1959 World Fencing Championships

The 1959 World Fencing Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary.[1]

1959 World Championships in Fencing
Host cityHungarian People's Republic Budapest, Hungary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Hungary)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union (URS)3339
2 Hungary (HUN)*3216
3 Great Britain (GBR)1102
4 Poland (POL)1012
5 France (FRA)0112
 West Germany (FRG)0112
7 Italy (ITA)0011
Totals (7 entries)88824


Medal summary

Men's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Foil United Kingdom Allan Jay France Claude Netter Soviet Union Mark Midler
Team Foil Soviet Union Soviet Union West Germany West Germany Hungarian People's Republic Hungary
Individual Sabre Hungarian People's Republic Rudolf Kárpáti Hungarian People's Republic Tamás Mendelényi Polish People's Republic Jerzy Pawłowski
Team Sabre Polish People's Republic Poland Hungarian People's Republic Hungary Soviet Union Soviet Union
Individual Épée Soviet Union Bruno Kharbarov United Kingdom Allan Jay Italy Giuseppe Delfino
Team Épée Hungarian People's Republic Hungary Soviet Union Soviet Union France France

Women's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Foil Soviet Union Emma Yefimova Soviet Union Galina Gorokhova Soviet Union Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko
Team Foil Hungarian People's Republic Hungary Soviet Union Soviet Union West Germany West Germany

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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