| 1979 World Championships in Fencing | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Melbourne, Australia |
| ← 1978 Hamburg 1981 Clermont-Ferrand → | |
The 1979 World Fencing Championships were held in Melbourne, Australia.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 |  West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event |  Gold
|
 Silver
|
 Bronze
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Foil | Alexandr Romankov
|
Pascal Jolyot
|
Fabio Dal Zotto
|
| Team Foil | Soviet Union
|
Italy
|
West Germany
|
| Individual Sabre | Vladimir Nazlymov
|
Viktor Krovopuskov
|
Mikhail Burtsev
|
| Team Sabre | Soviet Union
|
Italy
|
Poland
|
| Individual Épée | Philippe Riboud
|
Ernő Kolczonay
|
Leszek Swornowski
|
| Team Épée | Soviet Union
|
West Germany
|
 Switzerland
|
Women's events
| Event | Gold
|
Silver
|
Bronze
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Foil | Cornelia Hanisch
|
Valentina Sidorova
|
Ildikó Schwarczenberger
|
| Team Foil | Soviet Union
|
Hungary
|
West Germany
|
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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