| | Event type
Foil, Individual, Women
| Date | 30 July 1992 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Palacio de la Metalurgia, Barcelona |
| Participants | 46 from 19 countries |
World Champion Giovanna Trillini of Italy had been less than impressive in the early stages but she fought through to reach the quarter-finals. Everything changed at the quarter-finals as the four direct qualifiers all exited at the hands of those who had advanced via the repêchages.
Trillini posted victories over World bronze medallists Sabine Bau and Tatyana Sadovskaya to reach a final against China’s Wang Huifeng. The Italian lost a closely fought first set, bounced back to win the second, then led the third until Wang tied the score with only a few seconds remaining. For over two minutes the pair waged a tentative, defensive battle until Trillini forced a decisive hit. This was the first Olympic medal of what would be a long and illustrious career for the Italian. She would go on to win another three Olympic titles and finish with a total of eight medals.
Round One (30 July 1992)
The top 75% (approximate) (36) advanced to elimination rounds.
Pool 1
| Referee | George Kolombatovich |  USA |
|---|---|---|
| Referee | József Hidasi |  HUN |
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Margherita Zalaffi |  ITA | 4 | 2 | 26 | 17 | |||
| 2 | Monika Maciejewska |  POL | 4 | 2 | 25 | 17 | |||
| 3 | Thalie Tremblay |  CAN | 4 | 2 | 22 | 21 | |||
| 4 | Lee Jeong-Suk |  KOR | 3 | 3 | 24 | 19 | |||
| 5 | Gisèle Meygret |  FRA | 3 | 3 | 21 | 21 | |||
| 6 | Yuko Takayanagi |  JPN | 3 | 3 | 24 | 25 | |||
| 7 | Heidi Botha |  RSA | 0 | 6 | 8 | 30 |
Pool 2
| Referee | Emmanouil Katsiadakis |  GRE |
|---|---|---|
| Referee | Antonio Giner |  ESP |
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sin Seong-Ja | KOR | 5 | 1 | 26 | 12 | |||
| 2 | Francesca Bortolozzi | ITA | 5 | 1 | 25 | 15 | |||
| 3 | Isabelle Spennato | FRA | 4 | 2 | 25 | 15 | |||
| 4 | Tatyana Sadovskaya |  EUN | 3 | 3 | 23 | 19 | |||
| 5 | Tamara Savić |  IOA | 3 | 3 | 22 | 23 | |||
| 6 | Andrea Chiuchich |  ARG | 1 | 5 | 15 | 25 | |||
| 7 | Rencia Nasson | RSA | 0 | 6 | 3 | 30 |
Pool 3
| Referee | Yves Demay |  BEL |
|---|---|---|
| Referee | Johann Lottspeich |  AUT |
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yelena Glikina | EUN | 4 | 1 | 24 | 14 | |||
| 2 | Barbara Wolnicka | POL | 4 | 1 | 22 | 14 | |||
| 3 | Claudia Grigorescu |  ROU | 3 | 2 | 20 | 13 | |||
| 4 | Sabine Bau |  GER | 2 | 3 | 19 | 17 | |||
| 5 | Kim Jin-Sun | KOR | 1 | 4 | 11 | 24 | |||
| 6 | Molly Sullivan | USA | 1 | 4 | 7 | 21 |
