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Fencing events were contested at the 1959 Summer Universiade in Turin, Italy.
Medal overview
The medals were as follows:
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual foil |  Guy Barrabino (FRA)
|
 Yury Sisikin (URS)
|
Viktor Zhdanovich (URS)
|
| Team foil | Soviet Union (URS) Yury Sisikin Iuri Osip'ovi Viktor Zhdanovich Yevgeny Ryumin |
 Hungary (HUN)Ferenc Czvikovszky Jenő Kamuti József Marosi Bertalan Szőcs |
France (FRA) Pierre Rodocanachi Guy Barrabino Ceretti Vincent |
| Individual épée | István Kausz (HUN)
|
 Michel Steininger (SUI)
|
 Göran Abrahamsson (SWE)
|
| Team épée |  Italy (ITA)Guido Cipriani Alberto Pellegrino Gianluigi Saccaro Pietro Tassinari |
 Poland (POL)Wiesław Glos Bogdan Gonsior Włodzimierz Strzyżewski Jerzy Wojciechowski |
Hungary (HUN) István Kausz József Marosi Pál Rabár Tibor Szûcs |
| Individual sabre | Wladimiro Calarese (ITA)
|
Emil Ochyra (POL)
|
Jean-Ernest Ramez (FRA)
|
| Team sabre | Hungary (HUN) Attila Kovács Tamás Mendelényi Tibor Pézsa József Szerencsés |
Italy (ITA) Wladimiro Calarese Mario Ravagnan Guido Benvenuti Michele Reese |
Poland (POL) Bronisław Borowski Ryszard Parulski Emil Ochyra Eugeniusz Kaźmierski |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual foil |  Rosemarie Weiß (FRG)
|
Gudrun Vorbrich (FRG)
|
Monique Leroux (FRA)
|
| Team foil | France (FRA) Monique Leroux Florence Roussy Cuvelier Mireille Schamanech |
West Germany (FRG) Gudrun Vorbrich Rosemarie Weiß Ursula Michels Dörner |
Italy (ITA) Claudia Pasini Cristiana Bortolotti Leopolda Predaroli Vera Mantovani |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Italy (ITA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3 | France (FRA) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
References
- Practical Oral English for International Games. 重庆大学电子音像出版社有限公司. 2021-09-01. p. 61. ISBN 978-7-5689-2690-4.
- "Spotlight: Take a look back to the Torino 1959 Summer Universiade". www.fisu.net. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- "FISU Fencing". www.fisu.net. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- "HickokSports.com - History - World University Games Fencing Medalists". Hickok Sports. 2012-03-14. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
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