 14 10 2–4 4–1 4–2 4–3
3  Giulia Lorenzoni (ITA) 2 2 11 11 4–1 1–4 2–4 4–2
4  Elke Radlingmaier (AUT) 1 3 10 14 2–4 2–4 4–2 2–4
5  Donna Hennyey (CAN) 1 3 9 14 0–4 3–4 2–4 4–2
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 277

Round 1 Pool F[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. KP EFC RW CM JBCWY OE
1  Kerstin Palm (SWE) 5 0 20 8 Q 4–2 4–2 4–2 4–1 4–1
2  Elżbieta Franke-Cymerman (POL) 4 1 18 10 2–4 4–2 4–2 4–2 4–0
3  Ruth White (USA) 2 3 14 14 2–4 2–4 2–4 4–2 4–0
4  Christine McDougall (AUS) 2 3 15 17 2–4 2–4 4–2 3–4 4–3
5  Janet Bewley-Cathie-Wardell-Yerburgh (GBR) 2 3 13 17 1–4 2–4 2–4 4–3 4–2
6  Özden Ezinler (TUR) 0 5 6 20 1–4 0–4 0–4 3–4 2–4
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 277

Round 1 Pool G[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. HB BO ARL FR CHH AO
1  Halina Balon (POL) 5 0 20 9 Q 4–2 4–3 4–0 4–3 4–1
2  Brigitte Oertel (FRG) 3 2 17 13 2–4 4–3 4–2 4–0 3–4
3  Antonella Ragno-Lonzi (ITA) 2 3 15 12 3–4 3–4 4–0 1–4 4–0
4  Fabienne Regamey (SUI) 2 3 10 17 0–4 2–4 0–4 4–3 4–2
5  Clare Henley-Halsted (GBR) 2 3 14 15 3–4 0–4 4–1 3–4 4–2
6  Ann O'Donnell (USA) 1 4 9 19 1–4 4–3 0–4 2–4 2–4
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 278

Round 1 Pool H[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. YNB MCC MR KRG MH
1  Yelena Novikova-Belova (URS) 3 1 15 6 Q 4–0 3–4 4–2 4–0
2  Maria Consolata Collino (ITA) 3 1 12 11 0–4 4–3 4–2 4–2
3  Margarita Rodríguez (CUB) 2 2 14 11 4–3 3–4 3–4 4–0
4  Karin Rutz-Gießelmann (FRG) 2 2 12 13 2–4 2–4 4–3 4–2
5  Madeleine Heitz (SUI) 0 4 4 16 0–4 2–4 0–4 2–4
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 278

Quarterfinals[edit]

Quarterfinal A[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. MCDD KP GG IB MM MS
1  Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille (FRA) 3 2 15 9 Q 4–0 3–4 4–0 0–4 4–1
2  Kerstin Palm (SWE) 3 2 15 10 0–4 3–4 4–1 4–0 4–1
3  Galina Gorokhova (URS) 3 2 18 16 4–3 4–3 4–2 3–4 3–4
4  Irmela Broniecki (FRG) 2 3 11 15 0–4 1–4 2–4 4–0 4–3
5  Max Madsen (DEN) 2 3 11 15 4–0 0–4 4–3 0–4 3–4
6  Mária Szolnoki (HUN) 2 3 13 18 1–4 1–4 4–3 3–4 4–3
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 278

Quarterfinal B[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. ARL BGD YNB BO HB ISUR
1  Antonella Ragno-Lonzi (ITA) 4 1 19 13 Q 3–4 4–0 4–3 4–3 4–3
2  Brigitte Gapais-Dumont (FRA) 4 1 18 14 4–3 4–3 4–2 2–4 4–2
3  Yelena Novikova-Belova (URS) 3 2 15 16 0–4 3–4 4–3 4–3 4–2
4  Brigitte Oertel (FRG) 1 3 12 13 3–4 2–4 3–4 4–1
5  Halina Balon (POL) 1 4 14 18 3–4 4–2 3–4 1–4 3–4
6  Ildikó Ságiné Ujlakyné Rejtő (HUN) 1 3 11 15 3–4 2–4 2–4 4–3
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 278

Quarterfinal C[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. IFB KLR GL IGDJ MR AZ
1  Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis (HUN) 3 2 14 12 Q 0–4 4–2 4–0 2–4 4–2
2  Katarína Lokšová-Ráczová (TCH) 3 2 15 13 4–0 2–4 1–4 4–2 4–3
3  Giulia Lorenzoni (ITA) 3 2 15 14 2–4 4–2 1–4 4–3 4–1
4  Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei (ROU) 3 2 13 13 0–4 4–1 4–1 4–3 1–4
5  Margarita Rodríguez (CUB) 1 3 12 14 4–2 2–4 3–4 3–4
6  Aleksandra Zabelina (URS) 1 3 10 13 2–4 3–4 1–4 4–1
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 278

