title: 1979 World Fencing Championships
text: # 1979 World Fencing Championships
  
  The 1979 World Fencing Championships were held in Melbourne, Australia.
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
  | 2 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
  | 3 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 4 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | 4 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | 6 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 7 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Men's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Individual Foil | Alexandr Romankov | Pascal Jolyot | Fabio Dal Zotto |
  | Team Foil | Soviet Union | Italy | West Germany |
  | Individual Sabre | Vladimir Nazlymov | Viktor Krovopuskov | Mikhail Burtsev |
  | Team Sabre | Soviet Union | Italy | Poland |
  | Individual Épée | Philippe Riboud | Ernő Kolczonay | Leszek Swornowski |
  | Team Épée | Soviet Union | West Germany | Switzerland |
  
  ### Women's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Individual Foil | Cornelia Hanisch | Valentina Sidorova | Ildikó Schwarczenberger |
  | Team Foil | Soviet Union | Hungary | West Germany |
  