Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's team foil
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The women's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 27 to 28 September 1988. 60 fencers from 12 nations competed.[1]
| Women's team foil at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Olympic Fencing Gymnasium |
| Dates | 27–28 September 1988 |
| Competitors | 60 from 12 nations |
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Results
Round 1
Round 1 Pool A
The United States and West Germany each defeated Great Britain, 9–6 and 9–3 respectively. The winners then faced off, with West Germany winning 9–1.
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | FRG | USA | GBR | |
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| 1 |  West Germany |
2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | Q | 9–1 | 9–3 | ||
| 2 |  United States |
1 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 1–9 | 9–6 | |||
| 3 |  Great Britain |
0 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 3–9 | 6–9 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Round 1 Pool B
South Korea and Hungary each defeated Canada, 9–3 and 8–6 (with an insurmountable 57–46 touches advantage) respectively. The winners then faced off, with Hungary winning 9–4.
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | HUN | KOR | CAN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary |
2 | 0 | 17 | 10 | Q | 9–4 | 8–6 | ||
| 2 |  South Korea |
1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 4–9 | 9–3 | |||
| 3 |  Canada |
0 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 6–8 | 3–9 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Round 1 Pool C
France and the Soviet Union each defeated Poland, 9–3 and 9–6 respectively. The winners then faced off, with the Soviet Union winning 9–4.
| Pos | Team | W | L | BW | BL | Qual. | URS | FRA | POL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
2 | 0 | 18 | 10 | Q | 9–4 | 9–6 | ||
| 2 |  France |
1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 4–9 | 9–3 | |||
| 3 |  Poland |
0 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 6–9 | 3–9 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Round 1 Pool D
China and Italy each defeated Japan, 9–5 and 9–0 respectively. The winners then faced off, with Italy winning 9–6.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Elimination rounds
| Fifth place | Consolation semifinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| A1 | West Germany | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | France | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | France | 6 | A1 | West Germany | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| D2 |  China | 9 | C1 | Soviet Union | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| D2 | China | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Soviet Union | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| D2 | China | 8 | A1 | West Germany | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| A2 | United States | 8 | D1 |  Italy | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| B2 | South Korea | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| D1 | Italy | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seventh place | B2 | South Korea | 2 | D1 | Italy | 9 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||
| A2 | United States | 9 | B1 | Hungary | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | France | 9 | B1 | Hungary | 9 | C1 | Soviet Union | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| B2 | South Korea | 4 | A2 | United States | 5 | B2 | Hungary | 9 | |||||||||||||||