| 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 sabre event of the 2013 World Fencing Championships was held on August 7, 2013. The qualification was held on August 5, 2013.
| Gold |  Veniamin Reshetnikov (RUS) |
| Silver | Nikolay Kovalev (RUS) |
| Bronze |  Tiberiu Dolniceanu (ROU) |
 Áron Szilágyi (HUN) |
All times are (UTC+2)
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 18:50 | ||||||
| Veniamin Reshetnikov | 15 | |||||
| 19:45 | ||||||
| Tiberiu Dolniceanu | 10 | |||||
| Veniamin Reshetnikov | 15 | |||||
| 19:05 | ||||||
| Nikolay Kovalev | 13 | |||||
| Nikolay Kovalev | 15 | |||||
| Áron Szilágyi | 14 | |||||
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Diego Occhiuzzi | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 64 |  Soji Aiyenuro | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Diego Occhiuzzi | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 32 |  Sandro Bazadze | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 33 |  Low Ho Tin | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Sandro Bazadze | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Sandro Bazadze | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 17 |  Max Hartung | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Max Hartung | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 48 |  Julien Pillet | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Max Hartung | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Kamil Ibragimov | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 49 |  Tomohiro Shimamura | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Kamil Ibragimov | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Max Hartung | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Veniamin Reshetnikov | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Nicolas Limbach | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 56 | Saba Sulamanidze | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Nicolas Limbach | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 24 |  Dmytro Pundyk | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 41 |  Seppe van Holsbeke | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Dmytro Pundyk | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Nicolas Limbach | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Veniamin Reshetnikov | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 25 |  Marcin Koniusz | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 40 |  Alexandre Woog | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Alexandre Woog | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Veniamin Reshetnikov | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 57 | Nicolas Rousset | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Veniamin Reshetnikov | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Tiberiu Dolniceanu | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 60 | Kenta Tokunan | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Tiberiu Dolniceanu | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Dmytro Boiko | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 37 | Vincent Anstett | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Dmytro Boiko | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Tiberiu Dolniceanu | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Luigi Samele | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 21 |  Eli Dershwitz | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 44 | Matyas Szabo | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 44 | Matyas Szabo | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Luigi Samele | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 53 |  Mamoudou Keita | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Luigi Samele | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Tiberiu Dolniceanu | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Enrico Berrè | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Enrico Berrè | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 52 | Andriy Yagodka | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Enrico Berrè | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 45 |  Valery Pryiemka | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 45 | Valery Pryiemka | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Iulian Teodosiu | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Enrico Berrè | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Gu Bon-gil | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 29 |  Philippe Beaudry | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Boladé Apithy | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Boladé Apithy | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Gu Bon-gil | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 61 | Shaul Gordon | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Gu Bon-gil | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Nikolay Kovalev | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 62 |  Chan David Wei Ren | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Nikolay Kovalev | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 30 |  Renzo Agresta | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 35 |  Yemi Geoffrey Apithy | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Renzo Agresta | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Nikolay Kovalev | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Kim Jung-hwan | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| 19 | James Honeybone | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 46 | Oh Eun-seok | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 46 | Oh Eun-seok | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Kim Jung-hwan | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 51 | Chang Chi Hin Cyrus | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Kim Jung-hwan | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Nikolay Kovalev | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 38 | András Szatmári | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Aleksey Yakimenko | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 54 |  Jiang Kelü | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Aleksey Yakimenko | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Alin Badea | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 43 | Jeff Spear | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Alin Badea | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Alin Badea | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| 38 | András Szatmári | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Joseph Polossifakis | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 38 | András Szatmári | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 38 | András Szatmári | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 59 | Aliaksei Likhacheuski | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| 59 | Aliaksei Likhacheuski | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Benedikt Wagner | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Daryl Homer | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 58 |  Pablo Moreno | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Daryl Homer | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Csanád Gémesi | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Aleksander Ochocki | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Csanád Gémesi | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Csanád Gémesi | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Aliaksandr Buikevich | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Oleh Shturbabin | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 42 | Won Jun-ho | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Oleh Shturbabin | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Aliaksandr Buikevich | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 55 |  Vũ Thành An | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Aliaksandr Buikevich | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Csanád Gémesi | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Áron Szilágyi | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Fernando Casares | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 50 |  Yevgeni Frolov | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Fernando Casares | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Aldo Montano | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 47 | Sun Wei | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Aldo Montano | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Aldo Montano | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Áron Szilágyi | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Adam Skrodzki | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Ciprian Gălățanu | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Ciprian Gălățanu | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Áron Szilágyi | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 63 | Sergio Escudero | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Áron Szilágyi | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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