| Fencing at the Summer World University Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Events | 12 (men: 6; women: 6) |
| Games | |
Fencing events have been contested at every Universiade since 1959 Summer Universiade in Turin. After not being included in 1975.
| Fencing at the Summer World University Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Events | 12 (men: 6; women: 6) |
| Games | |
Fencing events have been contested at every Universiade since 1959 Summer Universiade in Turin. After not being included in 1975.
| Event | 59 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 93 | 95 | 97 | 99 | 01 | 03 | 05 | 07 | 09 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 23 | Years |
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| Foil, Individual | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 30 |
| Sabre, Individual | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 30 |
| Épée, Individual | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 30 |
| Foil, Team | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 30 |
| Sabre, Team | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 30 |
| Épée, Team | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 30 |
| Event | 59 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 93 | 95 | 97 | 99 | 01 | 03 | 05 | 07 | 09 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 23 | Years |
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| Foil, Individual | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 30 |
| Épée, Individual | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 17 | |||||||||||||
| Sabre, Individual | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Foil, Team | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 29 | |
| Épée, Team | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 17 | |||||||||||||
| Sabre, Team | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11 |
Last updated after the 2021 Summer Universiade
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy (ITA) | 48 | 52 | 63 | 163 |
| 2 |  Hungary (HUN) | 45 | 34 | 25 | 104 |
| 3 |  Russia (RUS) | 31 | 29 | 42 | 102 |
| 4 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 30 | 31 | 21 | 82 |
| 5 |  France (FRA) | 29 | 22 | 35 | 86 |
| 6 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 23 | 16 | 13 | 52 |
| 7 |  China (CHN) | 22 | 21 | 33 | 76 |
| 8 |  South Korea (KOR) | 16 | 20 | 20 | 56 |
| 9 |  Cuba (CUB) | 9 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
| 10 |  Romania (ROU) | 8 | 15 | 10 | 33 |
| 11 |  Poland (POL) | 7 | 14 | 29 | 50 |
| 12 |  Germany (GER) | 7 | 11 | 17 | 35 |
| 13 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| 14 |  Japan (JPN) | 4 | 3 | 14 | 21 |
| 15 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 |  Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 |  Austria (AUT) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 18 |  East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 19 |  Estonia (EST) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 20 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 23 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 24 |  Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 25 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 27 |  Iran (IRI) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Israel (ISR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 32 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (33 entries) | 294 | 294 | 374 | 962 | |
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