| 2013 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 Men's foil event of the 2013 World Fencing Championships was held on August 9, 2013. The qualification was held on August 6, 2013.
| Gold |  Miles Chamley-Watson (USA) |
| Silver |  Artur Akhmatkhuzin (RUS) |
| Bronze |  Rostyslav Hertsyk (UKR) |
 Valerio Aspromonte (ITA) |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 18:30 | ||||||
| Rostyslav Hertsyk | 10 | |||||
| 20:30 | ||||||
| Artur Akhmatkhuzin | 15 | |||||
| Artur Akhmatkhuzin | 6 | |||||
| 18:55 | ||||||
| Miles Chamley-Watson | 15 | |||||
| Miles Chamley-Watson | 15 | |||||
| Valerio Aspromonte | 9 | |||||
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Andrea Cassarà | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 64 |  Bence Széki | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Andrea Cassarà | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 32 |  Kim Min-kyu | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 33 |  Michał Majewski | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Kim Min-kyu | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Andrea Cassarà | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Heo Jun | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 17 |  Richard Kruse | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 48 |  Julien Mertine | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 48 | Julien Mertine | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Heo Jun | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 49 |  Cesar Bru | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Heo Jun | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Andrea Cassarà | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Rostyslav Hertsyk | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Race Imboden | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 56 |  Yeung Chi Ka | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Race Imboden | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 41 | Jérémy Cadot | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 41 | Jérémy Cadot | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 24 |  Marius Braun | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Race Imboden | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Rostyslav Hertsyk | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Rostyslav Hertsyk | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Antonio Leal | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Rostyslav Hertsyk | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Peter Joppich | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 57 |  Tomer Or | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Peter Joppich | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Artur Akhmatkhuzin | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 60 |  Alexander Tsoronis | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Artur Akhmatkhuzin | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 37 |  Suguru Awaji | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 37 | Suguru Awaji | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 28 |  Siarhei Byk | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Artur Akhmatkhuzin | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 |  Alaaeldin Abouelkassem | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Ha Tae-gyu | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 44 | Choi Nicholas Edward | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 44 | Choi Nicholas Edward | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Alaaeldin Abouelkassem | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 53 |  Guilherme Toldo | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Alaaeldin Abouelkassem | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Artur Akhmatkhuzin | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 |  Lei Sheng | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Lei Sheng | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 52 | Marcel Marcilloux | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Lei Sheng | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Leszek Rajski | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 45 |  Vaclav Kundera | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Leszek Rajski | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Lei Sheng | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Gerek Meinhardt | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 29 |  Rene Pranz | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Andriy Pohrebnyak | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Andriy Pohrebnyak | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Gerek Meinhardt | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 61 | Sun Bin | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Gerek Meinhardt | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Aleksey Cheremisinov | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 62 | Klod Yunes | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Aleksey Cheremisinov | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Aleksey Khovanskiy | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Aleksey Khovanskiy | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 30 |  Theodoros Nakis | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Aleksey Cheremisinov | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Miles Chamley-Watson | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Miles Chamley-Watson | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 46 |  Bojan Jovanović | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Miles Chamley-Watson | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Giorgio Avola | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 51 | Róbert Gátai | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Giorgio Avola | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Miles Chamley-Watson | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Sebastian Bachmann | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Ma Jianfei | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 54 | Gábor Szabados | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Ma Jianfei | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Son Young-Ki | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 43 | Artem Sedov | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Son Young-Ki | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Son Young-Ki | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Sebastian Bachmann | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Dominik Wohlgemuth | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Sebastian Bachmann | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Sebastian Bachmann | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | James-Andrew Davis | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 59 |  Tan Yuan Zi | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | James-Andrew Davis | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Valerio Aspromonte | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 58 | Kristóf Szabados | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Valerio Aspromonte | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Tarek Ayad | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Maor Hatoel | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Tarek Ayad | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Valerio Aspromonte | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Alexander Massialas | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Erwann Le Péchoux | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 42 |  Anthony Prymack | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Erwann Le Péchoux | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Alexander Massialas | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 55 | Pawel Kawiecki | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Alexander Massialas | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Valerio Aspromonte | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 50 | Cheung Siu Lun | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Ryo Miyake | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| 50 | Cheung Siu Lun | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 50 | Cheung Siu Lun | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Daiki Fujino | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| 47 | Johann Gustinelli | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Daiki Fujino | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 50 | Cheung Siu Lun | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Kenta Chida | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Alexander Choupenitch | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Kenta Chida | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Kenta Chida | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Andrea Baldini | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 63 |  Tevfik Burak Babaoğlu | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Andrea Baldini | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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