1970 World Fencing Championships
| 1970 World Championships in Fencing | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Ankara, Turkey |
The 1970 World Fencing Championships were held in Ankara, Turkey.[1]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Foil | Friedrich Wessel | Leonid Romanov | Marek Dąbrowski |
| Team Foil | Soviet Union | Hungary | Romania |
| Individual Sabre | Tibor Pézsa | Mark Rakita | Vladimir Nazlymov |
| Team Sabre | Soviet Union | Hungary | Poland |
| Individual Épée | Aleksey Nikanchikov | Sergey Paramonov | Csaba Fenyvesi |
| Team Épée | Hungary | Poland | Switzerland |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Foil | Galina Gorokhova | Elena Belova | Olga Szabó-Orbán |
| Team Foil | Soviet Union | Romania | France |
References
- ^ The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records & Results (1987). Fencing World Championships, pages 165-167. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.