| | Event type
Foil, Individual, Women
| Date | 2 – 3 September 1972 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Fechthalle 1, Messegelände (Halle 11 & 12), München / Fechthalle 2, Messegelände (Halle 20), München |
| Participants | 44 from 20 countries |
After 15 years on the international scene and having already appeared at three Olympic Games, Antonella Ragno-Lonzi had never quite scaled the heights. She had won a silver medal at the 1967 World Championships but mostly she was a regular bronze medallist and even then the medals had dried up in recent times.
The possibility of an Olympic championship looked even further away when she only progressed through the first round with a losing record. She did manage to qualify for the final though with the worst record of the six finalists and was not thought of as a medal contender.
As in the men’s team sabre, the Italian supporters were privileged to see their favourite pull out a series of upset victories to claim the Olympic title. Ragno-Lonzi’s four wins saw her take gold ahead of the more favoured Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis of Hungary and the USSR’s [Galina Gorokhova] ().
Round One (2 September 1972 — 10:00)
Top three finishers in each pool advanced to quarter-finals.
Pool 1
| Jury President | Eberhard Gäbel |  GDR |
|---|
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandra Zabelina |  URS | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | |||
| 2 | Max Madsen |  DEN | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | |||
| 3 | Marie-Chantal Demaille |  FRA | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | |||
| 4 | Marlene Infante |  CUB | 2 | 3 | 15 | 17 | |||
| 5 | Harriet King |  USA | 2 | 3 | 13 | 18 | |||
| 6 | Waltraut Repa |  AUT | 2 | 3 | 11 | 17 |
| Bout #1 | Aleksandra Zabelina | URS | 4 – 1 | Max Madsen | DEN |
| Bout #2 | Aleksandra Zabelina | URS | 4 – 2 | Marlene Infante | CUB |
| Bout #3 | Aleksandra Zabelina | URS | 4 – 1 | Harriet King | USA |
| Bout #4 | Aleksandra Zabelina | URS | 4 – 2 | Waltraut Repa | AUT |
| Bout #5 | Max Madsen | DEN | 4 – 2 | Marie-Chantal Demaille | FRA |
| Bout #6 | Max Madsen | DEN | 4 – 1 | Harriet King | USA |
| Bout #7 | Max Madsen | DEN | 4 – 1 | Waltraut Repa | AUT |
| Bout #8 | Marie-Chantal Demaille | FRA | 4 – 2 | Aleksandra Zabelina | URS |
| Bout #9 | Marie-Chantal Demaille | FRA | 4 – 0 | Waltraut Repa | AUT |
| Bout #10 | Marlene Infante | CUB | 4 – 2 | Max Madsen | DEN |
| Bout #11 | Marlene Infante | CUB | 4 – 3 | Marie-Chantal Demaille | FRA |
| Bout #12 | Harriet King | USA | 4 – 3 | Marie-Chantal Demaille | FRA |
| Bout #13 | Harriet King | USA | 4 – 3 | Marlene Infante | CUB |
| Bout #14 | Waltraut Repa | AUT | 4 – 2 | Marlene Infante | CUB |
| Bout #15 | Waltraut Repa | AUT | 4 – 3 | Harriet King | USA |
Pool 2
| Jury President | Ove Eigenfelt | DEN |
|---|
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irmela Broniecki |  FRG | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | |||
| 2 | Sue Green |  GBR | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | |||
| 3 | Ildikó Rejtő-Sági |  HUN | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | |||
| 4 | Olga Orban-Szabo |  ROU | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | |||
| 5 | María Esther García | CUB | 0 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| Bout #1 | Irmela Broniecki | FRG | 4 – 3 | Ildikó Rejtő-Sági | HUN |
| Bout #2 | Irmela Broniecki | FRG | 4 – 0 | Olga Orban-Szabo | ROU |
