| Host City | Lausanne |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Held | 16 – 26 July 1987 |
| Competitors | 59 |
| Countries | 10 |
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épée individual | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Épée team | Men | — | Medal | 13 | 3 |
| Foil individual | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Foil team | Men | — | Medal | 13 | 3 |
| Sabre individual | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Sabre team | Men | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| Foil individual | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Foil team | Women | — | Medal | 15 | 3 |
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | France | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | Romania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 8 | China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| = | Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| = | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épée individual, Men | Volker Fischer |
|
Andrey Shuvalov |
|
Wilfredo Loyola |
|
| Épée team, Men | Soviet Union |
|
Germany |
|
France |
|
| Foil individual, Men | Mathias Gey |
|
Matthias Behr |
|
Federico Cervi |
|
| Foil team, Men | Germany |
|
France |
|
Hungary |
|
| Sabre individual, Men | Jean-François Lamour |
|
György Nébald |
|
Robert Kościelniakowski |
|
| Sabre team, Men | Soviet Union |
|
Bulgaria |
|
France |
|
| Foil individual, Women | Elisabeta Tufan |
|
Zita Funkenhauser |
|
Luan Jujie |
|
| Foil team, Women | Hungary |
|
Romania |
|
Italy |
|