The 1981 World Fencing Championships were held in Clermont-Ferrand, France. The event was held between July 2-13, 1981.[1]
| 1981 World Championships in Fencing | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Clermont-Ferrand, France |
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 |  West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Medal summary edit
Men's events edit
| Event |  Gold
|
 Silver
|
 Bronze
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Foil | Vladimir Smirnov
|
Petru Kuki
|
Angelo Scuri
|
| Team Foil | Soviet Union
|
Italy
|
West Germany
|
| Individual Sabre | Dariusz Wódke
|
Imre Gedővári
|
Michele Maffei
|
| Team Sabre | Hungary
|
Soviet Union
|
Poland
|
| Individual Épée | Zoltán Székely
|
Aleksandr Mozhayev
|
Elmar Borrmann
|
| Team Épée | Soviet Union
|
 Switzerland
|
Hungary
|
Women's events edit
| Event | Gold
|
Silver
|
Bronze
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Foil | Cornelia Hanisch
|
Jujie Luan
|
Dorina Vaccaroni
|
| Team Foil | Soviet Union
|
West Germany
|
Hungary
|
References edit
- ^ The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records & Results (1987). Fencing World Championships, pages 165-167. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.