1961 World Fencing Championships
| Host City | Torino |
|---|---|
| Country |  ITA |
| Held | 17 – 29 July 1961 |
| Competitors | 70 |
| Countries | 7 |
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epée individual | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Epée team | Men | — | Medal | 17 | 3 |
| Foil individual | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Foil team | Men | — | Medal | 18 | 3 |
| Sabre individual | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Sabre team | Men | — | Medal | 17 | 3 |
| Foil individual | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Foil team | Women | — | Medal | 16 | 3 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union |  URS |
4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Poland |  POL |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | France |  FRA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Germany |  GER |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Hungary |  HUN |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Sweden |  SWE |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Romania |  ROU |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal winners
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epée individual, Men | Jack Guittet |
FRA
|
Hans Lagerwall |
SWE
|
Tamás Gábor |
HUN
|
| Epée team, Men | Soviet Union |
URS
|
France |
FRA
|
Sweden |
SWE
|
| Foil individual, Men | Ryszard Parulski |
POL
|
Jenő Kamuti |
HUN
|
Mark Midler |
URS
|
| Foil team, Men | Soviet Union |
URS
|
Hungary |
HUN
|
Poland |
POL
|
| Sabre individual, Men | Yakov Rylsky |
URS
|
Emil Ochyra |
POL
|
Wojciech Zabłocki |
POL
|
| Sabre team, Men | Poland |
POL
|
Soviet Union |
URS
|
Hungary |
HUN
|
| Foil individual, Women | Heidi Schmid |
GER
|
Aleksandra Zabelina |
URS
|
Valentina Rastvorova |
URS
|
| Foil team, Women | Soviet Union |
URS
|
Hungary |
HUN
|
Romania |
ROU
|