The 1987 World Fencing Championships were held in Lausanne, Switzerland.[1]
| 1987 World Championships in Fencing | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Lausanne, Switzerland |
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  West Germany (FRG) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Romania (ROU) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Medal summary edit
Men's events edit
| Event |  Gold
|
 Silver
|
 Bronze
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Foil | Matthias Gey
|
Matthias Behr
|
Federico Cervi
|
| Team Foil | West Germany
|
France
|
Hungary
|
| Individual Sabre | Jean-François Lamour
|
György Nébald
|
Robert Kościelniakowski
|
| Team Sabre | Soviet Union
|
 Bulgaria
|
France
|
| Individual Épée | Volker Fischer
|
Andrey Shuvalov
|
Wilfredo Loyola-Torriente
|
| Team Épée | Soviet Union
|
West Germany
|
France
|
Women's events edit
| Event | Gold
|
Silver
|
Bronze
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Foil | Elisabeta Guzganu-Tufan
|
Zita-Eva Funkenhauser
|
Jujie Luan
|
| Team Foil | Hungary
|
Romania
|
Italy
|
References edit
- ^ The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records & Results (1987). Fencing World Championships, pages 165-167. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.