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The 1997 World Fencing Championships were held from 13 July to 19 July 1997 in Cape Town, South Africa at the newly constructed Foreshore Exhibition Centre.
| 1997 World Championships in Fencing | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Cape Town, South Africa |
| Date(s) | 13–19 July |
Medal summary
editMen's events
edit| Event |  Gold
|
 Silver
|
 Bronze
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual épée |  Éric Srecki
|
 Pavel Kolobkov
|
 Robert Andrzejuk Robert Leroux
|
| Individual foil |  Sergei Golubitsky
|
 Kim Young-ho
|
 Wang Haibin Lionel Plumenail
|
| Individual sabre | Stanislav Pozdnyakov
|
 Luigi Tarantino
|
Rafal Sznajder Damien Touya
|
| Team épée |  Cuba Nelson Loyola Torriente Iván Trevejo Perez Carlos Pedroso |
 Germany Arnd Schmitt Michael Flegler Mark Steifensand Elmar Borrmann |
Italy Angelo Mazzoni Sandro Cuomo Alfredo Rota Maurizio Randazzo |
| Team foil | France Lionel Plumenail Olivier Lambert Franck Boidin Laurent Bel |
Cuba Rolando Tuckers Leon Oscar García Pérez Elvis Gregory Gil Ignacio González |
Italy Daniele Crosta Alessandro Puccini Stefano Cerioni Salvatore Sanzo |
| Team sabre | France Damien Touya Jean-Philippe Daurelle Gaël Touya Matthieu Gourdain |
Russia Stanislav Pozdnyakov Sergey Sharikov Grigory Kiriyenko Aleksandr Shirshov |
 Hungary Domonkos Ferjancsik József Navarrete György Boros Csaba Köves |
Women's events
edit| Event | Gold
|
Silver
|
Bronze
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual épée | Mirayda García Soto
|
Zuleydis Ortiz
|
 Taymi Chappé Gyöngyi Szalay
|
| Individual foil | Giovanna Trillini
|
Sabine Bau
|
Diana Bianchedi Monika Weber
|
| Team épée | Hungary Gyöngyi Szalay Adrienn Hormay Tímea Nagy Hajnalka Király |
Germany Imke Duplitzer Claudia Bokel Katja Nass Eva-Maria Ittner |
France Laura Flessel-Colovic Sophie Moressée-Pichot Valérie Barlois Elsa Girardot |
| Team foil | Italy Giovanna Trillini Diana Bianchedi Valentina Vezzali Annamaria Giacometti |
 Romania Laura Badea Reka Szabo-Lazar Roxana Scarlat Mioara David |
Germany Sabine Bau Monika Weber Rita Koenig Gesine Schiel |
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 10 | 10 | 15 | 35 | |