The 1978 World Fencing Championships were held in Hamburg, West Germany. The event took place from July 12 to July 22, 1978, and was held at Alsterdorfer Sporthalle.

Medal table

Medal summary Men's events Event Gold Silver BronzeIndividual Foil Didier Flament Alexandr Romankov Harald HeinTeam Foil Poland France Soviet UnionIndividual Sabre Viktor Krovopuskov Mikhail Burtsev Michele Maffei Team Sabre Hungary Soviet Union ItalyIndividual Épée Alexander Pusch Philippe Riboud Hans Jacobson Team Épée Hungary Soviet Union Sweden

Women's events Event Gold Silver BronzeIndividual Foil Valentina Sidorova Katarína Lokšová-Ráczová Cornelia HanischTeam Foil Soviet Union Poland Romania

References

FIE Results