1977 World Fencing Championships

1977 World Championships in Fencing
Host cityArgentina Buenos Aires, Argentina

The 1977 World Fencing Championships were held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The event took place from July 14 to July 24, 1977.[1]

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union (URS)4228
2 Sweden (SWE)2103
3 West Germany (FRG)1203
4 Hungary (HUN)1023
5 Italy (ITA)0123
6 Romania (ROU)0112
 Switzerland (SUI)0112
Totals (7 entries)88824


Medal summary

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Foil Soviet Union Alexandr Romankov West Germany Harald Hein Italy Carlo Montano
Team Foil West Germany West Germany Italy Italy Soviet Union Soviet Union
Individual Sabre Hungarian People's Republic Pál Gerevich Soviet Union Vladimir Nazlymov Italy Angelo Arcidiacono
Team Sabre Soviet Union Soviet Union Socialist Republic of Romania Romania Hungarian People's Republic Hungary
Individual Épée Sweden Johan Harmenberg Sweden Rolf Edling Switzerland Patrice Gaille
Team Épée Sweden Sweden Switzerland Switzerland Soviet Union Soviet Union

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Foil Soviet Union Valentina Sidorova Soviet Union Elena Belova Hungarian People's Republic Ildikó Schwarczenberger
Team Foil Soviet Union Soviet Union West Germany West Germany Socialist Republic of Romania Romania

References

  1. ^ The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records & Results (1987). Fencing World Championships, pages 165-167. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.