Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Épée	men
Team épée	men
Foil	men	women
Team foil	men	women
Sabre	men
Team sabre	men

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.^[1]

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			7–8		10–6
3	Great Britain	0	2	13	19			7–9	6–10

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

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

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

A2

Hungary

9

C2

France

7

A2

Hungary

9

B1

Italy

6

B1

Italy

Bye

A2

Hungary

5

C1

Soviet Union

9

A1

Romania

8

B2

West Germany

6

A1

Romania

4

Third place

C1

Soviet Union

9

C1

Soviet Union

B1

Italy

7

Bye

A1

Romania

9

	Fifth Place
	C2	France	7
	B2	West Germany	8