| 1979 World Championships in Fencing | |
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| Host city |  Melbourne, Australia |
The 1979 World Fencing Championships were held in Melbourne, Australia. [1]
| 1979 World Championships in Fencing | |
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| Host city | Melbourne, Australia |
The 1979 World Fencing Championships were held in Melbourne, Australia. [1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 |  West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
| 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 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Foil | Cornelia Hanisch | Valentina Sidorova | Ildikó Schwarczenberger |
| Team Foil | Soviet Union | Hungary | West Germany |
The 1954 World Fencing Championships were held in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg.
The 1947 World Fencing Championships were held in Lisbon, Portugal.
The 1949 World Fencing Championships were held in Cairo, Egypt.
The 1951 World Fencing Championships were held in Stockholm, Sweden.
The 1953 World Fencing Championships were held in Brussels, Belgium.
The 1955 World Fencing Championships were held in Rome, Italy.
The 1957 World Fencing Championships were held in Paris, France.
The 1958 World Fencing Championships were held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
The 1961 World Fencing Championships were held in Turin, Italy.
The 1962 World Fencing Championships were held in Buenos Aires, Argentina in July 1962.
The 1963 World Fencing Championships were held in Gdańsk, Poland.
The 1965 World Fencing Championships were held in Paris, France.
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.
The 1970 World Fencing Championships were held in Ankara, Turkey.
The 1973 World Fencing Championships were held in Gothenburg, Sweden.
The 1974 World Fencing Championships were held in Grenoble, France.
The 1981 World Fencing Championships were held in Clermont-Ferrand, France. The event was held between July 2-13, 1981.
The 1982 World Fencing Championships were held in Rome, Italy. The event took place from July 15 to July 24, 1982.
The 1987 World Fencing Championships were held in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The 1921 World Fencing Championships were held in Paris, France.
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