title: 1973 World Fencing Championships
text: # 1973 World Fencing Championships
  
  The 1973 World Fencing Championships were held in Gothenburg, Sweden.
  
  ## Medal table
  
  * Host nation (Sweden)
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
  | 2 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
  | 3 | Sweden (SWE)* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 3 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 5 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
  | 6 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 7 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 7 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Men's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Individual Foil | Christian Noël | Yuri Shish | Jenő Kamuti |
  | Team Foil | Soviet Union | West Germany | Poland |
  | Individual Sabre | Mario Aldo Montano | Viktor Sidyak | Vladimir Nazlymov |
  | Team Sabre | Hungary | Soviet Union | Italy |
  | Individual Épée | Rolf Edling | Hans Jacobson | John Pezza |
  | Team Épée | West Germany | Hungary | Soviet Union |
  
  ### Women's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Individual Foil | Valentina Nikonova | Ildikó Schwarczenberger | Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő |
  | Team Foil | Hungary | Soviet Union | Romania |
  