Savate , for the 2013 World Combat Games, took place at the Sports Complex 'Yubileiny' Hall 2, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The medals were awarded on the 20 and 22 October 2013. Also, these Games marked the debut of this sport because it was not contested in the inaugural 2010 WCG. [1] This sport was demonstrated at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Key:
* Host nation (Russia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France (FRA) | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 |  Russia (RUS)* | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 Serbia (SRB) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 4 |  Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  Congo (CGO) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Iran (IRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 nations) | 11 | 11 | 22 | 44 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canne de Combat | Benjamin Laurent Olivier Latt (FRA) | Peter Kristof Nyilasy (HUN) | Mathieu Paquette (CAN) |
| Thomas Horstmeyer (GER) | |||
| Combat 60 kg | Jonathan Bonnet (FRA) | Victor Slavinskyi (UKR) | Liang Yang (CHN) |
| Predrag Simunec (CRO) | |||
| Combat 65 kg | Laurent Crescence (FRA) | Boris Joevin Essere (CGO) | Alexandru Nita (ROU) |
| Ruslan Abdinov (RUS) | |||
| Combat 70 kg | Georgy Fernante (FRA) | Goran Borović (CRO) | Georgy Shavdatuashvili (RUS) |
| Damjan Markovic (SRB) | |||
| Combat 75 kg | Tony Ancelin (FRA) | Teddy Aoue Alongo (CGO) | Mohsen Farzi (IRI) |
| Luca Sacco (ITA) | |||
| Combat 80 kg | Damir Plantic (CRO) | Ljubomir Cestic (SRB) | Alexander Sidorkin (RUS) |
| Iurii Zubchuk (UKR) | |||
| Combat 90 kg | Alexey Sachivko (RUS) | Romain Falendry (FRA) | Josip Gruic (CRO) |
| Mykyta Chub (UKR) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault 52 kg | Ivana Popadić (SRB) | Marion Patricia Trouillet (FRA) | Marta Murru (ITA) |
| Lydia Gosselin-Couture (CAN) | |||
| Assault 56 kg | Mathilde Christel Mignier (FRA) | Rimma Golubeva (RUS) | Miriam D'Agostino (ITA) |
| Milica Nedeljkovic (SRB) | |||
| Assault 60 kg | Sarah Tribou (FRA) | Valentina Perini (ITA) | Hayatte Akodad (MAR) |
| Rebecca Murray (CAN) | |||
| Assault 70 kg | Marlene Chantal Cieslik (FRA) | Nina Vehar (SLO) | Yudan Bao (CHN) |
| Teodora Manic (SRB) |
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