| 2007 World Championships in Fencing | |
|---|---|
| Dates | September 28 – October 7 |
| Host city |  Saint Petersburg, Russia |
The 2007 World Fencing Championships were held at the SCC Peterburgsky in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The event took place from September 28 to October 7, 2007.
| Event |  Gold |  Silver |  Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Épée |  Krisztián Kulcsár |  Érik Boisse |  Diego Confalonieri Jérôme Jeannet |
| Foil |  Peter Joppich | Andrea Baldini | Benjamin Kleibrink  Lei Sheng |
| Sabre | Stanislav Pozdnyakov | Aldo Montano | Nicolas Limbach  Oh Eun-seok |
| Team Épée | France | Italy | Hungary |
| Team Foil | France | Germany | South Korea |
| Team Sabre | Hungary | France | Italy |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Épée | Britta Heidemann | Li Na | Maureen Nisima  Irina Embrich |
| Foil | Valentina Vezzali | Margherita Granbassi | Giovanna Trillini Aida Mohamed |
| Sabre | Yelena Nechayeva | Tan Xue |  Bogna Jóźwiak Gioia Marzocca |
| Team Épée | France | Russia | Germany |
| Team Foil | Poland | Russia |  Japan |
| Team Sabre | France |  Ukraine | Russia |
* Host nation (Russia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Russia (RUS)* | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | China (CHN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Estonia (EST) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 12 | 12 | 18 | 42 | |
3 October - Final
| Position | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Krisztián Kulcsár | Hungary |
| 2. | Érik Boisse | France |
| 3. | Diego Confalonieri | Italy |
| 3. | Jérôme Jeannet | France |
| 5. | Silvio Fernández |  Venezuela |
| 6. | Ulrich Robeiri | France |
| 7. | Maksym Khvorost | Ukraine |
| 8. | Dmytro Chumak | Ukraine |
| ... | ||
| 14. | Anton Avdeev | Russia |
| 20. | Igor Turchin | Russia |
| 24. | Aleksey Tikhomirov | Russia |
| 65. | Pavel Kolobkov | Russia |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Maksym Khvorost | 8 | |||||||||
| Krisztián Kulcsár | 9 | |||||||||
| Krisztián Kulcsár | 15 | |||||||||
| Diego Confalonieri | 14 | |||||||||
| Diego Confalonieri | 15 | |||||||||
| Ulrich Robeiri | 13 | |||||||||
| Krisztián Kulcsár | 15 | |||||||||
| Érik Boisse | 12 | |||||||||
| Érik Boisse | 15 | |||||||||
| Silvio Fernández | 13 | |||||||||
| Érik Boisse | 15 | |||||||||
| Jérôme Jeannet | 10 | |||||||||
| Jérôme Jeannet | 15 | |||||||||
| Dmytro Chumak | 12 | |||||||||
7 October - Final
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| France | 45 | |||||||||
| Russia | 33 | |||||||||
| France | 45 | |||||||||
 Spain | 40 | |||||||||
| Poland | 39 | |||||||||
| Spain | 45 | |||||||||
| France | 45 | |||||||||
| Italy | 38 | |||||||||
| Ukraine | 30 | |||||||||
| Italy | 31 | |||||||||
| Italy | 32 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 27 | Third place | ||||||||
| Venezuela | 17 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 32 | |||||||||
| Spain | 40 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 45 | |||||||||
30 September - Final
| Position | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Peter Joppich | Germany |
| 2. | Andrea Baldini | Italy |
| 3. | Benjamin Kleibrink | Germany |
| 3. | Lei Sheng | China |
| 5. | Erwann Le Péchoux | France |
| 6. | Salvatore Sanzo | Italy |
| 7. | Zhang Liangliang | China |
| 8. | Simone Vanni | Italy |
| ... | ||
| 20. | Renal Ganeyev | Russia |
| 26. | Andrey Deyev | Russia |
| 35. | Aleksey Cheremisinov | Russia |
| 55. | Youri Moltchan | Russia |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Benjamin Kleibrink | 15 | |||||||||
