1978 World Fencing Championships

The 1978 World Fencing Championships were held in Hamburg, West Germany. The event took place from July 12 to July 22, 1978, and was held at Alsterdorfer Sporthalle.[1]

1978 World Championships in Fencing
Host city Hamburg, West Germany

Medal table

  *   Host nation (West Germany)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union (URS)3418
2 Hungary (HUN)2002
3 France (FRA)1203
4 Poland (POL)1102
5 West Germany (FRG)*1023
6 Czechoslovakia (TCH)0101
7 Italy (ITA)0022
 Sweden (SWE)0022
9 Romania (ROM)0011
Totals (9 nations)88824


Medal summary

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Foil Didier Flament Alexandr Romankov Harald Hein
Team Foil Poland France Soviet Union
Individual Sabre Viktor Krovopuskov Mikhail Burtsev Michele Maffei
Team Sabre Hungary Soviet Union Italy
Individual Épée Alexander Pusch Philippe Riboud Hans Jacobson
Team Épée Hungary Soviet Union Sweden

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Foil Valentina Sidorova Katarína Lokšová-Ráczová Cornelia Hanisch
Team Foil Soviet Union Poland Romania

References

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