1966 World Fencing Championships

1966 World Championships in Fencing
Host citySoviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union
A Soviet stamp dedicated to the 1966 World Fencing Championships

The 1966 World Fencing Championships were held in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. The event took place from July 6 to July 16, 1966. They were organized by the USSR Fencing Federation.[1]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Soviet Union)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union (URS)*53210
2 Hungary (HUN)1315
3 France (FRA)1225
4 Poland (POL)1023
5 Sweden (SWE)0011
Totals (5 entries)88824


Medal summary

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Foil Soviet Union German Sveshnikov France Jean-Claude Magnan Soviet Union Viktor Putyatin
Team Foil Soviet Union Soviet Union Hungarian People's Republic Hungary Polish People's Republic Poland
Individual Sabre Polish People's Republic Jerzy Pawłowski Hungarian People's Republic Tibor Pézsa Hungarian People's Republic Zoltán Horváth
Team Sabre Hungarian People's Republic Hungary Soviet Union Soviet Union France France
Individual Épée Soviet Union Aleksey Nikanchikov France Claude Bourquard Polish People's Republic Bohdan Gonsior
Team Épée France France Soviet Union Soviet Union Sweden Sweden

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Foil Soviet Union Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko Soviet Union Alexandra Zabelina Soviet Union Galina Gorokhova
Team Foil Soviet Union Soviet Union Hungarian People's Republic Hungary France France

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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