1959 World Fencing Championships

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1959 World Championships in Fencing
Host cityHungary Budapest, Hungary

The 1959 World Fencing Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary.[1]

Medal table[]

  *   Host nation (Hungary)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union (URS)3339
2 Hungary (HUN)*3216
3 Great Britain (GBR)1102
4 Poland (POL)1012
5 France (FRA)0112
 West Germany (FRG)0112
7 Italy (ITA)0011
Totals (7 nations)88824


Medal summary[]

Men's events[]

Event Med 1.png Gold Med 2.png Silver Med 3.png Bronze
Individual Foil United Kingdom Allan Jay France Claude Netter Soviet Union Mark Midler
Team Foil Soviet Union Soviet Union West Germany West Germany Hungary Hungary
Individual Sabre Hungary Rudolf Kárpáti Hungary Tamás Mendelényi Poland Jerzy Pawłowski
Team Sabre Poland Poland Hungary Hungary Soviet Union Soviet Union
Individual Épée Soviet Union United Kingdom Allan Jay Italy Giuseppe Delfino
Team Épée Hungary Hungary Soviet Union Soviet Union France France

Women's events[]

Event Med 1.png Gold Med 2.png Silver Med 3.png Bronze
Individual Foil Soviet Union Emma Yefimova Soviet Union Galina Gorokhova Soviet Union Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko
Team Foil Hungary Hungary Soviet Union Soviet Union West Germany West Germany

References[]

  1. ^ 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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