| Bout #1 | Yelena Glikina | EUN | 5 – 2 | Claudia Grigorescu | ROU |
| Bout #2 | Yelena Glikina | EUN | 5 – 3 | Sabine Bau | GER |
| Bout #3 | Yelena Glikina | EUN | 5 – 3 | Kim Jin-Sun | KOR |
| Bout #4 | Yelena Glikina | EUN | 5 – 1 | Molly Sullivan | USA |
| Bout #5 | Barbara Wolnicka | POL | 5 – 4 | Yelena Glikina | EUN |
| Bout #6 | Barbara Wolnicka | POL | 5 – 3 | Claudia Grigorescu | ROU |
| Bout #7 | Barbara Wolnicka | POL | 5 – 1 | Kim Jin-Sun | KOR |
| Bout #8 | Barbara Wolnicka | POL | 5 – 1 | Molly Sullivan | USA |
| Bout #9 | Claudia Grigorescu | ROU | 5 – 2 | Sabine Bau | GER |
| Bout #10 | Claudia Grigorescu | ROU | 5 – 1 | Kim Jin-Sun | KOR |
| Bout #11 | Claudia Grigorescu | ROU | 5 – 0 | Molly Sullivan | USA |
| Bout #12 | Sabine Bau | GER | 5 – 2 | Barbara Wolnicka | POL |
| Bout #13 | Sabine Bau | GER | 5 – 0 | Molly Sullivan | USA |
| Bout #14 | Kim Jin-Sun | KOR | 5 – 4 | Sabine Bau | GER |
| Bout #15 | Molly Sullivan | USA | 5 – 1 | Kim Jin-Sun | KOR |
Pool 4
| Referee | Arthur Bar-Joseph |  ISR |
|---|---|---|
| Referee | István Sima | HUN |
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olga Velichko | EUN | 4 | 1 | 23 | 7 | |||
| 2 | Zita Funkenhauser | GER | 4 | 1 | 24 | 18 | |||
| 3 | Wang Huifeng |  CHN | 4 | 1 | 22 | 17 | |||
| 4 | Montserrat Esquerdo | ESP | 1 | 4 | 17 | 21 | |||
| 5 | Mary O'Neill | USA | 1 | 4 | 11 | 21 | |||
| 6 | Linda Strachan |  GBR | 1 | 4 | 11 | 24 |
| Bout #1 | Olga Velichko | EUN | 5 – 2 | Wang Huifeng | CHN |
| Bout #2 | Olga Velichko | EUN | 5 – 0 | Montserrat Esquerdo | ESP |
| Bout #3 | Olga Velichko | EUN | 5 – 0 | Mary O'Neill | USA |
| Bout #4 | Olga Velichko | EUN | 5 – 0 | Linda Strachan | GBR |
| Bout #5 | Zita Funkenhauser | GER | 5 – 3 | Olga Velichko | EUN |
| Bout #6 | Zita Funkenhauser | GER | 5 – 4 | Montserrat Esquerdo | ESP |
| Bout #7 | Zita Funkenhauser | GER | 5 – 3 | Mary O'Neill | USA |
| Bout #8 | Zita Funkenhauser | GER | 5 – 3 | Linda Strachan | GBR |
| Bout #9 | Wang Huifeng | CHN | 5 – 4 | Zita Funkenhauser | GER |
| Bout #10 | Wang Huifeng | CHN | 5 – 4 | Montserrat Esquerdo | ESP |
| Bout #11 | Wang Huifeng | CHN | 5 – 2 | Mary O'Neill | USA |
| Bout #12 | Wang Huifeng | CHN | 5 – 2 | Linda Strachan | GBR |
| Bout #13 | Montserrat Esquerdo | ESP | 5 – 1 | Mary O'Neill | USA |
| Bout #14 | Mary O'Neill | USA | 5 – 1 | Linda Strachan | GBR |
| Bout #15 | Linda Strachan | GBR | 5 – 4 | Montserrat Esquerdo | ESP |
Pool 5
| Referee | Serge Plasterie | FRA |
|---|---|---|
| Referee | Moris Sakhvadze | EUN |
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gertrúd Stefanek | HUN | 6 | 0 | 30 | 13 | |||
| 2 | Reka Szabo | ROU | 4 | 2 | 24 | 17 | |||