Quarterfinal D[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. CRC ClC MCC EFC RW SG
1  Cathérine Rousselet-Ceretti (FRA) 4 1 19 7 Q 4–2 4–0 3–4 4–1 4–0
2  Claudine le Comte (BEL) 4 1 18 10 2–4 4–2 4–0 4–2 4–2
3  Maria Consolata Collino (ITA) 3 2 14 12 0–4 2–4 4–2 4–0 4–2
4  Elżbieta Franke-Cymerman (POL) 3 2 14 17 4–3 0–4 2–4 4–3 4–3
5  Ruth White (USA) 1 4 10 17 1–4 2–4 0–4 3–4 4–1
6  Sue Green (GBR) 0 5 8 20 0–4 2–4 2–4 3–4 1–4
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 279

Semifinals[edit]

Semifinal A[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. YNB KP MCDD CRC MCC KLR
1  Yelena Novikova-Belova (URS) 4 1 19 11 Q 3–4 4–2 4–1 4–3 4–1
2  Kerstin Palm (SWE) 3 2 18 14 4–3 3–4 4–0 4–3 3–4
3  Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille (FRA) 3 2 16 13 2–4 4–3 2–4 4–2 4–0
4  Cathérine Rousselet-Ceretti (FRA) 3 2 13 13 1–4 0–4 4–2 4–3 4–0
5  Maria Consolata Collino (ITA) 1 4 15 17 3–4 3–4 2–4 3–4 4–1
6  Katarína Lokšová-Ráczová (TCH) 1 4 6 19 1–4 4–3 0–4 0–4 1–4
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 279

Semifinal B[edit]

Pos Fencer W L TF TA Qual. IFB GG ARL BGD GL ClC
1  Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis (HUN) 4 1 19 13 Q 4–1 3–4 4–3 4–2 4–3
2  Galina Gorokhova (URS) 3 2 15 10 1–4 4–0 2–4 4–2 4–0
3  Antonella Ragno-Lonzi (ITA) 3 2 15 13 4–3 0–4 4–2 3–4 4–0
4  Brigitte Gapais-Dumont (FRA) 2 3 15 15 3–4 4–2 2–4 2–4 4–1
5  Giulia Lorenzoni (ITA) 2 3 12 17 2–4 2–4 4–3 4–2 0–4
6  Claudine le Comte (BEL) 1 4 8 16 3–4 0–3 0–4 1–4 4–0
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 279

Final[edit]

Ragno-Lonzi again lost to Gorokhova, but this time that was her only loss; her 4–1 record in the final earned her gold. Farkasinszky-Bóbis, Gorokhova, and Depetris-Demaille tied at 3–2, with touch-quotient the tie-breaker: Farkasinszky-Bóbis took silver at 1.214, Gorokhova earned bronze at 1.143, and Deptris-Demaille finished fourth at 0.875.

Pos Fencer W L TF TA ARL IFB GG MCDD YNB KP
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Antonella Ragno-Lonzi (ITA) 4 1 19 13 4–3 3–4 4–2 4–1 4–3
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis (HUN) 3 2 17 14 3–4 4–1 2–4 4–3 4–2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Galina Gorokhova (URS) 3 2 16 14 4–3 1–4 3–4 4–3 4–0
4  Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille (FRA) 3 2 14 16 2–4 4–2 4–3 0–4 4–3
5  Yelena Novikova-Belova (URS) 2 3 15 13 1–4 3–4 3–4 4–0 4–1
6  Kerstin Palm (SWE) 0 5 9 20 3–4 2–4 0–4 3–4 1–4
Source: Official Report, vol. 3, p. 279
Fencer Country
Antonella Ragno-Lonzi  Italy
Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis  Hungary
Galina Gorokhova  Soviet Union
Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille  France
Yelena Novikova-Belova  Soviet Union
Kerstin Palm  Sweden
Cathérine Rousselet-Ceretti  France
Brigitte Gapais-Dumont  France
Maria Consolata Collino  Italy
Giulia Lorenzoni  Italy
Katarína Lokšová-Ráczová  Czechoslovakia
Claudine le Comte  Belgium
Irmela Broniecki  West Germany
Brigitte Oertel  West Germany
Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei  Romania
Elżbieta Franke-Cymerman  Poland
Max Madsen  Denmark
Halina Balon  Poland
Margarita Rodríguez  Cuba
Ruth White  United States
Mária Szolnoki  Hungary
Ildikó Ságiné Ujlakyné Rejtő  Hungary
Aleksandra Zabelina  Soviet Union
Sue Green  Great Britain
Marlene Infante  Cuba
Olga Orban-Szabo  Romania
Ana Derșidan-Ene-Pascu  Romania
Marion Exelby  Australia
Elke Radlingmaier  Austria
Christine McDougall  Australia
Fabienne Regamey  Switzerland
Karin Rutz-Gießelmann  West Germany
Harriet King  United States
María Esther García  Cuba
Hannelore Hradez  Austria
Kamilla Składanowska  Poland
Donna Hennyey  Canada
Janet Bewley-Cathie-Wardell-Yerburgh  Great Britain
Clare Henley-Halsted  Great Britain
Madeleine Heitz  Switzerland
Waltraut Peck-Repa  Austria
Sylvia Iannuzzi-San Martín  Argentina
Özden Ezinler  Turkey
Ann O'Donnell  United States

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Fencing: 1972 Olympic Results - Women's foil". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2011.