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Foil, Individual, Women

Date23 – 24 July 1980
StatusOlympic
LocationFutbolny polya, Legkoatletichesky futbolny kompleks, Moskva
Participants33 from 14 countries

Cornelia Hanisch of West Germany had been World Champion in 1979 but was unable to compete at the 1980 Olympics when her nation elected to join the US-led boycott of the Games. She was the only reigning World Champion to miss out on Moskva in this way. Pascale Trinquet was French champion in 1979 and 1980 but had not made a great expression on the international scene before the Olympic Games.

Trinquet had to come through a repêchage to reach the final pool which was surprisingly bereft of any Soviet fencers. The Frenchwoman went on to win four out of five bouts in the final stage to claim the gold medal ahead of the more experienced Hungarian Magda Maros and Poland’s Barbara Wysoczańska. Trinquet’s sister, Véronique, had won team silver in 1976.

PosNumberCompetitorNOC
114Pascale TrinquetFRAGold
226Magda MarosHUNSilver
339Barbara WysoczańskaPOLBronze
443Ecaterina StahlROU
512Brigitte Latrille-GaudinFRA
634Dorina VaccaroniITA
=746Katarína Lokšová-RáczováTCH
=737Delfina SkąpskaPOL
=947Nailya GilyazovaURS
=927Ildikó Schwarczenberger-TordasiHUN
=948Yelena BelovaURS
=922Mandy NiklausGDR
=134Clara AlfonsoCUB
=1349Valentina SidorovaURS
=1311Véronique BrouquierFRA
=1321Gabriele JankeGDR
176Marlene FontCUB
1815Ann BrannonGBR
1933Anna Rita SparaciariITA
208Margarita RodríguezCUB
2142Marcela MoldovanROU
221Mitzi FergusonAUS
2320Sabine HertrampfGDR
2440Suzana ArdeleanuROU
252Helen SmithAUS
2628Gertrúd StefanekHUN
2730Susanna BatazziITA
283Micheline BorghsBEL
2945Kerstin PalmSWE
3036Jolanta KrólikowskaPOL
3118Linda Ann MartinGBR
329Max MadsenDEN
3319Susan WrigglesworthGBR

Round One

Date23 July 1980
FormatTop four finishers in each pool advanced to round two.

Pool #1

Jury PresidentAlessandro CarpintieriITA
PosNumberCompetitorNOCBoutsTouches
142Marcela MoldovanROU4-020-9Q
28Margarita RodríguezCUB2-217-15Q
349Valentina SidorovaURS2-214-15Q
415Ann BrannonGBR1-312-15Q
545Kerstin PalmSWE1-39-18
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Bout #123 JulMarcela MoldovanROU5 – 3Margarita RodríguezCUB
Bout #223 JulMarcela MoldovanROU5 – 2Kerstin PalmSWE
Bout #323 JulMarcela MoldovanROU5 – 4Valentina SidorovaURS
Bout #423 JulMarcela MoldovanROU5 – 0Ann BrannonGBR
Bout #523 JulValentina SidorovaURS5 – 4Margarita RodríguezCUB
Bout #623 JulMargarita RodríguezCUB5 – 4Ann BrannonGBR
Bout #723 JulMargarita RodríguezCUB5 – 1Kerstin PalmSWE
Bout #823 JulKerstin PalmSWE5 – 3Ann BrannonGBR
Bout #923 JulValentina SidorovaURS5 – 1Kerstin PalmSWE
Bout #1023 JulAnn BrannonGBR5 – 0Valentina SidorovaURS