| 3 | E Jie | CHN | 4 | 2 | 25 | 18 | |||
| 4 | Giovanna Trillini | ITA | 3 | 3 | 25 | 17 | |||
| 5 | Rosa María Castillejo | ESP | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | |||
| 6 | Sandra Giancola | ARG | 1 | 5 | 9 | 27 | |||
| 7 | Elvia Reyes |  HON | 0 | 6 | 5 | 30 |
Pool 6
| Referee | Luciano Dal Zotto | ITA |
|---|---|---|
| Referee | Javier Calvo | ESP |
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zsuzsa Jánosi-Németh | HUN | 5 | 1 | 29 | 21 | |||
| 2 | Elisabeta Tufan | ROU | 4 | 2 | 26 | 13 | |||
| 3 | Anna Sobczak | POL | 4 | 2 | 25 | 17 | |||
| 4 | Caitlin Bilodeaux-Banos | USA | 4 | 2 | 23 | 23 | |||
| 5 | Laurence Modaine | FRA | 3 | 3 | 21 | 18 | |||
| 6 | Julia Bracewell | GBR | 1 | 5 | 16 | 29 | |||
| 7 | Yanina Iannuzzi | ARG | 0 | 6 | 11 | 30 |
Pool 7
| Referee | Petru Kuki | ROU |
|---|---|---|
| Referee | K. Głowacki | POL |
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ildikó Mincza | HUN | 4 | 1 | 23 | 15 | |||
| 2 | Xiao Aihua | CHN | 3 | 2 | 19 | 16 | |||
| 3 | Lydia Czuckermann-Hatuel | ISR | 3 | 2 | 22 | 20 | |||
| 4 | Annette Dobmeier | GER | 2 | 3 | 20 | 18 | |||
| 5 | Fiona McIntosh | GBR | 2 | 3 | 15 | 20 | |||
| 6 | Renée Aubin | CAN | 1 | 4 | 14 | 24 |
| Bout #1 | Ildikó Mincza | HUN | 5 – 3 | Xiao Aihua | CHN |
| Bout #2 | Ildikó Mincza | HUN | 5 – 4 | Annette Dobmeier | GER |
| Bout #3 | Ildikó Mincza | HUN | 5 – 0 | Fiona McIntosh | GBR |
| Bout #4 | Ildikó Mincza | HUN | 5 – 3 | Renée Aubin | CAN |
| Bout #5 | Xiao Aihua | CHN | 5 – 3 | Lydia Czuckermann-Hatuel | ISR |
| Bout #6 | Xiao Aihua | CHN | 5 – 2 | Annette Dobmeier | GER |
| Bout #7 | Xiao Aihua | CHN | 5 – 1 | Renée Aubin | CAN |
| Bout #8 | Lydia Czuckermann-Hatuel | ISR | 5 – 3 | Ildikó Mincza | HUN |
| Bout #9 | Lydia Czuckermann-Hatuel | ISR | 5 – 4 | Annette Dobmeier | GER |
| Bout #10 | Lydia Czuckermann-Hatuel | ISR | 5 – 3 | Renée Aubin | CAN |
| Bout #11 | Annette Dobmeier | GER | 5 – 1 | Fiona McIntosh | GBR |
| Bout #12 | Annette Dobmeier | GER | 5 – 2 | Renée Aubin | CAN |
| Bout #13 | Fiona McIntosh | GBR | 5 – 1 | Xiao Aihua | CHN |
| Bout #14 | Fiona McIntosh | GBR | 5 – 4 | Lydia Czuckermann-Hatuel | ISR |
| Bout #15 | Renée Aubin | CAN | 5 – 4 | Fiona McIntosh | GBR |
Elimination Rounds (30 July 1992)
Double elimination round. Winners in round four and round four repêchage advanced to quarter-finals.
Elimination Rounds, Round One (30 July 1992)
Winners of each match advanced to round two. Losers were eliminated.
Elimination Rounds, Round Two (30 July 1992)
Winners of each match advanced to round three. Losers advanced to round one repêchage.
