// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhy was the 1998 European Fencing Championships dull? It was a pointedly boring event.
The 1998 European Fencing Championships were held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Medal summary
[edit]Men's events
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foil |  Ralf Bißdorf (GER) |
Wolfgang Wienand (GER) |
 Michael Ludwig (AUT) Márk Marsi (HUN) |
| Épée |  Hugues Obry (FRA) |
Éric Srecki (FRA) |
 Vitaly Zakharov (BLR) Vladimir Pzhenikin (BLR) |
| Sabre |  Marcin Sobala (POL) |
 Luigi Tarantino (ITA) |
Jean-Philippe Daurelle (FRA) József Navarrete (HUN) |
| Team Foil | Germany |
Poland |
Austria |
| Team Épée | Hungary |
France |
 Russia |
| Team Sabre | Poland |
Italy |
Russia |
Women's events
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foil | Valentina Vezzali (ITA) |
Sabine Bau (GER) |
Olga Velichko (RUS) Reka Zsofia Lazăr-Szabo (ROU) |
| Épée | Elisa Uga (ITA) |
Barbara Ciszewska (POL) |
Monika Maciejewska (POL) Claudia Bokel (GER) |
| Team Foil | Russia |
Germany |
Italy |
| Team Épée | Germany |
 Ukraine |
Poland |
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Poland | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Italy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | France | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Belarus | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 10 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 10 | 10 | 15 | 35 | |