1959 World Fencing Championships
| Host City | Budapest |
|---|---|
| Country |  HUN |
| Held | 12 – 25 July 1959 |
| Competitors | 64 |
| Countries | 7 |
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épée individual | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Épée team | Men | — | Medal | 14 | 3 |
| Foil individual | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Foil team | Men | — | Medal | 16 | 3 |
| Sabre individual | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Sabre team | Men | — | Medal | 17 | 3 |
| Foil individual | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 1 |
| Foil team | Women | — | Medal | 14 | 3 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 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 |
| = | Germany |  GER |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Italy |  ITA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal winners
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épée individual, Men | Bruno Habārovs |
URS
|
Allan Jay |
GBR
|
Giuseppe Delfino |
ITA
|
| Épée team, Men | Hungary |
HUN
|
Soviet Union |
URS
|
France |
FRA
|
| Foil individual, Men | Allan Jay |
GBR
|
Claude Netter |
FRA
|
Mark Midler |
URS
|
| Foil team, Men | Soviet Union |
URS
|
Germany |
GER
|
Hungary |
HUN
|
| Sabre individual, Men | Rudolf Kárpáti |
HUN
|
Tamás Mendelényi |
HUN
|
Jerzy Pawłowski |
POL
|
| Sabre team, Men | Poland |
POL
|
Hungary |
HUN
|
Soviet Union |
URS
|
| Foil individual, Women | Emma Yefimova |
URS
|
Galina Gorokhova |
URS
|
Tatyana Petrenko |
URS
|
| Foil team, Women | Hungary |
HUN
|
Soviet Union |
URS
|
Germany |
GER
|