1979 World Fencing Championships

The 1979 World Fencing Championships were held in Melbourne, Australia.[1]

1979 World Championships in Fencing
Host cityAustralia Melbourne, Australia

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Soviet Union (URS)6219
2  West Germany (FRG)1124
3  France (FRA)1102
4  Hungary (HUN)0213
  Italy (ITA)0213
6  Poland (POL)0022
7  Switzerland (SUI)0011
Totals (7 entries)88824


Medal summary

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Men's events

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Event   Gold   Silver   Bronze
Individual Foil   Alexandr Romankov   Pascal Jolyot   Fabio Dal Zotto
Team Foil   Soviet Union   Italy   West Germany
Individual Sabre   Vladimir Nazlymov   Viktor Krovopuskov   Mikhail Burtsev
Team Sabre   Soviet Union   Italy   Poland
Individual Épée   Philippe Riboud   Ernő Kolczonay   Leszek Swornowski
Team Épée   Soviet Union   West Germany   Switzerland

Women's events

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Event   Gold   Silver   Bronze
Individual Foil   Cornelia Hanisch   Valentina Sidorova   Ildikó Schwarczenberger
Team Foil   Soviet Union   Hungary   West Germany

References

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  1. ^ The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records & Results (1987). Fencing World Championships, pages 165-167. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.