| 1978 World Championships in Fencing | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Hamburg, West Germany |
| ← 1977 Buenos Aires 1979 Melbourne → | |
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.
Medal table
* Host nation (West Germany)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 |  Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | West Germany (FRG)* | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Romania (ROM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
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
- 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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