title: 1981 World Fencing Championships
text: # 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 |
  