Pool #2

Jury PresidentSándor SzabóHUN
PosNumberCompetitorNOCBoutsTouches
148Yelena BelovaURS4-020-10Q
240Suzana ArdeleanuROU2-217-16Q
339Barbara WysoczańskaPOL2-216-17Q
44Clara AlfonsoCUB1-314-18Q
53Micheline BorghsBEL1-313-19
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Bout #123 JulYelena BelovaURS5 – 3Micheline BorghsBEL
Bout #223 JulYelena BelovaURS5 – 2Clara AlfonsoCUB
Bout #323 JulYelena BelovaURS5 – 2Barbara WysoczańskaPOL
Bout #423 JulYelena BelovaURS5 – 3Suzana ArdeleanuROU
Bout #523 JulBarbara WysoczańskaPOL5 – 3Clara AlfonsoCUB
Bout #623 JulBarbara WysoczańskaPOL5 – 4Suzana ArdeleanuROU
Bout #723 JulSuzana ArdeleanuROU5 – 4Clara AlfonsoCUB
Bout #823 JulSuzana ArdeleanuROU5 – 2Micheline BorghsBEL
Bout #923 JulClara AlfonsoCUB5 – 3Micheline BorghsBEL
Bout #1023 JulMicheline BorghsBEL5 – 4Barbara WysoczańskaPOL

Pool #3

Jury PresidentIuliu FalbROU
PosNumberCompetitorNOCBoutsTouches
112Brigitte Latrille-GaudinFRA3-118-15Q
237Delfina SkąpskaPOL3-117-15Q
347Nailya GilyazovaURS2-217-13Q
46Marlene FontCUB1-315-18Q
530Susanna BatazziITA1-312-18
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Bout #123 JulBrigitte Latrille-GaudinFRA5 – 2Delfina SkąpskaPOL
Bout #223 JulBrigitte Latrille-GaudinFRA5 – 4Marlene FontCUB
Bout #323 JulBrigitte Latrille-GaudinFRA5 – 4Nailya GilyazovaURS
Bout #423 JulDelfina SkąpskaPOL5 – 3Susanna BatazziITA
Bout #523 JulDelfina SkąpskaPOL5 – 4Marlene FontCUB
Bout #623 JulDelfina SkąpskaPOL5 – 3Nailya GilyazovaURS
Bout #723 JulNailya GilyazovaURS5 – 2Marlene FontCUB
Bout #823 JulNailya GilyazovaURS5 – 1Susanna BatazziITA
Bout #923 JulMarlene FontCUB5 – 3Susanna BatazziITA
Bout #1023 JulSusanna BatazziITA5 – 3Brigitte Latrille-GaudinFRA

Pool #4

Jury PresidentThierry BrouquierFRA
PosNumberCompetitorNOCBoutsTouches
134Dorina VaccaroniITA4-121-14Q
246Katarína Lokšová-RáczováTCH3-221-19Q
320Sabine HertrampfGDR3-216-19Q
427Ildikó Schwarczenberger-TordasiHUN2-318-16Q
52Helen SmithAUS2-319-20
636Jolanta KrólikowskaPOL1-415-22
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Bout #123 JulDorina VaccaroniITA5 – 4Jolanta KrólikowskaPOL
Bout #223 JulDorina VaccaroniITA5 – 2Ildikó Schwarczenberger-TordasiHUN
Bout #323 JulDorina VaccaroniITA5 – 2Katarína Lokšová-RáczováTCH
Bout #423 JulDorina VaccaroniITA5 – 1Sabine HertrampfGDR
Bout #523 JulSabine HertrampfGDR5 – 1Jolanta KrólikowskaPOL
Bout #623 JulSabine HertrampfGDR5 – 4Katarína Lokšová-RáczováTCH
Bout #723 JulSabine HertrampfGDR5 – 4Helen SmithAUS
Bout #823 JulKatarína Lokšová-RáczováTCH5 – 2Ildikó Schwarczenberger-TordasiHUN
Bout #923 JulKatarína Lokšová-RáczováTCH5 – 4Jolanta KrólikowskaPOL
Bout #1023 JulKatarína Lokšová-RáczováTCH5 – 3Helen SmithAUS
Bout #1123 JulHelen SmithAUS5 – 4Ildikó Schwarczenberger-TordasiHUN
Bout #1223 JulHelen SmithAUS5 – 1Dorina VaccaroniITA
Bout #1323 JulIldikó Schwarczenberger-TordasiHUN5 – 0Sabine HertrampfGDR
Bout #1423 JulIldikó Schwarczenberger-TordasiHUN5 – 1Jolanta KrólikowskaPOL
Bout #1523 JulJolanta KrólikowskaPOL5 – 2Helen SmithAUS