| Bout #3 | Irmela Broniecki | FRG | 4 – 1 | María Esther García | CUB |
| Bout #4 | Sue Green | GBR | 4 – 2 | Irmela Broniecki | FRG |
| Bout #5 | Sue Green | GBR | 4 – 2 | Ildikó Rejtő-Sági | HUN |
| Bout #6 | Sue Green | GBR | 4 – 3 | María Esther García | CUB |
| Bout #7 | Ildikó Rejtő-Sági | HUN | 4 – 1 | Olga Orban-Szabo | ROU |
| Bout #8 | Ildikó Rejtő-Sági | HUN | 4 – 1 | María Esther García | CUB |
| Bout #9 | Olga Orban-Szabo | ROU | 4 – 2 | Sue Green | GBR |
| Bout #10 | Olga Orban-Szabo | ROU | 4 – 1 | María Esther García | CUB |
Pool 3
| Jury President | Ludwig Brechenmacher | FRG |
|---|
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis | HUN | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | |||
| 2 | Brigitte Dumont-Gapais | FRA | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | |||
| 3 | Claude Lecomte |  BEL | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | |||
| 4 | Ana Pascu | ROU | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | |||
| 5 | Hannelore Hradez | AUT | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| Bout #1 | Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis | HUN | 4 – 1 | Claude Lecomte | BEL |
| Bout #2 | Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis | HUN | 4 – 1 | Ana Pascu | ROU |
| Bout #3 | Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis | HUN | 4 – 0 | Hannelore Hradez | AUT |
| Bout #4 | Brigitte Dumont-Gapais | FRA | 4 – 1 | Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis | HUN |
| Bout #5 | Brigitte Dumont-Gapais | FRA | 4 – 3 | Claude Lecomte | BEL |
| Bout #6 | Brigitte Dumont-Gapais | FRA | 4 – 1 | Hannelore Hradez | AUT |
| Bout #7 | Claude Lecomte | BEL | 4 – 1 | Ana Pascu | ROU |
| Bout #8 | Claude Lecomte | BEL | 4 – 1 | Hannelore Hradez | AUT |
| Bout #9 | Ana Pascu | ROU | 4 – 2 | Brigitte Dumont-Gapais | FRA |
| Bout #10 | Ana Pascu | ROU | 4 – 2 | Hannelore Hradez | AUT |
Pool 4
| Jury President | Hilmar Lang | FRG |
|---|
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cathérine Ceretti | FRA | 4 | 1 | 19 | 13 | |||
| 2 | Katarína Ráczová |  TCH | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | |||
| 3 | Mária Szolnoki | HUN | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | |||
| 4 | Marion Exelby |  AUS | 2 | 3 | 16 | 17 | |||
| 5 | Kamilla Składanowska |  POL | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | |||
| 6 | Sylvia Iannuzzi-San Martín |  ARG | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 |
| Bout #1 | Cathérine Ceretti | FRA | 4 – 3 | Katarína Ráczová | TCH |
| Bout #2 | Cathérine Ceretti | FRA | 4 – 3 | Marion Exelby | AUS |
| Bout #3 | Cathérine Ceretti | FRA | 4 – 1 | Kamilla Składanowska | POL |
| Bout #4 | Cathérine Ceretti | FRA | 4 – 2 | Sylvia Iannuzzi-San Martín | ARG |
| Bout #5 | Katarína Ráczová | TCH | 4 – 0 | Mária Szolnoki | HUN |
| Bout #6 | Katarína Ráczová | TCH | 4 – 1 | Kamilla Składanowska | POL |
| Bout #7 | Katarína Ráczová | TCH | 4 – 2 | Sylvia Iannuzzi-San Martín | ARG |
| Bout #8 | Mária Szolnoki | HUN | 4 – 3 | Cathérine Ceretti | FRA |
| Bout #9 | Mária Szolnoki | HUN | 4 – 3 | Marion Exelby | AUS |
| Bout #10 | Mária Szolnoki | HUN | 4 – 0 | Sylvia Iannuzzi-San Martín | ARG |
| Bout #11 | Marion Exelby | AUS | 4 – 3 | Katarína Ráczová | TCH |
| Bout #12 | Marion Exelby | AUS | 4 – 2 | Sylvia Iannuzzi-San Martín | ARG |
| Bout #13 | Kamilla Składanowska | POL | 4 – 1 | Mária Szolnoki | HUN |
| Bout #14 | Kamilla Składanowska | POL | 4 – 2 | Marion Exelby | AUS |
| Bout #15 | Sylvia Iannuzzi-San Martín | ARG | 4 – 1 | Kamilla Składanowska | POL |
