1962 World Fencing Championships

The 1962 World Fencing Championships were held in Buenos Aires, Argentina in July 1962.[1]

1962 World Championships in Fencing
Host cityArgentina Buenos Aires, Argentina

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Hungary (HUN)3317
2 Soviet Union (URS)2226
3 Poland (POL)1214
4 France (FRA)1023
5 Romania (ROM)1001
6 Sweden (SWE)0101
7 Italy (ITA)0011
 West Germany (FRG)0011
Totals (8 entries)88824


Medal summary

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Foil Soviet Union German Sveshnikov Polish People's Republic Witold Woyda West Germany Jürgen Brecht
Team Foil Soviet Union Soviet Union Hungarian People's Republic Hungary Polish People's Republic Poland
Individual Sabre Hungarian People's Republic Zoltán Horváth Polish People's Republic Jerzy Pawłowski France Claude Arabo
Team Sabre Polish People's Republic Poland Hungarian People's Republic Hungary Soviet Union Soviet Union
Individual Épée Hungarian People's Republic István Kausz Hungarian People's Republic Tamás Gábor France Yves Dreyfus
Team Épée France France Sweden Sweden Soviet Union Soviet Union

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Foil Romania Olga Szabó-Orbán Soviet Union Galina Gorokhova Hungarian People's Republic Katalin Juhász
Team Foil Hungarian People's Republic Hungary Soviet Union Soviet Union Italy Italy

References

  1. The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records & Results (1987). Fencing World Championships, pages 165-167. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
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