Pool #5

Jury PresidentCzesław WardzyńskiPOL
PosNumberCompetitorNOCBoutsTouches
143Ecaterina StahlROU4-122-13Q
211Véronique BrouquierFRA3-219-18Q
31Mitzi FergusonAUS3-220-19Q
421Gabriele JankeGDR2-319-20Q
528Gertrúd StefanekHUN2-320-22
618Linda Ann MartinGBR1-415-23
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Bout #123 JulEcaterina StahlROU5 – 1Véronique BrouquierFRA
Bout #223 JulEcaterina StahlROU5 – 3Gertrúd StefanekHUN
Bout #323 JulEcaterina StahlROU5 – 2Linda Ann MartinGBR
Bout #423 JulEcaterina StahlROU5 – 2Gabriele JankeGDR
Bout #523 JulVéronique BrouquierFRA5 – 4Mitzi FergusonAUS
Bout #623 JulVéronique BrouquierFRA5 – 1Linda Ann MartinGBR
Bout #723 JulVéronique BrouquierFRA5 – 3Gabriele JankeGDR
Bout #823 JulMitzi FergusonAUS5 – 2Ecaterina StahlROU
Bout #923 JulMitzi FergusonAUS5 – 3Linda Ann MartinGBR
Bout #1023 JulMitzi FergusonAUS5 – 4Gertrúd StefanekHUN
Bout #1123 JulGertrúd StefanekHUN5 – 3Véronique BrouquierFRA
Bout #1223 JulGertrúd StefanekHUN5 – 4Gabriele JankeGDR
Bout #1323 JulGabriele JankeGDR5 – 1Mitzi FergusonAUS
Bout #1423 JulGabriele JankeGDR5 – 4Linda Ann MartinGBR
Bout #1523 JulLinda Ann MartinGBR5 – 3Gertrúd StefanekHUN

Pool #6

Jury PresidentMark RakitaURS
PosNumberCompetitorNOCBoutsTouches
126Magda MarosHUN5-025-11Q
233Anna Rita SparaciariITA3-220-16Q
314Pascale TrinquetFRA3-220-21Q
422Mandy NiklausGDR2-320-17Q
59Max MadsenDEN1-413-22
619Susan WrigglesworthGBR1-413-24
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Bout #123 JulMagda MarosHUN5 – 3Pascale TrinquetFRA
Bout #223 JulMagda MarosHUN5 – 4Mandy NiklausGDR
Bout #323 JulMagda MarosHUN5 – 1Susan WrigglesworthGBR
Bout #423 JulMagda MarosHUN5 – 2Anna Rita SparaciariITA
Bout #523 JulMagda MarosHUN5 – 1Max MadsenDEN
Bout #623 JulPascale TrinquetFRA5 – 4Susan WrigglesworthGBR
Bout #723 JulPascale TrinquetFRA5 – 3Anna Rita SparaciariITA
Bout #823 JulPascale TrinquetFRA5 – 4Mandy NiklausGDR
Bout #923 JulAnna Rita SparaciariITA5 – 2Max MadsenDEN
Bout #1023 JulAnna Rita SparaciariITA5 – 2Susan WrigglesworthGBR
Bout #1123 JulAnna Rita SparaciariITA5 – 2Mandy NiklausGDR
Bout #1223 JulMandy NiklausGDR5 – 1Susan WrigglesworthGBR
Bout #1323 JulMandy NiklausGDR5 – 1Max MadsenDEN
Bout #1423 JulSusan WrigglesworthGBR5 – 4Max MadsenDEN
Bout #1523 JulMax MadsenDEN5 – 2Pascale TrinquetFRA

Round Two

Date23 July 1980
FormatTop four finishers in each pool advanced to elimination matches.

