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Personal competitions
Men
| Winners in personal competitions (foil) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | A place | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| 1926 | Budapest | Giorgio Chiavacci | Laszlo Berti | Hugo Pignotti | |
| 1927 | Vichy | Oreste Pulity | Philippe Catho | Joacchino Guaranha | |
| 1929 | Naples | Oreste Pulity (2) | Philippe Catho | Giulio Gaudini | |
| 1930 | Liege | Giulio Gaudini | Gustavo Marzi | Joacchino Guaranha | |
| 1931 | Vein | Rene Lemoine | Gustavo Marzi | John Emrys Lloyd | |
| 1933 | Budapest | Joacchino Guaranha | Giulio Gaudini | John Emrys Lloyd | |
| 1934 | Warsaw | Giulio Gaudini (2) | Gustavo Marzi | Giorgio Bokkino | |
| 1935 | Lausanne | Edward Garder | Giorgio Bokkino | Gustavo Marzi | |
| 1937 | Paris | Gustavo Marzi | Edward Garder | Rene Lemoine | |
| 1938 | Piestany | Joacchino Guaranha (2) | Giorgio Bokkino | Edward Garder | |
| 1939-1946 | Championship was not held due to World War II | ||||
| 1947 | Lisbon | Christian d'Oriola | Manlio Di Rosa | Edoardo Manjarotti | |
| 1949 | Cairo | Christian d'Oriola (2) | Manlio Di Rosa | Edoardo Manjarotti | |
| 1950 | Monte Carlo | Renzo Nostini | Jean Bouine | Jacques Latast | |
| 1951 | Stockholm | Manlio Di Rosa | Edoardo Manjarotti | Jean Bouine | |
| 1953 | Brussels | Christian d'Oriola (3) | Edoardo Manjarotti | Manlio Di Rosa | |
| 1954 | Luxembourg | Christian d'Oriola (4) | Edoardo Manjarotti | Giancarlo Bergamini | |
| 1955 | Rome | Joseph Duritz | Christian d'Oriola | Jacques Latast | |
| 1957 | Paris | Mihai Fülöp | Mark Midler | Alan Jay | |
| 1958 | Philadelphia | Giancarlo Bergamini | Ferenc Zwickowski | Bernard Baudoux | |
| 1959 | Budapest | Allan Jay | Claude Nette | Mark Midler | |
| 1961 | Turin | Ryszard Parulsky | Jeno Kamuti | Mark Midler | |
| 1962 | Buenos Aires | German Sveshnikov | Vitold Voida | Jürgen Brecht | |
| 1963 | Gdansk | Jean-Claude Manyan | Ryszard Parulsky | Egon Franke | |
| 1965 | Paris | Jean-Claude Manyan (2) | Daniel Revenue | German Sveshnikov | |
| 1966 | Moscow | German Sveshnikov (2) | Jean-Claude Manyan | Victor Putyatin | |
| 1967 | Montreal | Victor Putyatin | Jeno Kamuti | Bernard Talwar | |
| 1969 | Havana | Friedrich Wessel | Vasily Stankovich | Ryszard Parulsky | |
| 1970 | Ankara | Friedrich Wessel (2) | Leonid Romanov | Marek Dabrowski | |
| 1971 | Vein | Vasily Stankovich | Marek Dombrowski | Leonid Romanov | |
| 1973 | Gothenburg | Christian Noel | Yuri Chizh | Jeno Kamuti | |
| 1974 | Grenoble | Alexander Romankov | Carlo Montano | Frederick Parsley | |
| 1975 | Budapest | Christian Noel (2) | Bernard Talwar | Vladimir Denisov | |
| 1977 | Buenos Aires | Alexander Romankov (2) | Harald Hein | Carlo Montano | |
| 1978 | Hamburg | Didier Flaman | Alexander Romankov | Harald Hein | |
| 1979 | Melbourne | Alexander Romankov (3) | Pascal Jolyot | Fabio Dal Zotto | |
