Fencing at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Women's foil
The women's foil was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1932 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event. The competition was held from 2 to 4 August 1932. 17 fencers from 11 nations competed, with one additional fencer entered but withdrawing.
The competition format was pool play round-robin, with bouts to five touches. Not all bouts were played in some pools if not necessary to determine advancement. Bout wins were used for placement, regardless of losses if fencers had competed in a different number of bouts. Touches against was used as the tie-breaker, except for the tie for the first two places in the final which resulted in a fence-off.
Results
Round 1
The top 5 finishers in each pool advanced to the final.Pool 1
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes | ||
| 1 | Jenny Addams | 6 | 2 | 36 | 23 | ||
| 2 | Erna Bogen-Bogáti | 5 | 1 | 27 | 19 | ||
| 3 | Ellen Müller-Preis | 5 | 1 | 29 | 21 | ||
| 4 | Grete Olsen | 5 | 2 | 33 | 22 | ||
| 5 | Peggy Butler | 4 | 3 | 29 | 21 | ||
| 6 | Dorothy Locke | 3 | 5 | 28 | 32 | ||
| 7 | Inger Klint | 2 | 5 | 16 | 31 | ||
| 8 | Joan Archibald | 1 | 5 | 16 | 26 | ||
| 9 | Eugenia Escudero | 0 | 6 | 11 | 30 |
Pool 2
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes | ||
| 1 | Helene Mayer | 7 | 0 | 35 | 6 | ||
| 2 | Judy Guinness Penn-Hughes | 5 | 2 | 32 | 25 | ||
| 3 | Gerda Munck | 4 | 3 | 28 | 19 | ||
| 4 | Marion Lloyd | 4 | 3 | 25 | 24 | ||
| 5 | Jo de Boer | 4 | 3 | 27 | 25 | ||
| 6 | Margit Danÿ | 3 | 4 | 24 | 28 | ||
| 7 | Muriel Guggolz | 1 | 6 | 14 | 31 | ||
| 8 | Jeanne Vical | 0 | 7 | 8 | 35 |
Final
| Rank | Fencer | Nation | Wins | Losses | Notes | ||
| Ellen Müller-Preis | 8 | 1 | 44 | 27 | Defeated Penn-Hughes 5–3 in fence-off | ||
| Judy Guinness Penn-Hughes | 8 | 1 | 43 | 19 | Lost to Müller-Preis 3–5 in fence-off | ||
| Erna Bogen-Bogáti | 7 | 2 | 38 | 30 | |||
| Jenny Addams | 6 | 3 | 37 | 29 | |||
| Helene Mayer | 5 | 4 | 38 | 27 | |||
| Jo de Boer | 5 | 4 | 30 | 35 | |||
| Gerda Munck | 2 | 7 | 29 | 39 | |||
| Grete Olsen | 2 | 7 | 31 | 42 | |||
| Marion Lloyd | 2 | 7 | 26 | 42 | |||
| 10 | Peggy Butler | 0 | 9 | 19 | 45 |