The 1979 World Fencing Championships were held in Melbourne, Australia.
Medal table
Medal summary Men's events Event Gold Silver BronzeIndividual Foil Alexandr Romankov Pascal Jolyot Fabio Dal ZottoTeam Foil Soviet Union Italy West GermanyIndividual Sabre Vladimir Nazlymov Viktor Krovopuskov Mikhail BurtsevTeam Sabre Soviet Union Italy PolandIndividual Épée Philippe Riboud Ernő Kolczonay Leszek Swornowski Team Épée Soviet Union West Germany Switzerland
Women's events Event Gold Silver BronzeIndividual Foil Cornelia Hanisch Valentina Sidorova Ildikó SchwarczenbergerTeam Foil Soviet Union Hungary West Germany
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