| 1981 | Clermont Ferrand | Vladimir Smirnov | Petru Cookies | Angelo Skuri | |
| 1982 | Rome | Alexander Romankov (4) | Mauro Numa | Federico Worms | |
| 1983 | Vein | Alexander Romankov (5) | Mathias Gay | Marian Sypnevsky | |
| 1985 | Barcelona | Mauro Numa | Andrea Chipressa | Harald Hein | |
| 1986 | Sofia | Andrea Borella | Tulio Diaz | Mauro Numa | |
| 1987 | Lausanne | Mathias Gay | Matthias Behr | Federico Worms | |
| 1989 | Denver | Alexander Koch | Philip Omnes | Mauro Numa | |
| 1990 | Lyon | Philip Omnes | Andrea Borella | Dmitry Shevchenko | |
| 1991 | Budapest | Ingo Weissenborn | Torsten Weidner | Youssef Osin Lauren Belle | |
| 1993 | Essen | Alexander Koch (2) | Sergey Golubitsky | Uwe Roemer Philip Omnes | |
| 1994 | Athens | Rolando Tooker | Alessandro Puccini | Torsten Weidner Oscar Garcia | |
| 1995 | Hague | Dmitry Shevchenko | Jose Guerra | Sergey Golubitsky Elvis Gregory Gil | |
| 1997 | Cape town | Sergey Golubitsky | Kim Young Ho | Wang Hai Bin Lionel Plumenay | |
| 1998 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Sergey Golubitsky (2) | Elvis Gregory Gil | Peter Kelpikovsky Salvatore Sanzo | |
| 1999 | Seoul | Sergey Golubitsky (3) | Matteo Zennaro | Wolfgang Wienand Kim Young Ho | |
| 2001 | Him | Salvatore Sanzo | Loic Attelli | Frank Bodin Bris guillard | |
| 2002 | Lisbon | Simone Vanni | Andre Wessels | Peter Kelpikovsky Wu hansyun | |
| 2003 | Havana | Peter Joppich | Simone Vanni | Andrea Kassara Bris guillard | |
| 2005 | Leipzig | Salvatore Sanzo (2) | Zhang Lianliang | Andrey Deev Nicolas Bodan | |
| 2006 | Turin | Peter Joppich (2) | Andrea Baldini | Stefano Barrera Lei Sheng | |
| 2007 | St. Petersburg | Peter Joppich (3) | Andrea Baldini | Benjamin Kleibrink Lei Sheng | |
| 2009 | Antalya | Andrea Baldini | Zhu Jun | Artyom Sedov Peter Joppich | |
| 2010 | Paris | Peter Joppich (4) | Lei Sheng | Gerek Minehardt Yuki Ota | |
| 2011 | Catania | Andrea Kassara | Valerio Aspromonte | Giorgio Avola Victor Sente | |
| 2013 | Budapest | Miles Chemley-Watson | Arthur Akhmatkhuzin | Rostislav Hertsik Valerio Aspromonte | |
| 2014 | Kazan | Alexey Cheremisinov | Ma Jianfei | Timur Safin Enzo Lefort | |
| 2015 | Moscow | Yuki Ota | Alexander Massialas | Gerek Minehardt Arthur Akhmatkhuzin | |
| 2017 | Leipzig | Dmitry Zherebchenko | Tosia Saito | Daniele Garozzo Takahiro Sikine | |
| 2018 | Wuxi | Alessio Foconi | Richard Cruz | Ho joon Carlos Llavador | |
| 2019 | Budapest | Enzo Lefort | Marcus Mepstead | Song Young Ki Dmitry Zherebchenko | |
Women
| Winners in personal competitions (foil) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | A place | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| 1929 | Naples | Helena Mayer | Th ohanna de boer | Margaret Dani | |
| 1930 | Liege | Jenny addams | Germana Squiger | Mary Ann Winable | |
| 1931 | Vein | Helena Mayer (2) | Erna Bogati-Bogen | Ellen Price | |
| 1933 | Budapest | Gwendoline Neligan | Erna Rich | Mitzi Wit | |
