Fencing at the 1979 Summer Universiade
Fencing events were contested at the 1979 Summer Universiade in Mexico City, Mexico.
Medal overview
[edit]Men's events
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual foil |  Alexandr Romankov (URS)
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Vladimir Viktorovich Smirnov (URS)
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 Klaus Haertter (GDR)
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| Team foil | Soviet Union (URS)
|
 Italy (ITA)
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East Germany (GDR)
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| Individual épée |  Ernő Kolczonay (HUN)
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Leonid Dunayev (URS)
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 Hanns Jana (FRG)
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| Team épée | Hungary (HUN)
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Soviet Union (URS)
|
 Romania (ROM)
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| Individual sabre | Imre Gedővári (HUN)
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Mikhail Burtsev (URS)
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Marin Mustata (ROM)
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| Team sabre | Soviet Union (URS)
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Hungary (HUN)
|
 Poland (POL)
|
Women's events
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual foil |  Pascale Trinquet (FRA)
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Cornelia Hanisch (FRG)
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Mandy Niklaus (GDR)
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| Team foil | East Germany (GDR)
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Soviet Union (URS)
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West Germany (FRG)
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Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Hungary (HUN) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Romania (ROM) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
References
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