The 1970 World Fencing Championships were held in Ankara, Turkey.[1]
| 1970 World Championships in Fencing | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Ankara, Turkey |
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 |  Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 6 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Medal summary edit
Men's events edit
| Event |  Gold
|
 Silver
|
 Bronze
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Foil | Friedrich Wessel
|
Leonid Romanov
|
Marek Dąbrowski
|
| Team Foil | Soviet Union
|
Hungary
|
Romania
|
| Individual Sabre | Tibor Pézsa
|
Mark Rakita
|
Vladimir Nazlymov
|
| Team Sabre | Soviet Union
|
Hungary
|
Poland
|
| Individual Épée | Aleksey Nikanchikov
|
Sergey Paramonov
|
Csaba Fenyvesi
|
| Team Épée | Hungary
|
Poland
|
 Switzerland
|
Women's events edit
| Event | Gold
|
Silver
|
Bronze
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Foil | Galina Gorokhova
|
Elena Belova
|
Olga Szabó-Orbán
|
| Team Foil | Soviet Union
|
Romania
|
France
|
References edit
- ^ The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records & Results (1987). Fencing World Championships, pages 165-167. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.