| 1934 | Warsaw | Ilona Elek | Margit Elek | Edwig Hass | |
| 1935 | Lausanne | Ilona Elek (2) | Ellen Price | Jenny addams | |
| 1937 | Paris | Helena Mayer (3) | Ilona Elek | Ellen Price | |
| 1938 | Piestany | Maria Shediva | Carmen Slabotsova | Jenny addams | |
| 1939-1946 | Championship was not held due to World War II | ||||
| 1947 | Lisbon | Ellen Muller Price | Sylvia Struckl | Louisette malerbo | |
| 1949 | Cairo | Ellen Muller Price (2) | Karen Lahman | Jacqueline Bodot | |
| 1950 | Monte Carlo | Ellen Muller Price (3) Rene Garil | not awarded | Frederick Filz | |
| 1951 | Stockholm | Ilona Elek (3) | Karen Lahman | Magda Nyari | |
| 1953 | Brussels | Irene Cumber | Rene Garil | Ilse Keidel | |
| 1954 | Luxembourg | Karen Lahman | Ilona Elek | Rene Garil | |
| 1955 | Rome | Lydia Demolka | Bruna Colombetti | Ilona Elek | |
| 1957 | Paris | Alexandra Zabelina | Heidi Schmidt | Irene Cumber | |
| 1958 | Philadelphia | Valentina Rastvorova | Emma Efimova | Ildiko Reityo | |
| 1959 | Budapest | Emma Efimova | Galina Gorokhova | Tatyana Samusenko | |
| 1961 | Turin | Heidi Schmid | Alexandra Zabelina | Valentina Rastvorova | |
| 1962 | Buenos Aires | Olga Sabo | Galina Gorokhova | Catalin Juhas | |
| 1963 | Gdansk | Ildiko Reityo | Lydia Demolka | Catalin Juhas | |
| 1965 | Paris | Galina Gorokhova | Olga Sabo | Valentina Prudskova | |
| 1966 | Moscow | Tatyana Samusenko | Alexandra Zabelina | Galina Gorokhova | |
| 1967 | Montreal | Alexandra Zabelina (2) | Antonella Ragno | Ildiko Bobish | |
| 1969 | Havana | Elena Belova | Ilyana Drymbe | Svetlana Chirkova | |
| 1970 | Ankara | Galina Gorokhova (2) | Elena Belova | Olga Sabo | |
| 1971 | Vein | Marie Chantal Demay | Ildiko Reityo | Ana Pasco | |
| 1973 | Gothenburg | Valentina Nikonova | Ildiko Tordashi-Schwarzenberger | Ildiko Reityo | |
| 1974 | Grenoble | Ildiko Bobish | Ildiko Tordashi-Schwarzenberger | Naila Gilyazova | |
| 1975 | Budapest | Catherine Stahl | Olga Knyazeva | Ildiko Bobish | |
| 1977 | Buenos Aires | Valentina Sidorova | Elena Belova | Ildiko Schwarzenberger | |
| 1978 | Hamburg | Valentina Sidorova (2) | Katarina Ratsova | Cornelia Hanish | |
| 1979 | Melbourne | Cornelia Hanish | Valentina Sidorova | Ildiko Schwarzenberger | |
| 1981 | Clermont Ferrand | Cornelia Hanish (2) | Luan jujie | Dorina Vaccaroni | |
| 1982 | Rome | Naila Gilyazova | Dorina Vaccaroni | Mandy Nicklaus | |
| 1983 | Vein | Dorina Vaccaroni | Carola Cicconetti | Luan jujie | |
| 1985 | Barcelona | Cornelia Hanish (3) | Sabina Bischoff | Anna Rita Sparachjari | |
| 1986 | Sofia | Anya Fichtel | Sabine Bau | Olga Voshchakina | |
| 1987 | Lausanne | Elizabeth Tufan | Zita Functionhauser | Luan jujie | |
| 1989 | Denver | Olga Velichko | Anya Fichtel | Zita Functionhauser | |
| 1990 | Lyon | Anya Fichtel (2) | Giovanna Trillini | Olga Velichko | |
| 1991 | Budapest | Giovanna Trillini | Claudia Grigorescu | Sabine Bau Tatyana Sadovskaya | |
