| 1981 World Championships in Fencing | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Clermont-Ferrand,France |
The1981World Fencing Championships were held inClermont-Ferrand, France. The event was held between July 2-13, 1981.[1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 |  West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
| Event |  Gold |  Silver |  Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Foil | Vladimir Smirnov | Petru Kuki | Angelo Scuri |
| Team Foil | Soviet Union | Italy | West Germany |
| Individual Sabre | Dariusz Wódke | Imre Gedővári | Michele Maffei |
| Team Sabre | Hungary | Soviet Union | Poland |
| Individual Épée | Zoltán Székely | Aleksandr Mozhayev | Elmar Borrmann |
| Team Épée | Soviet Union | Switzerland | Hungary |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Foil | Cornelia Hanisch | Jujie Luan | Dorina Vaccaroni |
| Team Foil | Soviet Union | West Germany | Hungary |
| Unofficial |  | |
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| Official | ||