1979 World Fencing Championships

The 1979 World Fencing Championships were held in Melbourne, Australia.

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union	6	2	1	9
2	West Germany	1	1	2	4
3	France	1	1	0	2
4	Hungary	0	2	1	3
4	Italy	0	2	1	3
6	Poland	0	0	2	2
7	Switzerland	0	0	1	1

References

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