| Zhang Liangliang | 13 | |||||||||
| Benjamin Kleibrink | 4 | |||||||||
| Peter Joppich | 15 | |||||||||
| Simone Vanni | 9 | |||||||||
| Peter Joppich | 15 | |||||||||
| Peter Joppich | 15 | |||||||||
| Andrea Baldini | 9 | |||||||||
| Erwann Le Péchoux | 14 | |||||||||
| Lei Sheng | 15 | |||||||||
| Lei Sheng | 10 | |||||||||
| Andrea Baldini | 15 | |||||||||
| Salvatore Sanzo | 12 | |||||||||
| Andrea Baldini | 15 | |||||||||
5 October - Final
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Germany | 45 | |||||||||
| Spain | 29 | |||||||||
| Germany | 45 | |||||||||
| China | 31 | |||||||||
| China | 45 | |||||||||
| Italy | 39 | |||||||||
| Germany | 32 | |||||||||
| France | 45 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 39 | |||||||||
 Israel | 38 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 32 | |||||||||
| France | 45 | Third place | ||||||||
| Poland | 29 | |||||||||
| France | 45 | |||||||||
| China | 42 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 43 | |||||||||
2 October - Final
| Position | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Stanislav Pozdnyakov | Russia |
| 2. | Aldo Montano | Italy |
| 3. | Oh Eun-seok | South Korea |
| 3. | Nicolas Limbach | Germany |
| 5. | Mihai Covaliu |  Romania |
| 6. | Boris Sanson | France |
| 7. | Vladimir Lukashenko | Ukraine |
| 8. | Jaime Martí | Spain |
| ... | ||
| 17 | Aleksey Yakimenko | Russia |
| 46 | Aleksey Frosin | Russia |
| 55 | Veniamin Reshetnikov | Russia |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Stanislav Pozdnyakov | 15 | |||||||||
| Boris Sanson | 14 | |||||||||
| Stanislav Pozdnyakov | 15 | |||||||||
 Oh Eun-seok | 12 | |||||||||
| Oh Eun-seok | 15 | |||||||||
| Mihai Covaliu | 9 | |||||||||
| Stanislav Pozdnyakov | 15 | |||||||||
| Aldo Montano | 11 | |||||||||
| Nicolas Limbach | 15 | |||||||||
| Jaime Martí | 5 | |||||||||
| Nicolas Limbach | 11 | |||||||||
| Aldo Montano | 15 | |||||||||
| Aldo Montano | 15 | |||||||||
| Vladimir Lukashenko | 10 | |||||||||
6 October - Final
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| France | 45 | |||||||||
| China | 37 | |||||||||
| France | 45 | |||||||||
| Italy | 29 | |||||||||
| Italy | 45 | |||||||||
 Belarus | 39 | |||||||||
| France | 43 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 45 | |||||||||
| Russia | 44 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 45 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 45 | |||||||||
| Ukraine | 39 | Third place | ||||||||
| Germany | 39 | |||||||||
| Ukraine | 45 | |||||||||
| Italy | 45 | |||||||||
| Ukraine | 44 | |||||||||
1 October - Final
| Position | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Britta Heidemann | Germany |
| 2. | Li Na | China |
| 3. | Maureen Nisima | France |
| 3. | Irina Embrich | Estonia |
| 5. | Eugenia Stroganova | Russia |
| 6. | Francesca Boscarelli | Italy |
| 7. | Loredana Iordăchioiu | Romania |
| 8. | Lyubov Shutova | Russia |
| 9. | Tatiana Logunova | Russia |
| ... | ||
| 12. | Anna Sivkova | Russia |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Loredana Iordăchioiu | 5 | |||||||||
| Britta Heidemann | 15 | |||||||||
| Britta Heidemann | 15 | |||||||||
| Irina Embrich | 9 | |||||||||
| Irina Embrich | 15 | |||||||||
| Eugenia Stroganova | 9 | |||||||||
| Britta Heidemann | 14 | |||||||||
| Li Na | 10 | |||||||||
| Li Na | 15 | |||||||||
| Francesca Boscarelli | 12 | |||||||||
| Li Na | 8 | |||||||||
| Maureen Nisima | 7 | |||||||||
| Lyubov Shutova | 10 | |||||||||
| Maureen Nisima | 11 | |||||||||
6 October - Final
