| Wheelchair fencing at the VI Paralympic Games | |
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Wheelchair fencing at the 1980 Summer Paralympics consisted of seventeen events.
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| Paralympic Wheelchair fencing | |
Wheelchair fencing at the 1980 Summer Paralympics consisted of seventeen events.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foil individual 2–3 | Ayala Malchan  Israel | Therese Lemoine  France | Hemda Levy Israel |
| Foil individual 4–5 | Josette Bourgain France | Monique Siclis France | Margalit Peretz Israel |
| Foil novice individual | Osanna Brugnoli  Italy | M. den Uyl  Netherlands | M. Tichelaar Netherlands |
| Foil team |  France (FRA)Josette Bourgain Therese Lemoine Monique Siclis |  Israel (ISR)Hemda Levy Ayala Malchan Margalit Peretz Rachel Tassa |  Italy (ITA)Gabriella Bareggie Irene Monaco Rosa Sicari |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foil individual 1A | Paolo D'Agostini Italy | Philip Wouters  Belgium | Maggie McLellan  Great Britain |
| Foil individual 1B | Rosa Sicari Italy | Bruno Paganelli Italy | None |
| Foil individual 1C | Guenter Spiess  West Germany | Aldo Licciardi Italy | Jean-Pierre Leroux France |
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