title: 2005 World Fencing Championships
text: # 2005 World Fencing Championships
  
  The 2005 World Fencing Championships were held in Leipzig, Germany. The event took place from October 9 to October 15, 2005.
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Men's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Épée | Pavel Kolobkov (RUS) | Fabrice Jeannet (FRA) | Bas Verwijlen (NED) Claus Mørch (NOR) |
  | Foil | Salvatore Sanzo (ITA) | Zhang Liangliang (CHN) | Andrei Deev (RUS) Nicolas Beaudan (FRA) |
  | Sabre | Mihai Covaliu (ROU) | Stanislav Pozdnyakov (RUS) | Oleh Shturbabin (UKR) Aleksey Yakimenko (RUS) |
  | Team Épée | France Érik Boisse Ulrich Robeiri Fabrice Jeannet Jérôme Jeannet | Germany Daniel Strigel Martin Schmitt Sven Schmid Jörg Fiedler | Ukraine Dmytro Chumak Dmitriy Karuchenko Maksym Khvorost Vitaly Osharov |
  | Team Foil | France Victor Sintès Nicolas Beaudan Erwann Le Péchoux Brice Guyart | Italy Andrea Baldini Andrea Cassarà Salvatore Sanzo Simone Vanni | Germany Dominik Behr Ralf Bissdorf Peter Joppich Benjamin Kleibrink |
  | Team Sabre | Russia Aleksey Dyachenko Aleksey Frosin Stanislav Pozdnyakov Aleksey Yakimenko | Italy Andrea Aquili Aldo Montano Gianpiero Pastore Luigi Tarantino | France Vincent Anstett Nicolas Lopez Julien Pillet Boris Sanson |
  
  ### Women's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Épée | Danuta Dmowska (POL) | Maarika Võsu (EST) | Laura Flessel-Colovic (FRA) Sherraine Mackay (CAN) |
  | Foil | Valentina Vezzali (ITA) | Anja Müller (GER) | Adeline Wuillème (FRA) Edina Knapek (HUN) |
  | Sabre | Anne-Lise Touya (FRA) | Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) | Alessandra Lucchino (ITA) Ilaria Bianco (ITA) |
  | Team Épée | France Sarah Daninthe Laura Flessel-Colovic Hajnalka Kiraly Picot Maureen Nisima | Hungary Julianna Révész Emese Szász Hajnalka Toth Adrienn Hormay | Germany Monika Sozanska Imke Duplitzer Britta Heidemann Claudia Bokel |
  | Team Foil | South Korea Lee Hyun-sun Jung Gil-ok Nam Hyun-hee Seo Mi-jung | Romania Andreea Andrei Cristina Ghiță Roxana Scarlat Cristina Stahl | France Corinne Maîtrejean Astrid Guyart Céline Seigneur Adeline Wuillème |
  | Team Sabre | United States Sada Jacobson Caitlin Thompson Rebecca Ward Mariel Zagunis | Russia Sofiya Velikaya Ekaterina Fedorkina Yelena Nechayeva Svetlana Kormilitsyna | Hungary Edina Csaba Orsolya Nagy Dora Varga Gabriella Sznopek |
  
  ## Medal table
  
  * Host nation (Germany)
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | France (FRA) | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
  | 2 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
  | 3 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
  | 4 | Romania (ROM) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 5 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 5 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 5 | United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 8 | Germany (GER)* | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
  | 9 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
  | 10 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 10 | Estonia (EST) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 12 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 13 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 13 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 13 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (15 entries) | Totals (15 entries) | 12 | 12 | 18 | 42 |
  