Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Women's foil
| Women's foil at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
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| Venue | St Kilda Town Hall | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 29 November | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
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Gillian Sheen |
 Great Britain
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Olga Orban-Szabo |
 Romania
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Renée Garilhe |
 France
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The women's foil was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event. The competition was held on 29 November 1956. 23 fencers from 11 nations competed.
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