| Bout #1 | Fiona McIntosh | GBR | 2 – 0 6-4, 6-4 | Gertrúd Stefanek | HUN |
| Bout #2 | Thalie Tremblay | CAN | 2 – 0 6-4, 6-4 | Monika Maciejewska | POL |
| Bout #3 | Wang Huifeng | CHN | 2 – 1 3-5, 5-2, 5-1 | Lee Jeong-Suk | KOR |
| Bout #4 | Zita Funkenhauser | GER | 2 – 0 5-1, 5-2 | Rosa María Castillejo | ESP |
| Bout #5 | Olga Velichko | EUN | 2 – 1 5-3, 3-5, 5-1 | Tamara Savić | IOA |
| Bout #6 | Xiao Aihua | CHN | 2 – 0 5-2, 5-2 | Isabelle Spennato | FRA |
| Bout #7 | Margherita Zalaffi | ITA | 2 – 0 5-3, 6-4 | Claudia Grigorescu | ROU |
| Bout #8 | Zsuzsa Jánosi-Németh | HUN | 2 – 0 5-2, 5-3 | Renée Aubin | CAN |
| Bout #9 | Sabine Bau | GER | 2 – 0 5-2, 5-3 | Francesca Bortolozzi | ITA |
| Bout #10 | Anna Sobczak | POL | 2 – 0 6-5, 5-1 | Caitlin Bilodeaux-Banos | USA |
| Bout #11 | Elisabeta Tufan | ROU | 2 – 0 5-0, 5-2 | Lydia Czuckermann-Hatuel | ISR |
| Bout #12 | Laurence Modaine | FRA | 2 – 0 6-4, 5-2 | Yelena Glikina | EUN |
| Bout #13 | Barbara Wolnicka | POL | 2 – 1 4-6, 5-2, 5-3 | Tatyana Sadovskaya | EUN |
| Bout #14 | Giovanna Trillini | ITA | 2 – 1 5-3, 1-5, 5-1 | Ildikó Mincza | HUN |
| Bout #15 | Reka Szabo | ROU | 2 – 0 5-3, 5-3 | E Jie | CHN |
| Bout #16 | Sin Seong-Ja | KOR | 2 – 1 5-3, 3-5, 6-4 | Gisèle Meygret | FRA |
Elimination Rounds, Round Three (30 July 1992)
Winners of each match advanced to round four. Losers advanced to round two repêchage.
| Bout #1 | Fiona McIntosh | GBR | 2 – 0 6-5, 5-0 | Thalie Tremblay | CAN |
| Bout #2 | Wang Huifeng | CHN | 2 – 1 0-5, 6-5, 6-4 | Zita Funkenhauser | GER |
| Bout #3 | Olga Velichko | EUN | 2 – 1 5-3, 1-5, 5-1 | Xiao Aihua | CHN |
| Bout #4 | Margherita Zalaffi | ITA | 2 – 1 3-5, 5-3, 5-3 | Zsuzsa Jánosi-Németh | HUN |
| Bout #5 | Sabine Bau | GER | 2 – 0 5-2, 5-2 | Anna Sobczak | POL |
| Bout #6 | Laurence Modaine | FRA | 2 – 1 6-4, 2-5, 5-2 | Elisabeta Tufan | ROU |
| Bout #7 | Giovanna Trillini | ITA | 2 – 0 5-0, 5-2 | Barbara Wolnicka | POL |
| Bout #8 | Reka Szabo | ROU | 2 – 0 6-4, 6-4 | Sin Seong-Ja | KOR |
Elimination Rounds, Round Four (30 July 1992)
Winners of each match advanced to quarter-finals. Losers advanced to round four repêchage.
| Bout #1 | Fiona McIntosh | GBR | 2 – 0 5-2, 6-5 | Wang Huifeng | CHN |
| Bout #2 | Margherita Zalaffi | ITA | 2 – 0 5-3, 5-3 | Olga Velichko | EUN |
| Bout #3 | Sabine Bau | GER | 2 – 1 5-3, 4-6, 5-3 | Laurence Modaine | FRA |
| Bout #4 | Reka Szabo | ROU | 2 – 0 5-1, 5-2 | Giovanna Trillini | ITA |
Elimination Rounds, Round One Repêchage (30 July 1992)
Winners of each match advanced to round two repêchage.
| Bout #1 | Gertrúd Stefanek | HUN | 2 – 0 5-3, 5-3 | Monika Maciejewska | POL |
| Bout #2 | Lee Jeong-Suk | KOR | 2 – 1 5-2, 3-5, 6-5 | Rosa María Castillejo | ESP |
| Bout #3 | Isabelle Spennato | FRA | 2 – 0 5-2, 5-3 | Tamara Savić | IOA |
| Bout #4 | Claudia Grigorescu | ROU | 2 – 1 2-5, 5-3, 6-4 | Renée Aubin | CAN |
| Bout #5 | Francesca Bortolozzi | ITA | 2 – 1 5-1, 4-6, 5-2 | Caitlin Bilodeaux-Banos | USA |
| Bout #6 | Lydia Czuckermann-Hatuel | ISR | 2 – 1 6-5, 1-5, 5-3 | Yelena Glikina | EUN |
| Bout #7 | Tatyana Sadovskaya | EUN | 2 – 1 2-5, 5-2, 6-4 | Ildikó Mincza | HUN |
| Bout #8 | Gisèle Meygret | FRA | 2 – 1 3-5, 5-3, 5-1 | E Jie | CHN |
Elimination Rounds, Round Two Repêchage (30 July 1992)
Winners of each match advanced to round three repêchage.
