1998 World Fencing Championships
| Host City | La Chaux-de-Fonds |
|---|---|
| Country |  SUI |
| Held | 6 – 11 October 1998 |
| Competitors | 73 |
| Countries | 12 |
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épée individual | Men | — | Medal | 4 | 4 |
| Épée team | Men | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| Foil individual | Men | — | Medal | 4 | 4 |
| Foil team | Men | — | Medal | 11 | 3 |
| Sabre individual | Men | — | Medal | 4 | 3 |
| Sabre team | Men | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| Épée individual | Women | — | Medal | 4 | 3 |
| Épée team | Women | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| Foil individual | Women | — | Medal | 4 | 3 |
| Foil team | Women | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France |  FRA |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Italy |  ITA |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Hungary |  HUN |
2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Germany |  GER |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Poland |  POL |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Ukraine |  UKR |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Cuba |  CUB |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Russia |  RUS |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Romania |  ROU |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Sweden |  SWE |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | South Korea |  KOR |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | Spain |  ESP |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal winners
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épée individual, Men | Hugues Obry |
FRA
|
Péter Vánky |
SWE
|
Carlos Pedroso Attila Fekete |
CUB HUN
|
| Épée team, Men | Hungary |
HUN
|
France |
FRA
|
Russia |
RUS
|
| Foil individual, Men | Serhiy Holubytskyi |
UKR
|
Elvis Gregory |
CUB
|
Piotr Kiełpikowski Salvatore Sanzo |
POL ITA
|
| Foil team, Men | Poland |
POL
|
France |
FRA
|
South Korea |
KOR
|
| Sabre individual, Men | Luigi Tarantino |
ITA
|
Raffaello Caserta |
ITA
|
Fernando Medina Sergey Sharikov |
ESP RUS
|
| Sabre team, Men | Hungary |
HUN
|
France |
FRA
|
Poland |
POL
|
| Épée individual, Women | Laura Flessel-Colovic |
FRA
|
Denise Holzkamp |
GER
|
Gyöngyi Szalay-Horváth Hajnalka Tóth |
HUN HUN
|
| Épée team, Women | France |
FRA
|
Cuba |
CUB
|
Ukraine |
UKR
|
| Foil individual, Women | Sabine Bau |
GER
|
Svetlana Boyko |
RUS
|
Giovanna Trillini Valentina Vezzali |
ITA ITA
|
| Foil team, Women | Italy |
ITA
|
Romania |
ROU
|
Poland |
POL
|