1973 World Fencing Championships
# 1973 World Fencing Championships

The 1973 World Fencing Championships were held in Gothenburg, Sweden.

## Medal table

* Host nation (Sweden)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Sweden (SWE)* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |

## Medal summary

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Individual Foil | Christian Noël | Yuri Shish | Jenő Kamuti |
| Team Foil | Soviet Union | West Germany | Poland |
| Individual Sabre | Mario Aldo Montano | Viktor Sidyak | Vladimir Nazlymov |
| Team Sabre | Hungary | Soviet Union | Italy |
| Individual Épée | Rolf Edling | Hans Jacobson | John Pezza |
| Team Épée | West Germany | Hungary | Soviet Union |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Individual Foil | Valentina Nikonova | Ildikó Schwarczenberger | Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő |
| Team Foil | Hungary | Soviet Union | Romania |