| Bout #1 | Tatyana Sadovskaya | EUN | 2 – 0 5-3, 5-2 | Sin Seong-Ja | KOR |
| Bout #2 | Xiao Aihua | CHN | 2 – 0 6-4, 5-2 | Gertrúd Stefanek | HUN |
| Bout #3 | Claudia Grigorescu | ROU | 2 – 1 5-6, 5-3, 5-3 | Elisabeta Tufan | ROU |
| Bout #4 | Zita Funkenhauser | GER | 2 – 0 5-1, 5-3 | Lydia Czuckermann-Hatuel | ISR |
| Bout #5 | Lee Jeong-Suk | KOR | 2 – 0 5-2, 5-3 | Barbara Wolnicka | POL |
| Bout #6 | Anna Sobczak | POL | 2 – 0 6-4, 6-5 | Isabelle Spennato | FRA |
| Bout #7 | Thalie Tremblay | CAN | 2 – 1 3-5, 5-2, 5-2 | Francesca Bortolozzi | ITA |
| Bout #8 | Zsuzsa Jánosi-Németh | HUN | 2 – 0 6-4, 6-4 | Gisèle Meygret | FRA |
Elimination Rounds, Round Three Repêchage (30 July 1992)
Winners of each match advanced to round four repêchage.
| Bout #1 | Tatyana Sadovskaya | EUN | 2 – 0 6-5, 6-5 | Xiao Aihua | CHN |
| Bout #2 | Claudia Grigorescu | ROU | 2 – 1 5-6, 5-2, 5-1 | Zita Funkenhauser | GER |
| Bout #3 | Anna Sobczak | POL | 2 – 1 4-6, 6-5, 6-5 | Lee Jeong-Suk | KOR |
| Bout #4 | Zsuzsa Jánosi-Németh | HUN | 2 – 0 5-1, 5-3 | Thalie Tremblay | CAN |
Elimination Rounds, Round Four Repêchage (30 July 1992)
Winners of each match advanced to quarter-finals.
| Bout #1 | Tatyana Sadovskaya | EUN | 2 – 1 4-6, 5-2, 5-2 | Olga Velichko | EUN |
| Bout #2 | Laurence Modaine | FRA | 2 – 0 5-3, 6-4 | Zsuzsa Jánosi-Németh | HUN |
| Bout #3 | Giovanna Trillini | ITA | 2 – 0 6-4, 5-2 | Anna Sobczak | POL |
| Bout #4 | Wang Huifeng | CHN | 2 – 0 5-1, 5-2 | Claudia Grigorescu | ROU |
Quarter-Finals (30 July 1992)
Winner of each match advanced to semi-finals.
| Bout #1 | Laurence Modaine | FRA | 2 – 0 5-3, 5-1 | Margherita Zalaffi | ITA |
| Bout #2 | Wang Huifeng | CHN | 2 – 0 6-5, 5-1 | Fiona McIntosh | GBR |
| Bout #3 | Giovanna Trillini | ITA | 2 – 0 5-3, 6-4 | Sabine Bau | GER |
| Bout #4 | Tatyana Sadovskaya | EUN | 2 – 1 0-5, 5-2, 5-2 | Reka Szabo | ROU |
Semi-Finals (30 July 1992)
Winner of each match advanced to final.
| Bout #1 | Wang Huifeng | CHN | 2 – 1 5-0, 2-5, 5-3 | Laurence Modaine | FRA |
| Bout #2 | Giovanna Trillini | ITA | 2 – 1 5-2, 3-5, 5-3 | Tatyana Sadovskaya | EUN |
Final Pool (30 July 1992)
| Bout 1-2 | Giovanna Trillini | ITA | 2 – 1 5-6, 5-3, 6-5 | Wang Huifeng | CHN |
| Bout 3-4 | Tatyana Sadovskaya | EUN | 2 – 1 5-1, 1-5, 5-3 | Laurence Modaine | FRA |