| 2000 World Championships in Fencing | |
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| Host city |  Budapest, Hungary. |
| Date(s) | June 29 – July 2 |
The 2000 World Fencing Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary. The event took place from June 29 to July 2, 2000, for competitions in women's team sabre and women's individual sabre, both of which were not held at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
| Event |  Gold |  Silver |  Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Individual Sabre |  Azerbaijan Yelena Jemayeva |  Italy Ilaria Bianco |  France Anne-Lise Touya  Germany Sandra Benad |
| Women's Team Sabre |  USA | Italy | France |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
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