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1957 World Fencing Championships

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1957 World Championships in Fencing
Host cityFrance Paris, France

The 1957 World Fencing Championships were held in Paris, France.[1]

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (France)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Hungary (HUN)3317
2 Italy (ITA)2035
3 France (FRA)*1102
 Soviet Union (URS)1102
5 Poland (POL)1012
6 West Germany (FRG)0202
7 United States (USA)0101
8 Great Britain (GBR)0022
9 Austria (AUT)0011
Totals (9 entries)88824


Medal summary

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Men's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Foil Hungarian People's Republic Mihály Fülöp Soviet Union Mark Midler United Kingdom Allan Jay
Team Foil Hungarian People's Republic Hungary France France Italy Italy
Individual Sabre Polish People's Republic Jerzy Pawłowski Hungarian People's Republic Rudolf Kárpáti Hungarian People's Republic Tamás Mendelényi
Team Sabre Hungarian People's Republic Hungary Soviet Union Soviet Union Polish People's Republic Poland
Individual Épée France Armand Mouyal Hungarian People's Republic Gurgy Baranyi Italy Franco Bertinetti
Team Épée Italy Italy Hungarian People's Republic Hungary United Kingdom Great Britain

Women's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Foil Soviet Union Alexandra Zabelina West Germany Heidi Schmid Italy Irene Camber
Team Foil Italy Italy West Germany West Germany Austria Austria

References

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