| 1978 World Championships in Fencing | |
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| Host city |  Hamburg, West Germany |
The 1978 World Fencing Championships were held in Hamburg, West Germany. The event took place from July 12 to July 22, 1978, and was held at Alsterdorfer Sporthalle. [1]
| 1978 World Championships in Fencing | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Hamburg, West Germany |
The 1978 World Fencing Championships were held in Hamburg, West Germany. The event took place from July 12 to July 22, 1978, and was held at Alsterdorfer Sporthalle. [1]
* Host nation (West Germany)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 |  Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | West Germany (FRG)* | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Romania (ROM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
| Event |  Gold |  Silver |  Bronze |
| Individual Foil | Didier Flament | Alexandr Romankov | Harald Hein |
| Team Foil | Poland | France | Soviet Union |
| Individual Sabre | Viktor Krovopuskov | Mikhail Burtsev | Michele Maffei |
| Team Sabre |  Hungary | Soviet Union | Italy |
| Individual Épée | Alexander Pusch | Philippe Riboud | Hans Jacobson |
| Team Épée | Hungary | Soviet Union | Sweden |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Individual Foil | Valentina Sidorova | Katarína Lokšová-Ráczová | Cornelia Hanisch |
| Team Foil | Soviet Union | Poland | Romania |
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The 1958 World Fencing Championships were held in Philadelphia, United States.
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The 1963 World Fencing Championships were held in Gdańsk, Poland.
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The 1973 World Fencing Championships were held in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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