Italy won the world title in the women's team foil event in 2023, defeating France in the final (45-39). Italy can win a record fifth Olympic gold medal in this event. Italy has won an Olympic medal in this event at each of the last seven Games it was on the programme; from 1988-2000, 2008-2012 and at Tokyo 2020 (held in 2021). The last time Italy missed out on an Olympic medal in this event was in 1984 (fourth place).
Arianna Errigo (ITA) won Olympic gold (2012) and bronze (Tokyo 2020) in this event. She finished on the podium with Italy's women's foil team at 12 world championships. Errigo helped Italy win the women's team foil world title in at the Grand Palais in Paris in 2010.
France claimed silver in the women's team foil event at Tokyo 2020. It was France's first medal in this event since 1984 (bronze). France claimed a medal in the women's team foil event at seven of the last nine world championships (G0-S2-B5). Italy won a medal at all nine of these tournaments.
Japan has yet to win its first Olympic medal in the women's team foil event. Japan's only Olympic medal in the team foil event on the men's side was silver in 2012.
United States claimed its only Olympic medal in this event in 2008 (silver). USA finished fourth at the world championships in 2023. It lost the final at the world championships in 2022.
Poland hopes to claim its second Olympic medal in this event, after silver in 2000.
The last woman to win the gold medal in the women's individual and team foil events at the same Olympic Games was Elisa Di Francisca (ITA) in 2012.