Pool 5
| Jury President | Lutz Schirrmacher | FRG |
|---|
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galina Gorokhova | URS | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | |||
| 2 | Ileana Gyulai | ROU | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | |||
| 3 | Giulia Lorenzoni |  ITA | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 4 | Elke Radlingmaier | AUT | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | |||
| 5 | Donna Hennyey |  CAN | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| Bout #1 | Galina Gorokhova | URS | 4 – 2 | Ileana Gyulai | ROU |
| Bout #2 | Galina Gorokhova | URS | 4 – 2 | Elke Radlingmaier | AUT |
| Bout #3 | Galina Gorokhova | URS | 4 – 0 | Donna Hennyey | CAN |
| Bout #4 | Ileana Gyulai | ROU | 4 – 1 | Giulia Lorenzoni | ITA |
| Bout #5 | Ileana Gyulai | ROU | 4 – 2 | Elke Radlingmaier | AUT |
| Bout #6 | Ileana Gyulai | ROU | 4 – 3 | Donna Hennyey | CAN |
| Bout #7 | Giulia Lorenzoni | ITA | 4 – 1 | Galina Gorokhova | URS |
| Bout #8 | Giulia Lorenzoni | ITA | 4 – 2 | Donna Hennyey | CAN |
| Bout #9 | Elke Radlingmaier | AUT | 4 – 2 | Giulia Lorenzoni | ITA |
| Bout #10 | Donna Hennyey | CAN | 4 – 2 | Elke Radlingmaier | AUT |
Pool 6
| Jury President | Emilio García |  ESP |
|---|
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerstin Palm |  SWE | 5 | 0 | 20 | 8 | |||
| 2 | Elżbieta Franke | POL | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | |||
| 3 | Ruth White | USA | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | |||
| 4 | Christine McDougall | AUS | 2 | 3 | 15 | 17 | |||
| 5 | Janet Wardell-Yerburgh | GBR | 2 | 3 | 13 | 17 | |||
| 6 | Özden Ezinler |  TUR | 0 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
| Bout #1 | Kerstin Palm | SWE | 4 – 2 | Elżbieta Franke | POL |
| Bout #2 | Kerstin Palm | SWE | 4 – 2 | Ruth White | USA |
| Bout #3 | Kerstin Palm | SWE | 4 – 2 | Christine McDougall | AUS |
| Bout #4 | Kerstin Palm | SWE | 4 – 1 | Janet Wardell-Yerburgh | GBR |
| Bout #5 | Kerstin Palm | SWE | 4 – 1 | Özden Ezinler | TUR |
| Bout #6 | Elżbieta Franke | POL | 4 – 2 | Ruth White | USA |
| Bout #7 | Elżbieta Franke | POL | 4 – 2 | Christine McDougall | AUS |
| Bout #8 | Elżbieta Franke | POL | 4 – 2 | Janet Wardell-Yerburgh | GBR |
| Bout #9 | Elżbieta Franke | POL | 4 – 0 | Özden Ezinler | TUR |
| Bout #10 | Ruth White | USA | 4 – 2 | Janet Wardell-Yerburgh | GBR |
| Bout #11 | Ruth White | USA | 4 – 0 | Özden Ezinler | TUR |
| Bout #12 | Christine McDougall | AUS | 4 – 2 | Ruth White | USA |
| Bout #13 | Christine McDougall | AUS | 4 – 3 | Özden Ezinler | TUR |
| Bout #14 | Janet Wardell-Yerburgh | GBR | 4 – 3 | Christine McDougall | AUS |
| Bout #15 | Janet Wardell-Yerburgh | GBR | 4 – 2 | Özden Ezinler | TUR |
Pool 7
| Jury President | Ivo Prokop | TCH |
|---|
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halina Balon | POL | 5 | 0 | 20 | 9 | |||
| 2 | Brigitte Oertel | FRG | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | |||
| 3 | Antonella Ragno-Lonzi | ITA | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | |||
| 4 | Fabienne Regamey |  SUI | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 5 | Clare Henley | GBR | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | |||
| 6 | Ann O'Donnell | USA | 1 | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| Bout #1 | Halina Balon | POL | 4 – 2 | Brigitte Oertel | FRG |
| Bout #2 | Halina Balon | POL | 4 – 3 | Antonella Ragno-Lonzi | ITA |
| Bout #3 | Halina Balon | POL | 4 – 0 | Fabienne Regamey | SUI |
