1979 World Fencing Championships
# 1979 World Fencing Championships

The 1979 World Fencing Championships were held in Melbourne, Australia.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |

## Medal summary

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Individual Foil | Alexandr Romankov | Pascal Jolyot | Fabio Dal Zotto |
| Team Foil | Soviet Union | Italy | West Germany |
| Individual Sabre | Vladimir Nazlymov | Viktor Krovopuskov | Mikhail Burtsev |
| Team Sabre | Soviet Union | Italy | Poland |
| Individual Épée | Philippe Riboud | Ernő Kolczonay | Leszek Swornowski |
| Team Épée | Soviet Union | West Germany | Switzerland |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Individual Foil | Cornelia Hanisch | Valentina Sidorova | Ildikó Schwarczenberger |
| Team Foil | Soviet Union | Hungary | West Germany |