Pool #1

Jury PresidentPatrick VajdaFRA
PosNumberCompetitorNOCBoutsTouches
14Clara AlfonsoCUB5-025-12Q
249Valentina SidorovaURS3-220-13Q
326Magda MarosHUN3-219-16Q
446Katarína Lokšová-RáczováTCH3-220-17Q
533Anna Rita SparaciariITA1-415-21
640Suzana ArdeleanuROU0-55-25
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Bout #123 JulClara AlfonsoCUB5 – 1Valentina SidorovaURS
Bout #223 JulClara AlfonsoCUB5 – 4Magda MarosHUN
Bout #323 JulClara AlfonsoCUB5 – 2Katarína Lokšová-RáczováTCH
Bout #423 JulClara AlfonsoCUB5 – 4Anna Rita SparaciariITA
Bout #523 JulClara AlfonsoCUB5 – 1Suzana ArdeleanuROU
Bout #623 JulValentina SidorovaURS5 – 0Magda MarosHUN
Bout #723 JulValentina SidorovaURS5 – 2Anna Rita SparaciariITA
Bout #823 JulValentina SidorovaURS5 – 1Suzana ArdeleanuROU
Bout #923 JulMagda MarosHUN5 – 3Katarína Lokšová-RáczováTCH
Bout #1023 JulMagda MarosHUN5 – 2Anna Rita SparaciariITA
Bout #1123 JulMagda MarosHUN5 – 1Suzana ArdeleanuROU
Bout #1223 JulKatarína Lokšová-RáczováTCH5 – 4Valentina SidorovaURS
Bout #1323 JulKatarína Lokšová-RáczováTCH5 – 2Anna Rita SparaciariITA
Bout #1423 JulKatarína Lokšová-RáczováTCH5 – 1Suzana ArdeleanuROU
Bout #1523 JulAnna Rita SparaciariITA5 – 1Suzana ArdeleanuROU

Pool #2

Jury PresidentAlfredo Del FranciaITA
PosNumberCompetitorNOCBoutsTouches
137Delfina SkąpskaPOL4-122-13Q
247Nailya GilyazovaURS4-124-16Q
322Mandy NiklausGDR3-218-19Q
411Véronique BrouquierFRA2-319-21Q
56Marlene FontCUB2-315-21
642Marcela MoldovanROU0-517-25
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Bout #123 JulDelfina SkąpskaPOL5 – 1Mandy NiklausGDR
Bout #223 JulDelfina SkąpskaPOL5 – 2Véronique BrouquierFRA
Bout #323 JulDelfina SkąpskaPOL5 – 2Marlene FontCUB
Bout #423 JulDelfina SkąpskaPOL5 – 3Marcela MoldovanROU
Bout #523 JulNailya GilyazovaURS5 – 2Delfina SkąpskaPOL
Bout #623 JulNailya GilyazovaURS5 – 4Véronique BrouquierFRA
Bout #723 JulNailya GilyazovaURS5 – 1Marlene FontCUB
Bout #823 JulNailya GilyazovaURS5 – 4Marcela MoldovanROU
Bout #923 JulMandy NiklausGDR5 – 4Nailya GilyazovaURS
Bout #1023 JulMandy NiklausGDR5 – 2Marlene FontCUB
Bout #1123 JulMandy NiklausGDR5 – 3Marcela MoldovanROU
Bout #1223 JulVéronique BrouquierFRA5 – 2Mandy NiklausGDR
Bout #1323 JulVéronique BrouquierFRA5 – 4Marcela MoldovanROU
Bout #1423 JulMarlene FontCUB5 – 3Véronique BrouquierFRA
Bout #1523 JulMarlene FontCUB5 – 3Marcela MoldovanROU