| Bout #4 | Halina Balon | POL | 4 – 3 | Clare Henley | GBR |
| Bout #5 | Halina Balon | POL | 4 – 1 | Ann O'Donnell | USA |
| Bout #6 | Brigitte Oertel | FRG | 4 – 3 | Antonella Ragno-Lonzi | ITA |
| Bout #7 | Brigitte Oertel | FRG | 4 – 2 | Fabienne Regamey | SUI |
| Bout #8 | Brigitte Oertel | FRG | 4 – 0 | Clare Henley | GBR |
| Bout #9 | Antonella Ragno-Lonzi | ITA | 4 – 0 | Fabienne Regamey | SUI |
| Bout #10 | Antonella Ragno-Lonzi | ITA | 4 – 0 | Ann O'Donnell | USA |
| Bout #11 | Fabienne Regamey | SUI | 4 – 3 | Clare Henley | GBR |
| Bout #12 | Fabienne Regamey | SUI | 4 – 2 | Ann O'Donnell | USA |
| Bout #13 | Clare Henley | GBR | 4 – 1 | Antonella Ragno-Lonzi | ITA |
| Bout #14 | Clare Henley | GBR | 4 – 2 | Ann O'Donnell | USA |
| Bout #15 | Ann O'Donnell | USA | 4 – 3 | Brigitte Oertel | FRG |
Pool 8
| Jury President | Juliusz Pekacki | POL |
|---|
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yelena Belova | URS | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | |||
| 2 | Maria Consolata Collino | ITA | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | |||
| 3 | Margarita Rodríguez | CUB | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | |||
| 4 | Karin Gießelmann | FRG | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | |||
| 5 | Madeleine Heitz | SUI | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| Bout #1 | Yelena Belova | URS | 4 – 0 | Maria Consolata Collino | ITA |
| Bout #2 | Yelena Belova | URS | 4 – 2 | Karin Gießelmann | FRG |
| Bout #3 | Yelena Belova | URS | 4 – 0 | Madeleine Heitz | SUI |
| Bout #4 | Maria Consolata Collino | ITA | 4 – 3 | Margarita Rodríguez | CUB |
| Bout #5 | Maria Consolata Collino | ITA | 4 – 2 | Karin Gießelmann | FRG |
| Bout #6 | Maria Consolata Collino | ITA | 4 – 2 | Madeleine Heitz | SUI |
| Bout #7 | Margarita Rodríguez | CUB | 4 – 3 | Yelena Belova | URS |
| Bout #8 | Margarita Rodríguez | CUB | 4 – 0 | Madeleine Heitz | SUI |
| Bout #9 | Karin Gießelmann | FRG | 4 – 3 | Margarita Rodríguez | CUB |
| Bout #10 | Karin Gießelmann | FRG | 4 – 2 | Madeleine Heitz | SUI |
Quarter-Finals (2 September 1972 — 14:00)
Top three finishers in each pool advanced to semi-finals.
Pool 1
| Jury President | Emilio García | ESP |
|---|
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marie-Chantal Demaille | FRA | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | |||
| 2 | Kerstin Palm | SWE | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | |||
| 3 | Galina Gorokhova | URS | 3 | 2 | 18 | 16 | |||
| 4 | Irmela Broniecki | FRG | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | |||
| 5 | Max Madsen | DEN | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | |||
| 6 | Mária Szolnoki | HUN | 2 | 3 | 13 | 18 |
| Bout #1 | Marie-Chantal Demaille | FRA | 4 – 0 | Kerstin Palm | SWE |
| Bout #2 | Marie-Chantal Demaille | FRA | 4 – 0 | Irmela Broniecki | FRG |
| Bout #3 | Marie-Chantal Demaille | FRA | 4 – 1 | Mária Szolnoki | HUN |
| Bout #4 | Kerstin Palm | SWE | 4 – 1 | Irmela Broniecki | FRG |
| Bout #5 | Kerstin Palm | SWE | 4 – 0 | Max Madsen | DEN |
| Bout #6 | Kerstin Palm | SWE | 4 – 1 | Mária Szolnoki | HUN |
| Bout #7 | Galina Gorokhova | URS | 4 – 3 | Marie-Chantal Demaille | FRA |
| Bout #8 | Galina Gorokhova | URS | 4 – 3 | Kerstin Palm | SWE |
| Bout #9 | Galina Gorokhova | URS | 4 – 2 | Irmela Broniecki | FRG |
| Bout #10 | Irmela Broniecki | FRG | 4 – 0 | Max Madsen | DEN |
| Bout #11 | Irmela Broniecki | FRG | 4 – 3 | Mária Szolnoki | HUN |
