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| 1997 World Championships in Fencing | |
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| Host city |  Cape Town, South Africa |
| Date(s) | 13–19 July |
The 1997 World Fencing Championships were held from 13 July to 19 July 1997 in Cape Town, South Africa at the newly constructed Foreshore Exhibition Centre.
| Event |  Gold |  Silver |  Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual épée |  Éric Srecki |  Pavel Kolobkov |  Robert Andrzejuk Robert Leroux |
| Individual foil |  Sergei Golubitsky |  Kim Young-ho |  Wang Haibin Lionel Plumenail |
| Individual sabre | Stanislav Pozdnyakov |  Luigi Tarantino | Rafal Sznajder Damien Touya |
| Team épée |  Cuba Nelson Loyola Torriente Iván Trevejo Perez Carlos Pedroso |  GermanyArnd Schmitt Michael Flegler Mark Steifensand Elmar Borrmann | Italy Angelo Mazzoni Sandro Cuomo Alfredo Rota Maurizio Randazzo |
| Team foil | France Lionel Plumenail Olivier Lambert Franck Boidin Laurent Bel | Cuba Rolando Tuckers Leon Oscar García Pérez Elvis Gregory Gil Ignacio González | Italy Daniele Crosta Alessandro Puccini Stefano Cerioni Salvatore Sanzo |
| Team sabre | France Damien Touya Jean-Philippe Daurelle Gaël Touya Matthieu Gourdain | Russia Stanislav Pozdnyakov Sergey Sharikov Grigory Kiriyenko Aleksandr Shirshov |  Hungary Domonkos Ferjancsik József Navarrete György Boros Csaba Köves |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual épée | Mirayda García Soto | Zuleydis Ortiz |  Taymi Chappé Gyöngyi Szalay |
| Individual foil | Giovanna Trillini | Sabine Bau | Diana Bianchedi Monika Weber |
| Team épée | Hungary Gyöngyi Szalay Adrienn Hormay Tímea Nagy Hajnalka Király | Germany Imke Duplitzer Claudia Bokel Katja Nass Eva-Maria Ittner | France Laura Flessel-Colovic Sophie Moressée-Pichot Valérie Barlois Elsa Girardot |
| Team foil | Italy Giovanna Trillini Diana Bianchedi Valentina Vezzali Annamaria Giacometti |  Romania Laura Badea Reka Szabo-Lazar Roxana Scarlat Mioara David | Germany Sabine Bau Monika Weber Rita Koenig Gesine Schiel |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 10 | 10 | 15 | 35 | |
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