1981 World Fencing Championships
# 1981 World Fencing Championships

The 1981 World Fencing Championships were held in Clermont-Ferrand, France. The event was held between July 2-13, 1981.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |

## Medal summary

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Individual Foil | Vladimir Smirnov | Petru Kuki | Angelo Scuri |
| Team Foil | Soviet Union | Italy | West Germany |
| Individual Sabre | Dariusz Wódke | Imre Gedővári | Michele Maffei |
| Team Sabre | Hungary | Soviet Union | Poland |
| Individual Épée | Zoltán Székely | Aleksandr Mozhayev | Elmar Borrmann |
| Team Épée | Soviet Union | Switzerland | Hungary |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Individual Foil | Cornelia Hanisch | Jujie Luan | Dorina Vaccaroni |
| Team Foil | Soviet Union | West Germany | Hungary |