| Bout #12 | Max Madsen | DEN | 4 – 0 | Marie-Chantal Demaille | FRA |
| Bout #13 | Max Madsen | DEN | 4 – 3 | Galina Gorokhova | URS |
| Bout #14 | Mária Szolnoki | HUN | 4 – 3 | Galina Gorokhova | URS |
| Bout #15 | Mária Szolnoki | HUN | 4 – 3 | Max Madsen | DEN |
Pool 2
| Jury President | Dionisie Tepsan | ROU |
|---|
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonella Ragno-Lonzi | ITA | 4 | 1 | 19 | 13 | |||
| 2 | Brigitte Dumont-Gapais | FRA | 4 | 1 | 18 | 14 | |||
| 3 | Yelena Belova | URS | 3 | 2 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 4 | Brigitte Oertel | FRG | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | |||
| 5 | Halina Balon | POL | 1 | 4 | 14 | 18 | |||
| 6 | Ildikó Rejtő-Sági | HUN | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 |
| Bout #1 | Antonella Ragno-Lonzi | ITA | 4 – 0 | Yelena Belova | URS |
| Bout #2 | Antonella Ragno-Lonzi | ITA | 4 – 3 | Brigitte Oertel | FRG |
| Bout #3 | Antonella Ragno-Lonzi | ITA | 4 – 3 | Halina Balon | POL |
| Bout #4 | Antonella Ragno-Lonzi | ITA | 4 – 3 | Ildikó Rejtő-Sági | HUN |
| Bout #5 | Brigitte Dumont-Gapais | FRA | 4 – 3 | Antonella Ragno-Lonzi | ITA |
| Bout #6 | Brigitte Dumont-Gapais | FRA | 4 – 3 | Yelena Belova | URS |
| Bout #7 | Brigitte Dumont-Gapais | FRA | 4 – 2 | Brigitte Oertel | FRG |
| Bout #8 | Brigitte Dumont-Gapais | FRA | 4 – 2 | Ildikó Rejtő-Sági | HUN |
| Bout #9 | Yelena Belova | URS | 4 – 3 | Brigitte Oertel | FRG |
| Bout #10 | Yelena Belova | URS | 4 – 3 | Halina Balon | POL |
| Bout #11 | Yelena Belova | URS | 4 – 2 | Ildikó Rejtő-Sági | HUN |
| Bout #12 | Brigitte Oertel | FRG | 4 – 1 | Halina Balon | POL |
| Bout #13 1 | Brigitte Oertel | FRG | – | Ildikó Rejtő-Sági | HUN |
| Bout #14 | Halina Balon | POL | 4 – 2 | Brigitte Dumont-Gapais | FRA |
| Bout #15 | Ildikó Rejtő-Sági | HUN | 4 – 3 | Halina Balon | POL |
Pool 3
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis | HUN | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | |||
| 2 | Katarína Ráczová | TCH | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | |||
| 3 | Giulia Lorenzoni | ITA | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | |||
| 4 | Ileana Gyulai | ROU | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | |||
| 5 | Margarita Rodríguez | CUB | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | |||
| 6 | Aleksandra Zabelina | URS | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| Bout #1 | Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis | HUN | 4 – 2 | Giulia Lorenzoni | ITA |
| Bout #2 | Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis | HUN | 4 – 0 | Ileana Gyulai | ROU |
| Bout #3 | Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis | HUN | 4 – 2 | Aleksandra Zabelina | URS |
| Bout #4 | Katarína Ráczová | TCH | 4 – 0 | Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis | HUN |
| Bout #5 | Katarína Ráczová | TCH | 4 – 2 | Margarita Rodríguez | CUB |
| Bout #6 | Katarína Ráczová | TCH | 4 – 3 | Aleksandra Zabelina | URS |
| Bout #7 | Giulia Lorenzoni | ITA | 4 – 2 | Katarína Ráczová | TCH |
| Bout #8 | Giulia Lorenzoni | ITA | 4 – 3 | Margarita Rodríguez | CUB |
| Bout #9 | Giulia Lorenzoni | ITA | 4 – 1 | Aleksandra Zabelina | URS |
| Bout #10 | Ileana Gyulai | ROU | 4 – 1 | Katarína Ráczová | TCH |
| Bout #11 | Ileana Gyulai | ROU | 4 – 1 | Giulia Lorenzoni | ITA |
| Bout #12 | Ileana Gyulai | ROU | 4 – 3 | Margarita Rodríguez | CUB |
| Bout #13 | Margarita Rodríguez | CUB | 4 – 2 | Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis | HUN |
