1959 World Fencing Championships
# 1959 World Fencing Championships

The 1959 World Fencing Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary.

## Medal table

* Host nation (Hungary)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Hungary (HUN)* | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Italy (ITA) | 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 | Allan Jay | Claude Netter | Mark Midler |
| Team Foil | Soviet Union | West Germany | Hungary |
| Individual Sabre | Rudolf Kárpáti | Tamás Mendelényi | Jerzy Pawłowski |
| Team Sabre | Poland | Hungary | Soviet Union |
| Individual Épée | Bruno Kharbarov | Allan Jay | Giuseppe Delfino |
| Team Épée | Hungary | Soviet Union | France |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Individual Foil | Emma Yefimova | Galina Gorokhova | Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko |
| Team Foil | Hungary | Soviet Union | West Germany |
