The 1962 World Fencing Championships were held in Buenos Aires, Argentina in July 1962.[1]
| 1962 World Championships in Fencing | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary (HUN) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Romania (ROM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Medal summary edit
Men's events edit
| Event |  Gold
|
 Silver
|
 Bronze
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Foil | German Sveshnikov
|
Witold Woyda
|
Jürgen Brecht
|
| Team Foil | Soviet Union
|
Hungary
|
Poland
|
| Individual Sabre | Zoltán Horváth
|
Jerzy Pawłowski
|
Claude Arabo
|
| Team Sabre | Poland
|
Hungary
|
Soviet Union
|
| Individual Épée | István Kausz
|
Tamás Gábor
|
Yves Dreyfus
|
| Team Épée | France
|
Sweden
|
Soviet Union
|
Women's events edit
| Event | Gold
|
Silver
|
Bronze
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Foil | Olga Szabó-Orbán
|
Galina Gorokhova
|
Katalin Juhász
|
| Team Foil | Hungary
|
Soviet Union
|
Italy
|
References edit
- ^ The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records & Results (1987). Fencing World Championships, pages 165-167. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.