| Fencing at the 1979 Mediterranean Games | |
|---|---|
| Location | Split, Yugoslavia |
| Dates | September 1979 |
The fencing competition at the 1979 Mediterranean Games was held in Split, Yugoslavia.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual épée |  Philippe Riboud (FRA) |  Marco Falcone (ITA) | Hubert Gardas (FRA) |
| Individual foil | Didier Flament (FRA) |  Tahar Hamou (ALG) | Bruno Boscherie (FRA) |
| Individual sabre | Michele Maffei (ITA) | Mario Aldo Montano (ITA) | Pascal Gaudet (FRA) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual foil | Brigitte Latrille (FRA) | Anna Rita Sparaciari (ITA) | Dorina Vaccaroni (ITA) |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (3 nations) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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