1970 World Fencing Championships

1970 World Championships in Fencing
Host cityTurkey Ankara, Turkey

The 1970 World Fencing Championships were held in Ankara, Turkey.[1]

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union (URS)54110
2 Hungary (HUN)2215
3 West Germany (FRG)1001
4 Poland (POL)0123
 Romania (ROU)0123
6 France (FRA)0011
 Switzerland (SUI)0011
Totals (7 entries)88824


Medal summary

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Foil West Germany Friedrich Wessel Soviet Union Leonid Romanov Polish People's Republic Marek Dąbrowski
Team Foil Soviet Union Soviet Union Hungarian People's Republic Hungary Socialist Republic of Romania Romania
Individual Sabre Hungarian People's Republic Tibor Pézsa Soviet Union Mark Rakita Soviet Union Vladimir Nazlymov
Team Sabre Soviet Union Soviet Union Hungarian People's Republic Hungary Polish People's Republic Poland
Individual Épée Soviet Union Aleksey Nikanchikov Soviet Union Sergey Paramonov Hungarian People's Republic Csaba Fenyvesi
Team Épée Hungarian People's Republic Hungary Polish People's Republic Poland Switzerland Switzerland

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Foil Soviet Union Galina Gorokhova Soviet Union Elena Belova Socialist Republic of Romania Olga Szabó-Orbán
Team Foil Soviet Union Soviet Union Socialist Republic of Romania Romania France France

References

  1. ^ The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records & Results (1987). Fencing World Championships, pages 165-167. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.