| 2018 World Fencing Championships | |
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| Dates | 19–27 July |
| Host city | Wuxi, China |
| Venue | Wuxi Sports Center Indoor Stadium |
| 2018 World Fencing Championships | ||
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| Épée | men | women |
| Team épée | men | women |
| Foil | men | women |
| Team foil | men | women |
| Sabre | men | women |
| Team sabre | men | women |
The 2018 World Fencing Championships was held from 19 to 27 July at 2018 in Wuxi, China. [1]
On 23 November 2015, Wuxi beat the Japanese city of Fukuoka with 69 votes to 47. [2]
Twelve events were held. [3]
All times are local (UTC+8).
| Date | Time | Round |
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| 19 July 2018 | 09:00 | Women's épée qualification |
| 11:00 | Men's sabre qualification | |
| 20 July 2018 | 08:30 | Women's foil qualification |
| 10:40 | Men's épée qualification | |
| 21 July 2018 | 08:30 | Men's foil qualification |
| 10:40 | Women's sabre qualification | |
| 22 July 2018 | 09:30 | Women's épée |
| 10:40 | Men's sabre | |
| 23 July 2018 | 08:30 | Men's épée |
| 09:40 | Women's foil | |
| 24 July 2018 | 08:30 | Women's sabre |
| 10:10 | Men's foil | |
| 08:30 | Women's épée team | |
| 10:30 | Men's sabre team | |
| 25 July 2018 | 08:30 | Women's foil team |
| 09:20 | Men's épée team | |
| 12:20 | Women's épée team | |
| 13:10 | Men's sabre team | |
| 26 July 2018 | 08:30 | Men's foil team |
| 09:10 | Women's sabre team | |
| 11:30 | Women's foil team | |
| 12:30 | Men's épée team | |
| 27 July 2018 | 11:00 | Women's sabre team |
| 12:00 | Men's foil team |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Italy (ITA) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 |  United States (USA) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 |  France (FRA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  Russia (RUS) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 12 | 12 | 18 | 42 | |
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