1978 World Fencing Championships
| Host City | Hamburg |
|---|---|
| Country |  GER |
| Held | 12 – 22 July 1978 |
| Competitors | 60 |
| Countries | 9 |
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épée individual | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Épée team | Men | — | Medal | 15 | 3 |
| Foil individual | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Foil team | Men | — | Medal | 14 | 3 |
| Sabre individual | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Sabre team | Men | — | Medal | 14 | 3 |
| Foil individual | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Foil team | Women | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union |  URS |
3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Hungary |  HUN |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | France |  FRA |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Poland |  POL |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Germany | GER |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia |  TCH |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Italy |  ITA |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| = | Sweden |  SWE |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Romania |  ROU |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal winners
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épée individual, Men | Alexander Pusch |
GER
|
Philippe Riboud |
FRA
|
Hans Jacobson |
SWE
|
| Épée team, Men | Hungary |
HUN
|
Soviet Union |
URS
|
Sweden |
SWE
|
| Foil individual, Men | Didier Flament |
FRA
|
Aleksandr Romankov |
URS
|
Harald Hein |
GER
|
| Foil team, Men | Poland |
POL
|
France |
FRA
|
Soviet Union |
URS
|
| Sabre individual, Men | Viktor Krovopuskov |
URS
|
Mikhail Burtsev |
URS
|
Michele Maffei |
ITA
|
| Sabre team, Men | Hungary |
HUN
|
Soviet Union |
URS
|
Italy |
ITA
|
| Foil individual, Women | Valentina Sidorova |
URS
|
Katarína Ráczová |
TCH
|
Cornelia Hanisch |
GER
|
| Foil team, Women | Soviet Union |
URS
|
Poland |
POL
|
Romania |
ROU
|