Fencing — Foil, Individual, Women
| Times held | 23 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 544 |
| Total countries | 69 |
Participants
Medal winners
Medals by country
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy |  ITA |
7 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| Hungary |  HUN |
4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Germany |  GER |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Great Britain |  GBR |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| West Germany |  FRG |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Denmark |  DEN |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Soviet Union |  URS |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Romania |  ROU |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| People's Republic of China |  CHN |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Austria |  AUT |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| France |  FRA |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Russian Federation |  RUS |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| United States |  USA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ROC |  ROC |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mexico |  MEX |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Republic of Korea |  KOR |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland |  POL |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tunisia |  TUN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unified Team |  EUN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Top medallists
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valentina Vezzali | ITA |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Ilona Elek-Schacherer | HUN |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Giovanna Trillini | ITA |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Helene Mayer | GER |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Inna Deriglazova | ROC RUS |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Elisa Di Francisca | ITA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |