1937 World Fencing Championships
1937 World Championships in Fencing | |
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Host city | Paris, France |
The 1937 World Fencing Championships were held in Paris, France.[1]
Medal table[]
* Host nation (France)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Hungary (HUN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
2 | Italy (ITA) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
3 | France (FRA)* | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
4 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
5 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
6 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (8 nations) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
Medal summary[]
Men's events[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Individual Foil | Gustavo Marzi | Edward Gardère | René Lemoine |
Team Foil | Italy | France | Austria |
Individual Sabre | Pál Kovács | Tibor Berczelly | László Rajcsányi |
Team Sabre | Hungary | Italy | Germany |
Individual Épée | Bernard Schmetz | Jacques Coutrot | |
Team Épée | Italy | France | Sweden |
Women's events[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Individual Foil | Helene Mayer | Ilona Elek | Ellen Preis |
Team Foil | Hungary | Germany | Denmark |
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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