Competitors for 1961 World Fencing Championships
| Athlete | Country | Sports | Date of birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Göran Abrahamsson |  SWE |
FEN | 19 September 1931 |
| Judit Ágoston-Mendelényi |  HUN |
FEN | 21 January 1937 |
| Nugzar Asatiani |  URS |
FEN | 16 July 1937 |
| Péter Bakonyi | HUN |
FEN | 17 February 1938 |
| Claude Bourquard |  FRA |
FEN | 5 March 1937 |
| Yevgeny Cherepovsky | URS |
FEN | 17 October 1934 |
| Valentin Chernikov | URS |
FEN | 1 April 1937 |
| Arnold Chernushevich | URS |
FEN | 15 January 1933 |
| Ferenc Czvikovszky | HUN |
FEN | 1 January 1932 |
| Gábor Delneky | HUN |
FEN | 29 May 1932 |
| Ana Derșidan-Ene-Pascu |  ROU |
FEN | 22 September 1944 |
| Lídia Dömölky-Sákovics | HUN |
FEN | 9 March 1936 |
| Yves Dreyfus | FRA |
FEN | 17 May 1931 |
| Egon Franke |  POL |
FEN | 23 October 1935 |
| Tamás Gábor | HUN |
FEN | 24 April 1932 |
| Ivar Genesjö | SWE |
FEN | 24 January 1931 |
| Galina Gorokhova | URS |
FEN | 31 August 1938 |
| Jack Guittet | FRA |
FEN | 12 January 1930 |
| József Gyuricza | HUN |
FEN | 16 January 1934 |
| Bruno Habārovs | URS |
FEN | 30 April 1939 |
| Zoltán Horváth | HUN |
FEN | 12 March 1937 |
| Katalin Juhász-Nagy | HUN |
FEN | 24 November 1932 |
| Jenő Kamuti | HUN |
FEN | 17 September 1937 |
| László Kamuti | HUN |
FEN | 13 January 1940 |
| Rudolf Kárpáti | HUN |
FEN | 17 July 1920 |
| Guram Kostava | URS |
FEN | 18 June 1937 |
| Hans Lagerwall | SWE |
FEN | 1 March 1941 |
| Gérard Lefranc | FRA |
FEN | 7 May 1935 |
| Orwar Lindwall | SWE |
FEN | 10 August 1941 |
| Tatyana Lyubetskaya | URS |
FEN | 11 February 1941 |
| Dmitry Lyulin | URS |
FEN | 2 December 1934 |
| Umyar Mavlikhanov | URS |
FEN | 24 September 1937 |
| Tamás Mendelényi | HUN |
FEN | 2 May 1936 |
| Miklós Meszéna | HUN |
FEN | 14 December 1940 |
| Mark Midler | URS |
FEN | 24 September 1931 |
| Armand Mouyal | FRA |
FEN | 13 October 1925 |
| Henryk Nielaba | POL |
FEN | 5 September 1933 |
| Diana Nikanchikova | URS |
FEN | 24 November 1937 |
| Magda Nyári-Kovács | HUN |
FEN | 1 July 1921 |
| Emil Ochyra | POL |
FEN | 12 July 1936 |
| Ecaterina Orb-Lazăr | ROU |
FEN | 7 May 1935 |
| Olga Orban-Szabo | ROU |
FEN | 9 October 1938 |
| Kázmér Pacséry | HUN |
FEN | 25 February 1930 |
| Ryszard Parulski | POL |
FEN | 9 March 1938 |
| Jerzy Pawłowski | POL |
FEN | 25 October 1932 |
| Valentina Prudskova | URS |
FEN | 27 December 1938 |
| Valentina Rastvorova | URS |
FEN | 17 June 1933 |
| Berndt-Otto Rehbinder | SWE |
FEN | 1 May 1918 |
| Ildikó Rejtő-Ujlaky-Sági | HUN |
FEN | 11 May 1937 |
| Jan Różycki | POL |
FEN | 10 May 1939 |
| Yury Rudov | URS |
FEN | 17 January 1931 |
| Yakov Rylsky | URS |
FEN | 25 October 1928 |
| Georgeta Sachelarie | ROU |
FEN | |
| Heidi Schmid |  GER |
FEN | 5 December 1938 |
| Philippe Schraag | FRA |
FEN | |
| Aleksandr Shevelyov | URS |
FEN | 1936 |
| Yury Sisikin | URS |
FEN | 15 May 1937 |
| Zbigniew Skrudlik | POL |
FEN | 12 May 1934 |
| Franciszek Sobczak | POL |
FEN | 4 October 1939 |
| German Sveshnikov | URS |
FEN | 11 May 1937 |
| Sándor Szabó | HUN |
FEN | 29 January 1941 |
| Maria Vicol | ROU |
FEN | 17 October 1935 |
| Axel Wahlberg | SWE |
FEN | 17 October 1941 |
| Jerzy Wandzioch | POL |
FEN | 25 March 1936 |
| Witold Woyda | POL |
FEN | 10 May 1939 |
| Aleksandra Zabelina | URS |
FEN | 11 March 1937 |
| Wojciech Zabłocki | POL |
FEN | 6 December 1930 |
| Viktor Zhdanovich | URS |
FEN | 27 January 1938 |
| Valery Zhitny | URS |
FEN | 22 June 1936 |
| Ryszard Zub | POL |
FEN | 24 March 1934 |