1986 World Fencing Championships
| Host City | Sofia |
|---|---|
| Country |  BUL |
| Held | 25 July – 3 August 1986 |
| Competitors | 59 |
| Countries | 9 |
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epée individual | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Epée team | Men | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| Foil individual | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Foil team | Men | — | Medal | 14 | 2 |
| Sabre individual | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Sabre team | Men | — | Medal | 15 | 3 |
| Foil individual | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Foil team | Women | — | Medal | 13 | 3 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union |  URS |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Germany |  GER |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Italy |  ITA |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | France |  FRA |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Cuba |  CUB |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Hungary |  HUN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Poland |  POL |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Romania |  ROU |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Bulgaria | BUL |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal winners
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epée individual, Men | Philippe Riboud |
FRA
|
Mikloş Bodoczi |
ROU
|
Olivier Lenglet |
FRA
|
| Epée team, Men | Germany |
GER
|
Soviet Union |
URS
|
Italy |
ITA
|
| Foil individual, Men | Andrea Borella |
ITA
|
Tulio Díaz |
CUB
|
Mauro Numa |
ITA
|
| Foil team, Men | Italy |
ITA
|
Germany |
GER
|
Germany |
GER
|
| Sabre individual, Men | Sergey Mindirgasov |
URS
|
Imre Bujdosó |
HUN
|
Vasil Etropolski |
FRA
|
| Sabre team, Men | Soviet Union |
URS
|
Poland |
POL
|
Bulgaria |
BUL
|
| Foil individual, Women | Anja Fichtel |
GER
|
Sabine Bau |
GER
|
Olga Voshchakina |
URS
|
| Foil team, Women | Soviet Union |
URS
|
Italy |
ITA
|
Germany |
GER
|