1959 World Fencing Championships

The 1959 World Fencing Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary.[1]

1959 World Championships in Fencing
Host city Budapest, Hungary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Hungary)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union (URS)3339
2 Hungary (HUN)*3216
3 Great Britain (GBR)1102
4 Poland (POL)1012
5 France (FRA)0112
 West Germany (FRG)0112
7 Italy (ITA)0011
Totals (7 nations)88824


Medal summary

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Foil Allan Jay Claude Netter Mark Midler
Team Foil Soviet Union West Germany Hungary
Individual Sabre Rudolf Kárpáti Tamás Mendelényi Jerzy Pawłowski
Team Sabre Poland Hungary Soviet Union
Individual Épée Bruno Kharbarov Allan Jay Giuseppe Delfino
Team Épée Hungary Soviet Union France

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Foil Emma Yefimova Galina Gorokhova Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko
Team Foil Hungary Soviet Union West Germany

References

  1. The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records & Results (1987). Fencing World Championships, pages 165-167. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
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