1966 World Fencing Championships

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1966 World Championships in Fencing
Host city Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Moscow, Soviet Union
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A Soviet stamp dedicated to the 1966 World Fencing Championships

The 1966 World Fencing Championships were held in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. The event took place from July 6 to July 16, 1966. They were organized by the USSR Fencing Federation. [1]

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Medal table

  *   Host nation (Soviet Union)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)*53210
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)1315
3Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1225
4Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland  (POL)1023
5Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)0011
Totals (5 entries)88824


Medal summary

Men's events

Event Med 1.png Gold Med 2.png Silver Med 3.png Bronze
Individual Foil Flag of the Soviet Union.svg German Sveshnikov Flag of France.svg Jean-Claude Magnan Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Viktor Putyatin
Team Foil Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland
Individual Sabre Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Jerzy Pawłowski Flag of Hungary.svg Tibor Pézsa Flag of Hungary.svg Zoltán Horváth
Team Sabre Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Flag of France.svg France
Individual Épée Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Aleksey Nikanchikov Flag of France.svg Claude Bourquard Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Bohdan Gonsior
Team Épée Flag of France.svg France Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden

Women's events

Event Med 1.png Gold Med 2.png Silver Med 3.png Bronze
Individual Foil Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alexandra Zabelina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Galina Gorokhova
Team Foil Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Flag of France.svg France

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References

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