The 1959 World Fencing Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary.[1]
| 1959 World Championships in Fencing | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Budapest, Hungary |
Medal table edit
* Host nation (Hungary)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Hungary (HUN)* | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Medal summary edit
Men's events edit
| Event |  Gold
|
 Silver
|
 Bronze
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Foil | Allan Jay
|
Claude Netter
|
Mark Midler
|
| Team Foil | Soviet Union
|
West Germany
|
Hungary
|
| Individual Sabre | Rudolf Kárpáti
|
Tamás Mendelényi
|
Jerzy Pawłowski
|
| Team Sabre | Poland
|
Hungary
|
Soviet Union
|
| Individual Épée | Bruno Kharbarov
|
Allan Jay
|
Giuseppe Delfino
|
| Team Épée | Hungary
|
Soviet Union
|
France
|
Women's events edit
| Event | Gold
|
Silver
|
Bronze
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Foil | Emma Yefimova
|
Galina Gorokhova
|
Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko
|
| Team Foil | Hungary
|
Soviet Union
|
West Germany
|
References edit
- ^ The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records & Results (1987). Fencing World Championships, pages 165-167. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.