| Bout #14 2 | Margarita Rodríguez | CUB | – | Aleksandra Zabelina | URS |
| Bout #15 | Aleksandra Zabelina | URS | 4 – 1 | Ileana Gyulai | ROU |
Pool 4
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cathérine Ceretti | FRA | 4 | 1 | 19 | 7 | |||
| 2 | Claude Lecomte | BEL | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | |||
| 3 | Maria Consolata Collino | ITA | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | |||
| 4 | Elżbieta Franke | POL | 3 | 2 | 14 | 17 | |||
| 5 | Ruth White | USA | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 6 | Sue Green | GBR | 0 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| Bout #1 | Cathérine Ceretti | FRA | 4 – 2 | Claude Lecomte | BEL |
| Bout #2 | Cathérine Ceretti | FRA | 4 – 0 | Maria Consolata Collino | ITA |
| Bout #3 | Cathérine Ceretti | FRA | 4 – 1 | Ruth White | USA |
| Bout #4 | Cathérine Ceretti | FRA | 4 – 0 | Sue Green | GBR |
| Bout #5 | Claude Lecomte | BEL | 4 – 2 | Maria Consolata Collino | ITA |
| Bout #6 | Claude Lecomte | BEL | 4 – 0 | Elżbieta Franke | POL |
| Bout #7 | Claude Lecomte | BEL | 4 – 2 | Ruth White | USA |
| Bout #8 | Claude Lecomte | BEL | 4 – 2 | Sue Green | GBR |
| Bout #9 | Maria Consolata Collino | ITA | 4 – 2 | Elżbieta Franke | POL |
| Bout #10 | Maria Consolata Collino | ITA | 4 – 0 | Ruth White | USA |
| Bout #11 | Maria Consolata Collino | ITA | 4 – 2 | Sue Green | GBR |
| Bout #12 | Elżbieta Franke | POL | 4 – 3 | Cathérine Ceretti | FRA |
| Bout #13 | Elżbieta Franke | POL | 4 – 3 | Ruth White | USA |
| Bout #14 | Elżbieta Franke | POL | 4 – 3 | Sue Green | GBR |
| Bout #15 | Ruth White | USA | 4 – 1 | Sue Green | GBR |
Semi-Finals (3 September 1972 — 15:30)
Top three finishers in each pool advanced to final.
Pool 1
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yelena Belova | URS | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | |||
| 2 | Kerstin Palm | SWE | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | |||
| 3 | Marie-Chantal Demaille | FRA | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | |||
| 4 | Cathérine Ceretti | FRA | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | |||
| 5 | Maria Consolata Collino | ITA | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | |||
| 6 | Katarína Ráczová | TCH | 1 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| Bout #1 | Yelena Belova | URS | 4 – 2 | Marie-Chantal Demaille | FRA |
| Bout #2 | Yelena Belova | URS | 4 – 1 | Cathérine Ceretti | FRA |
| Bout #3 | Yelena Belova | URS | 4 – 3 | Maria Consolata Collino | ITA |
| Bout #4 | Yelena Belova | URS | 4 – 1 | Katarína Ráczová | TCH |
| Bout #5 | Kerstin Palm | SWE | 4 – 3 | Yelena Belova | URS |
| Bout #6 | Kerstin Palm | SWE | 4 – 0 | Cathérine Ceretti | FRA |
| Bout #7 | Kerstin Palm | SWE | 4 – 3 | Maria Consolata Collino | ITA |
| Bout #8 | Marie-Chantal Demaille | FRA | 4 – 3 | Kerstin Palm | SWE |
| Bout #9 | Marie-Chantal Demaille | FRA | 4 – 2 | Maria Consolata Collino | ITA |
| Bout #10 | Marie-Chantal Demaille | FRA | 4 – 0 | Katarína Ráczová | TCH |
| Bout #11 | Cathérine Ceretti | FRA | 4 – 2 | Marie-Chantal Demaille | FRA |
| Bout #12 | Cathérine Ceretti | FRA | 4 – 3 | Maria Consolata Collino | ITA |
| Bout #13 | Cathérine Ceretti | FRA | 4 – 0 | Katarína Ráczová | TCH |
| Bout #14 | Maria Consolata Collino | ITA | 4 – 1 | Katarína Ráczová | TCH |
| Bout #15 | Katarína Ráczová | TCH | 4 – 3 | Kerstin Palm | SWE |
Pool 2
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis | HUN | 4 | 1 | 19 | 13 | |||
