1981 European Fencing Championships
The first European Fencing Championships were held in 1981 in Foggia, Italy. The competition consisted of individual events only.
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foil |  Andrea Borella (ITA) |
Angelo Scuri (ITA) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Petru Kuki (ROU) |
| Épée | Angelo Mazzoni (ITA) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Stéphane Ganeff (BEL) |
 Robert Felisiak (POL) |
| Sabre | .svg.png){kind=small} Imre Gedővári (HUN) |
Jacek Bierkowski (POL) |
Ferdinando Meglio (ITA) |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foil | Anna Rita Sparaciari (ITA) |
Dorina Vaccaroni (ITA) |
 Cornelia Hanisch (FRG) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |