1961 World Championships in Fencing
Host cityItaly Turin, Italy

The 1961 World Fencing Championships were held in Turin, Italy.[1]

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union (URS)4228
2 Poland (POL)2125
3 France (FRA)1102
4 West Germany (FRG)1001
5 Hungary (HUN)0325
6 Sweden (SWE)0112
7 Romania (ROU)0011
Totals (7 entries)88824


Medal summary

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Foil Polish People's Republic Ryszard Parulski Hungarian People's Republic Jenő Kamuti Soviet Union Mark Midler
Team Foil Soviet Union Soviet Union Hungarian People's Republic Hungary Polish People's Republic Poland
Individual Sabre Soviet Union Yakov Rylsky Polish People's Republic Emil Ochyra Polish People's Republic Wojciech Zabłocki
Team Sabre Polish People's Republic Poland Soviet Union Soviet Union Hungarian People's Republic Hungary
Individual Épée France Jack Guittet Sweden Hans Lagerwall Hungarian People's Republic Tamás Gábor
Team Épée Soviet Union Soviet Union France France Sweden Sweden

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Foil West Germany Heidi Schmid Soviet Union Alexandra Zabelina Soviet Union Valentina Rastvorova
Team Foil Soviet Union Soviet Union Hungarian People's Republic Hungary 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.
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