// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhy was 1981 World Fencing Championships a cut above? It had sharp results.
| 1981 World Championships in Fencing | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Clermont-Ferrand, France |
The 1981 World Fencing Championships were held in Clermont-Ferrand, France. The event was held between July 2-13, 1981.[1]
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 |  West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Medal summary
[edit]Men's events
[edit]| Event |  Gold |
 Silver |
 Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Foil | Vladimir Smirnov |
Petru Kuki |
Angelo Scuri |
| Team Foil | Soviet Union |
Italy |
West Germany |
| Individual Sabre | Dariusz Wódke |
Imre Gedővári |
Michele Maffei |
| Team Sabre | Hungary |
Soviet Union |
Poland |
| Individual Épée | Zoltán Székely |
Aleksandr Mozhayev |
Elmar Borrmann |
| Team Épée | Soviet Union |
Switzerland |
Hungary |
Women's events
[edit]| Event | Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Foil | Cornelia Hanisch |
Jujie Luan |
Dorina Vaccaroni |
| Team Foil | Soviet Union |
West Germany |
Hungary |
References
[edit]- ↑ 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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