| 2 | Galina Gorokhova | URS | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | |||
| 3 | Antonella Ragno-Lonzi | ITA | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | |||
| 4 | Brigitte Dumont-Gapais | FRA | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | |||
| 5 | Giulia Lorenzoni | ITA | 2 | 3 | 12 | 17 | |||
| 6 | Claude Lecomte | BEL | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| Bout #1 | Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis | HUN | 4 – 1 | Galina Gorokhova | URS |
| Bout #2 | Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis | HUN | 4 – 3 | Brigitte Dumont-Gapais | FRA |
| Bout #3 | Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis | HUN | 4 – 2 | Giulia Lorenzoni | ITA |
| Bout #4 | Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis | HUN | 4 – 3 | Claude Lecomte | BEL |
| Bout #5 | Galina Gorokhova | URS | 4 – 0 | Antonella Ragno-Lonzi | ITA |
| Bout #6 | Galina Gorokhova | URS | 4 – 2 | Giulia Lorenzoni | ITA |
| Bout #7 | Galina Gorokhova | URS | 4 – 0 | Claude Lecomte | BEL |
| Bout #8 | Antonella Ragno-Lonzi | ITA | 4 – 3 | Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis | HUN |
| Bout #9 | Antonella Ragno-Lonzi | ITA | 4 – 2 | Brigitte Dumont-Gapais | FRA |
| Bout #10 | Antonella Ragno-Lonzi | ITA | 4 – 0 | Claude Lecomte | BEL |
| Bout #11 | Brigitte Dumont-Gapais | FRA | 4 – 2 | Galina Gorokhova | URS |
| Bout #12 | Brigitte Dumont-Gapais | FRA | 4 – 1 | Claude Lecomte | BEL |
| Bout #13 | Giulia Lorenzoni | ITA | 4 – 3 | Antonella Ragno-Lonzi | ITA |
| Bout #14 | Giulia Lorenzoni | ITA | 4 – 2 | Brigitte Dumont-Gapais | FRA |
| Bout #15 | Claude Lecomte | BEL | 4 – 0 | Giulia Lorenzoni | ITA |
Final Pool (3 September 1972)
| Jury President | Chaba Pallaghy | USA |
|---|
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonella Ragno-Lonzi | ITA | 4 | 1 | 19 | 13 | |||
| 2 | Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis | HUN | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | |||
| 3 | Galina Gorokhova | URS | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | |||
| 4 | Marie-Chantal Demaille | FRA | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | |||
| 5 | Yelena Belova | URS | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | |||
| 6 | Kerstin Palm | SWE | 0 | 5 | 9 | 20 |
| Bout #1 | Antonella Ragno-Lonzi | ITA | 4 – 3 | Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis | HUN |
| Bout #2 | Antonella Ragno-Lonzi | ITA | 4 – 2 | Marie-Chantal Demaille | FRA |
| Bout #3 | Antonella Ragno-Lonzi | ITA | 4 – 1 | Yelena Belova | URS |
| Bout #4 | Antonella Ragno-Lonzi | ITA | 4 – 3 | Kerstin Palm | SWE |
| Bout #5 | Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis | HUN | 4 – 1 | Galina Gorokhova | URS |
| Bout #6 | Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis | HUN | 4 – 3 | Yelena Belova | URS |
| Bout #7 | Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis | HUN | 4 – 2 | Kerstin Palm | SWE |
| Bout #8 | Galina Gorokhova | URS | 4 – 3 | Antonella Ragno-Lonzi | ITA |
| Bout #9 | Galina Gorokhova | URS | 4 – 3 | Yelena Belova | URS |
| Bout #10 | Galina Gorokhova | URS | 4 – 0 | Kerstin Palm | SWE |
| Bout #11 | Marie-Chantal Demaille | FRA | 4 – 2 | Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis | HUN |
| Bout #12 | Marie-Chantal Demaille | FRA | 4 – 3 | Galina Gorokhova | URS |
| Bout #13 | Marie-Chantal Demaille | FRA | 4 – 3 | Kerstin Palm | SWE |
| Bout #14 | Yelena Belova | URS | 4 – 0 | Marie-Chantal Demaille | FRA |
| Bout #15 | Yelena Belova | URS | 4 – 1 | Kerstin Palm | SWE |