1979 World Fencing Championships
| Host City | Melbourne |
|---|---|
| Country |  AUS |
| Held | 18 – 28 August 1979 |
| Competitors | 62 |
| Countries | 7 |
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épée individual | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Épée team | Men | — | Medal | 13 | 3 |
| Foil individual | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Foil team | Men | — | Medal | 15 | 3 |
| Sabre individual | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 1 |
| Sabre team | Men | — | Medal | 15 | 3 |
| Foil individual | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Foil team | Women | — | Medal | 15 | 3 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union |  URS |
6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Germany |  GER |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | France |  FRA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Hungary |  HUN |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| = | Italy |  ITA |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Poland |  POL |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Switzerland |  SUI |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal winners
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épée individual, Men | Philippe Riboud |
FRA
|
Ernő Kolczonay |
HUN
|
Leszek Swornowski |
POL
|
| Épée team, Men | Soviet Union |
URS
|
Germany |
GER
|
Switzerland |
SUI
|
| Foil individual, Men | Aleksandr Romankov |
URS
|
Pascal Jolyot |
FRA
|
Fabio Dal Zotto |
ITA
|
| Foil team, Men | Soviet Union |
URS
|
Italy |
ITA
|
Germany |
GER
|
| Sabre individual, Men | Vladimir Nazlymov |
URS
|
Viktor Krovopuskov |
URS
|
Mikhail Burtsev |
URS
|
| Sabre team, Men | Soviet Union |
URS
|
Italy |
ITA
|
Poland |
POL
|
| Foil individual, Women | Cornelia Hanisch |
GER
|
Valentina Sidorova |
URS
|
Ildikó Schwarczenberger |
HUN
|
| Foil team, Women | Soviet Union |
URS
|
Hungary |
HUN
|
Germany |
GER
|