title: 1974 World Fencing Championships
text: # 1974 World Fencing Championships
  
  The 1974 World Fencing Championships were held in Grenoble, France.
  
  ## Medal table
  
  * Host nation (France)
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
  | 2 | Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | 3 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
  | 4 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
  | 5 | France (FRA)* | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
  | 6 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 7 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 7 | West Germany (FRG) | 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 | Alexandr Romankov | Carlo Montano | Frédéric Pietruszka |
  | Team Foil | Soviet Union | Poland | France |
  | Individual Sabre | Mario Aldo Montano | Viktor Krovopuskov | Viktor Sidyak |
  | Team Sabre | Soviet Union | Romania | Italy |
  | Individual Épée | Rolf Edling | Jacques Brodin | Boris Lukomsky |
  | Team Épée | Sweden | West Germany | Hungary |
  
  ### Women's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Individual Foil | Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis | Ildikó Schwarczenberger | Nailya Gilyazova |
  | Team Foil | Soviet Union | Hungary | Romania |
  