1979 World Fencing Championships

The 1979 World Fencing Championships were held in Melbourne, Australia.[1]

1979 World Championships in Fencing
Host city Melbourne, Australia

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union (URS)6219
2 West Germany (FRG)1124
3 France (FRA)1102
4 Hungary (HUN)0213
 Italy (ITA)0213
6 Poland (POL)0022
7  Switzerland (SUI)0011
Totals (7 nations)88824


Medal summary

Men's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Foil Alexandr Romankov Pascal Jolyot Fabio Dal Zotto
Team Foil Soviet Union Italy West Germany
Individual Sabre Vladimir Nazlymov Viktor Krovopuskov Mikhail Burtsev
Team Sabre Soviet Union Italy Poland
Individual Épée Philippe Riboud Ernő Kolczonay Leszek Swornowski
Team Épée Soviet Union West Germany Switzerland

Women's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Foil Cornelia Hanisch Valentina Sidorova Ildikó Schwarczenberger
Team Foil Soviet Union Hungary 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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