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 city |  Hamburg, West Germany |
Medal table
* Host nation (West Germany)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 nations) | 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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