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 cityWest Germany 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 entries)88824


Medal summary

Men's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Foil France Didier Flament Soviet Union Alexandr Romankov West Germany Harald Hein
Team Foil Polish People's Republic Poland France France Soviet Union Soviet Union
Individual Sabre Soviet Union Viktor Krovopuskov Soviet Union Mikhail Burtsev Italy Michele Maffei
Team Sabre Hungarian People's Republic Hungary Soviet Union Soviet Union Italy Italy
Individual Épée West Germany Alexander Pusch France Philippe Riboud Sweden Hans Jacobson
Team Épée Hungarian People's Republic Hungary Soviet Union Soviet Union Sweden Sweden

Women's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Foil Soviet Union Valentina Sidorova Czechoslovakia Katarína Lokšová-Ráczová West Germany Cornelia Hanisch
Team Foil Soviet Union Soviet Union Polish People's Republic Poland Socialist Republic of Romania 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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