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| China | 19 | |||||||||
| Russia | 30 | |||||||||
| Russia | 30 | |||||||||
| Germany | 29 | |||||||||
| Germany | 24 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 23 | |||||||||
| Russia | 37 | |||||||||
| France | 45 | |||||||||
| Estonia | 28 | |||||||||
| Italy | 27 | |||||||||
| Estonia | 24 | |||||||||
| France | 28 | Third place | ||||||||
| Poland | 29 | |||||||||
| France | 45 | |||||||||
| Germany | 42 | |||||||||
| Estonia | 40 | |||||||||
4 October - Final
| Position | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Valentina Vezzali | Italy |
| 2. | Margherita Granbassi | Italy |
| 3. | Giovanna Trillini | Italy |
| 3. | Aida Mohamed | Hungary |
| 5. | Nam Hyun-Hee | South Korea |
| 6. | Ilaria Salvatori | Italy |
| 7. | Edina Knapek | Hungary |
| 8. | Virginie Ujlaki | Hungary |
| ... | ||
| 10. | Ianna Rouzavina | Russia |
| 11. | Eugyenia Lamonova | Russia |
| 30. | Olga Lobyntseva | Russia |
| 46. | Aida Chanaeva | Russia |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Margherita Granbassi | 15 | |||||||||
| Virginie Ujlaki | 10 | |||||||||
| Margherita Granbassi | 14 | |||||||||
| Aida Mohamed | 13 | |||||||||
| Edina Knapek | 9 | |||||||||
| Aida Mohamed | 10 | |||||||||
| Margherita Granbassi | 8 | |||||||||
| Valentina Vezzali | 11 | |||||||||
| Valentina Vezzali | 15 | |||||||||
| Ilaria Salvatori | 7 | |||||||||
| Valentina Vezzali | 15 | |||||||||
| Giovanna Trillini | 6 | |||||||||
| Giovanna Trillini | 15 | |||||||||
| Nam Hyun-Hee | 4 | |||||||||
7 October - Final
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Italy | 16 | |||||||||
| Japan | 17 | |||||||||
| Japan | 21 | |||||||||
| Poland | 25 | |||||||||
| China | 42 | |||||||||
| Poland | 45 | |||||||||
| Poland | 26 | |||||||||
| Russia | 25 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 31 | |||||||||
| Germany | 30 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 23 | |||||||||
| Russia | 29 | Third place | ||||||||
| Romania | 16 | |||||||||
| Russia | 39 | |||||||||
| Japan | 33 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 31 | |||||||||
29 September - Final
| Position | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yelena Nechayeva | Russia |
| 2. | Tan Xue | China |
| 3. | Bogna Jóźwiak | Poland |
| 3. | Gioia Marzocca | Italy |
| 5. | Mariel Zagunis |  United States |
| 6. | Sada Jacobson | United States |
| 7. | Sofiya Velikaya | Russia |
| 8. | Aleksandra Socha | Poland |
| 9. | Yekaterina Fedorkina | Russia |
| .... | ||
| 27. | Svetlana Kormilitsyna | Russia |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Tan Xue | 15 | |||||||||
| Sofiya Velikaya | 9 | |||||||||
| Tan Xue | 15 | |||||||||
| Gioia Marzocca | 9 | |||||||||
| Gioia Marzocca | 15 | |||||||||
 Sada Jacobson | 10 | |||||||||
| Tan Xue | 12 | |||||||||
| Yelena Nechayeva | 15 | |||||||||
| Mariel Zagunis | 14 | |||||||||
| Bogna Jóźwiak | 15 | |||||||||
| Bogna Jóźwiak | 12 | |||||||||
| Yelena Nechayeva | 15 | |||||||||
| Yelena Nechayeva | 15 | |||||||||
| Aleksandra Socha | 13 | |||||||||
5 October - Final
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| United States | 42 | |||||||||
| Italy | 45 | |||||||||
| Italy | 38 | |||||||||
| Ukraine | 45 | |||||||||
| Ukraine | 45 | |||||||||
| China | 39 | |||||||||
| Ukraine | 32 | |||||||||
| France | 45 | |||||||||
| Russia | 45 | |||||||||
| Poland | 33 | |||||||||
| Russia | 40 | |||||||||
| France | 45 | Third place | ||||||||
| South Korea | 40 | |||||||||
| France | 45 | |||||||||
| Italy | 35 | |||||||||
| Russia | 45 | |||||||||
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