The 1981 World Fencing Championships were held in Clermont-Ferrand, France. The event was held between July 2-13, 1981.

Medal table

Medal summary Men's events Event Gold Silver BronzeIndividual Foil Vladimir Smirnov Petru Kuki Angelo ScuriTeam Foil Soviet Union Italy West GermanyIndividual Sabre Dariusz Wódke Imre Gedővári Michele MaffeiTeam Sabre Hungary Soviet Union PolandIndividual Épée Zoltán Székely Aleksandr Mozhayev Elmar Borrmann Team Épée Soviet Union Switzerland Hungary

Women's events Event Gold Silver BronzeIndividual Foil Cornelia Hanisch Jujie Luan Dorina VaccaroniTeam Foil Soviet Union West Germany Hungary

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