Italy (current world No.1) won the world title in the women's team foil event a record 17 times. As the defending world champion, it either claimed gold (7) or took silver (4) in this event at each of the past 11 world championships (2009-2022). Italy claimed the European title in the women's team foil event in Krakow on 29 June 2023.
United States (current world No.2) finished on the podium in this event at each of the last four world championships, including gold in 2018. USA's gold medal in Wuxi marks its only world title in this event. Last month in Lima, USA won the silver in this event at Pan-American Championships.
France (current world No.3) claimed a medal in the women's team foil in six of the last eight world championships (1 silver 5 bronze). France is currently waiting 72 years on another world title in this event, after it claimed gold in 1950 and 1951.
Japan (current world No.4) won the women's team foil event at Asian championships last June. The last Asian country to make it to a world championships podium in this event was Republic of Korea (current world No.11) in 2011 (bronze). Korea is also the only Asian country to have won the world title in this event, in 2005.
Canada (current world No.5) just won the gold of women's team foil at Pan-American championships last month, by beating the USA in the final. Coming into Milan 2023, Canada had never claimed a medal in a team event at the world championships.
The finals of Women's Team Foil will be staged at the Milan Convention Center (MiCo) on Saturday 29 July, 2023. Please visit the official website for the Championships, where full information is available regarding the event.