Pool #3

Jury PresidentJenő KamutiHUN
PosNumberCompetitorNOCBoutsTouches
139Barbara WysoczańskaPOL5-025-6Q
248Yelena BelovaURS4-120-15Q
312Brigitte Latrille-GaudinFRA3-218-14Q
421Gabriele JankeGDR2-314-20Q
58Margarita RodríguezCUB1-412-24
61Mitzi FergusonAUS0-515-25
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Bout #123 JulBarbara WysoczańskaPOL5 – 0Yelena BelovaURS
Bout #223 JulBarbara WysoczańskaPOL5 – 2Brigitte Latrille-GaudinFRA
Bout #323 JulBarbara WysoczańskaPOL5 – 0Gabriele JankeGDR
Bout #423 JulBarbara WysoczańskaPOL5 – 3Margarita RodríguezCUB
Bout #523 JulBarbara WysoczańskaPOL5 – 1Mitzi FergusonAUS
Bout #623 JulYelena BelovaURS5 – 1Brigitte Latrille-GaudinFRA
Bout #723 JulYelena BelovaURS5 – 3Gabriele JankeGDR
Bout #823 JulYelena BelovaURS5 – 2Margarita RodríguezCUB
Bout #923 JulYelena BelovaURS5 – 4Mitzi FergusonAUS
Bout #1023 JulBrigitte Latrille-GaudinFRA5 – 1Gabriele JankeGDR
Bout #1123 JulBrigitte Latrille-GaudinFRA5 – 0Margarita RodríguezCUB
Bout #1223 JulBrigitte Latrille-GaudinFRA5 – 3Mitzi FergusonAUS
Bout #1323 JulGabriele JankeGDR5 – 2Margarita RodríguezCUB
Bout #1423 JulGabriele JankeGDR5 – 3Mitzi FergusonAUS
Bout #1523 JulMargarita RodríguezCUB5 – 4Mitzi FergusonAUS

Pool #4

Jury PresidentVladimir GansonURS
PosNumberCompetitorNOCBoutsTouches
114Pascale TrinquetFRA5-025-9Q
234Dorina VaccaroniITA4-121-13Q
327Ildikó Schwarczenberger-TordasiHUN2-318-19Q
443Ecaterina StahlROU2-315-18Q
515Ann BrannonGBR2-313-22
620Sabine HertrampfGDR0-514-25
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Bout #123 JulPascale TrinquetFRA5 – 1Dorina VaccaroniITA
Bout #223 JulPascale TrinquetFRA5 – 2Ildikó Schwarczenberger-TordasiHUN
Bout #323 JulPascale TrinquetFRA5 – 1Ecaterina StahlROU
Bout #423 JulPascale TrinquetFRA5 – 1Ann BrannonGBR
Bout #523 JulPascale TrinquetFRA5 – 4Sabine HertrampfGDR
Bout #623 JulDorina VaccaroniITA5 – 3Ildikó Schwarczenberger-TordasiHUN
Bout #723 JulDorina VaccaroniITA5 – 3Ecaterina StahlROU
Bout #823 JulDorina VaccaroniITA5 – 1Ann BrannonGBR
Bout #923 JulDorina VaccaroniITA5 – 1Sabine HertrampfGDR
Bout #1023 JulIldikó Schwarczenberger-TordasiHUN5 – 1Ecaterina StahlROU
Bout #1123 JulIldikó Schwarczenberger-TordasiHUN5 – 3Sabine HertrampfGDR
Bout #1223 JulEcaterina StahlROU5 – 1Ann BrannonGBR
Bout #1323 JulEcaterina StahlROU5 – 2Sabine HertrampfGDR
Bout #1423 JulAnn BrannonGBR5 – 3Ildikó Schwarczenberger-TordasiHUN
Bout #1523 JulAnn BrannonGBR5 – 4Sabine HertrampfGDR

Elimination Rounds

Date24 July 1980
FormatDouble-elimination round. Winners of round two and round three repêchage advanced to final round.

