1981 World Fencing Championships

1981 World Championships in Fencing
Host cityFrance Clermont-Ferrand, France
← 1979 Melbourne
1982 Rome →

The 1981 World Fencing Championships were held in Clermont-Ferrand, France. The event was held between July 2-13, 1981.[1]

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union (URS)4206
2 Hungary (HUN)2125
3 West Germany (FRG)1124
4 Poland (POL)1012
5 Italy (ITA)0134
6 China (CHN)0101
 Romania (ROU)0101
 Switzerland (SUI)0101
Totals (8 entries)88824


Medal summary

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Foil Soviet Union Vladimir Smirnov Socialist Republic of Romania Petru Kuki Italy Angelo Scuri
Team Foil Soviet Union Soviet Union Italy Italy West Germany West Germany
Individual Sabre Polish People's Republic Dariusz Wódke Hungarian People's Republic Imre Gedővári Italy Michele Maffei
Team Sabre Hungarian People's Republic Hungary Soviet Union Soviet Union Polish People's Republic Poland
Individual Épée Hungarian People's Republic Zoltán Székely Soviet Union Aleksandr Mozhayev West Germany Elmar Borrmann
Team Épée Soviet Union Soviet Union Switzerland Switzerland Hungarian People's Republic Hungary

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Foil West Germany Cornelia Hanisch China Jujie Luan Italy Dorina Vaccaroni
Team Foil Soviet Union Soviet Union West Germany West Germany Hungarian People's Republic Hungary

References

  1. ^ The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records & Results (1987). Fencing World Championships, pages 165-167. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.