Round One

Date24 July 1980
FormatWinner of each match advanced to round two. Losers advanced to round one repêchage.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Bout #124 JulIldikó Schwarczenberger-TordasiHUNbeatYelena BelovaURS
Bout #224 JulBrigitte Latrille-GaudinFRAbeatClara AlfonsoCUB
Bout #324 JulBarbara WysoczańskaPOLbeatValentina SidorovaURS
Bout #424 JulPascale TrinquetFRAbeatMandy NiklausGDR
Bout #524 JulDorina VaccaroniITAbeatVéronique BrouquierFRA
Bout #624 JulKatarína Lokšová-RáczováTCHbeatDelfina SkąpskaPOL
Bout #724 JulEcaterina StahlROUbeatNailya GilyazovaURS
Bout #824 JulMagda MarosHUNbeatGabriele JankeGDR

Round One Repêchage

Date24 July 1980
FormatWinner of each match advanced to round two repêchage.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Bout #124 JulYelena BelovaURSbeatClara AlfonsoCUB
Bout #224 JulMandy NiklausGDRbeatValentina SidorovaURS
Bout #324 JulDelfina SkąpskaPOLbeatVéronique BrouquierFRA
Bout #424 JulNailya GilyazovaURSbeatGabriele JankeGDR

Round Two

Date24 July 1980
FormatWinner of each match advanced to final round.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Bout #124 JulBrigitte Latrille-GaudinFRAbeatIldikó Schwarczenberger-TordasiHUN
Bout #224 JulBarbara WysoczańskaPOLbeatPascale TrinquetFRA
Bout #324 JulDorina VaccaroniITAbeatKatarína Lokšová-RáczováTCH
Bout #424 JulMagda MarosHUNbeatEcaterina StahlROU

Round Two Repêchage

Date24 July 1980
FormatWinner of each match advanced to round three repêchage.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Bout #124 JulPascale TrinquetFRAbeatNailya GilyazovaURS
Bout #224 JulDelfina SkąpskaPOLbeatIldikó Schwarczenberger-TordasiHUN
Bout #324 JulKatarína Lokšová-RáczováTCHbeatYelena BelovaURS
Bout #424 JulEcaterina StahlROUbeatMandy NiklausGDR

Round Three Repêchage

Date24 July 1980
FormatWinner of each match advanced to final pool.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Bout #124 JulPascale TrinquetFRAbeatDelfina SkąpskaPOL
Bout #224 JulEcaterina StahlROUbeatKatarína Lokšová-RáczováTCH

Final Pool

Date24 July 1980
Jury PresidentYury SisikinURS
Jury PresidentViktor PutyatinURS
PosNumberCompetitorNOCBoutsTouches
114Pascale TrinquetFRA4-121-16
226Magda MarosHUN3-223-17
339Barbara WysoczańskaPOL3-219-18
443Ecaterina StahlROU2-319-21
512Brigitte Latrille-GaudinFRA2-320-22
634Dorina VaccaroniITA1-414-22
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Bout #124 JulPascale TrinquetFRA5 – 4Magda MarosHUN
Bout #224 JulPascale TrinquetFRA5 – 4Ecaterina StahlROU
Bout #324 JulPascale TrinquetFRA5 – 3Brigitte Latrille-GaudinFRA
Bout #424 JulPascale TrinquetFRA5 – 0Dorina VaccaroniITA
Bout #524 JulMagda MarosHUN5 – 2Barbara WysoczańskaPOL
Bout #624 JulMagda MarosHUN5 – 4Brigitte Latrille-GaudinFRA
Bout #724 JulMagda MarosHUN5 – 1Dorina VaccaroniITA
Bout #824 JulBarbara WysoczańskaPOL5 – 1Pascale TrinquetFRA
Bout #924 JulBarbara WysoczańskaPOL5 – 3Brigitte Latrille-GaudinFRA
Bout #1024 JulBarbara WysoczańskaPOL5 – 4Dorina VaccaroniITA
Bout #1124 JulEcaterina StahlROU5 – 4Magda MarosHUN
Bout #1224 JulEcaterina StahlROU5 – 2Barbara WysoczańskaPOL
Bout #1324 JulBrigitte Latrille-GaudinFRA5 – 3Ecaterina StahlROU
Bout #1424 JulBrigitte Latrille-GaudinFRA5 – 4Dorina VaccaroniITA
Bout #1524 JulDorina VaccaroniITA5 – 2Ecaterina StahlROU