| 1993 | Essen | Francesca Bortolozzi | Aida Mohamed | Zita Functionhauser Simone bower | |
| 1994 | Athens | Sabo Lazar River | Valentina Vezzali | Francesca Bortolozzi Lawrence Moden | |
| 1995 | Hague | Laura Badya | Giovanna Trillini | Valentina Vezzali Diana Biancedi | |
| 1997 | Cape town | Giovanna Trillini (2) | Sabine Bau | Monica Weber Diana Biancedi | |
| 1998 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Sabine Bau | Svetlana Boyko | Valentina Vezzali Giovanna Trillini | |
| 1999 | Seoul | Valentina Vezzali | Sabine Bau | Svetlana Boyko Iris Zimmermann | |
| 2001 | Him | Valentina Vezzali (2) | Sabine Bau | Roxana scarlet Ekaterina Yusheva | |
| 2002 | Lisbon | Svetlana Boyko | Ekaterina Yusheva | Edina Knapek Aida Mohamed | |
| 2003 | Havana | Valentina Vezzali (3) | Sylvia Gruhala | Aida Mohamed Roxana scarlet | |
| 2005 | Leipzig | Valentina Vezzali (4) | Anya Muller | Adeline Uyem Edina Knapek | |
| 2006 | Turin | Marguerite Granbassi | Valentina Vezzali | Aida Mohamed Giovanna Trillini | |
| 2007 | St. Petersburg | Valentina Vezzali (5) | Marguerite Granbassi | Aida Mohamed Giovanna Trillini | |
| 2009 | Antalya | Aida Shanaeva | Jung Hee Sook | Eliza Dee Francisca Arianna Errigo | |
| 2010 | Paris | Eliza Dee Francisca | Arianna Errigo | Valentina Vezzali Nam Hyun Hee | |
| 2011 | Catania | Valentina Vezzali (6) | Eliza Dee Francisca | Nam Hyun Hee Lee Kiefer | |
| 2013 | Budapest | Arianna Errigo | Caroline Golubitsky | Inna Deriglazova Eliza Dee Francisca | |
| 2014 | Kazan | Arianna Errigo (2) | Martina Batini | Valentina Vezzali Ines Bubakri | |
| 2015 | Moscow | Inna Deriglazova | Aida Shanaeva | Arianna Errigo Nzinga Prescode | |
| 2017 | Leipzig | Inna Deriglazova (2) | Alice Volpi | Arianna Errigo Isaora Tibus | |
| 2018 | Wuxi | Alice Volpi | Isaora Tibus | Arianna Errigo Ines Bubakri | |
| 2019 | Budapest | Inna Deriglazova (3) | Pauline Ranvier | Arianna Errigo Eliza Dee Francisca | |
Team Competition
Men
| Winners in team competitions (foil) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | A place | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| 1929 | Liege | Italy | Belgium | Hungary | |
| 1930 | Liege | Italy (2) | France | Belgium | |
| 1931 | Vein | Italy (3) | Hungary | Austria | |
| 1933 | Budapest | Italy (4) | Austria | Hungary | |
| 1934 | Warsaw | Italy (5) | France | Germany | |
| 1935 | Lausanne | Italy (6) | France | Hungary | |
| 1937 | Paris | Italy (7) | France | Austria | |
| 1938 | Piestany | Italy (8) | France | Czechoslovakia | |
| 1939-1946 | Championship was not held due to World War II | ||||
| 1947 | Lisbon | France | Italy | Belgium | |
| 1949 | Cairo | Italy (9) | France | Egypt | |
| 1950 | Monte Carlo | Italy (10) | France | Egypt | |
| 1951 | Stockholm | France (2) | Italy | Egypt | |
| 1953 | Brussels | France (3) | Italy | Hungary | |
| 1954 | Luxembourg | Italy (11) | France | Hungary | |
| 1955 | Rome | Italy (12) | Hungary | Great Britain | |
| 1957 | Paris | Hungary | France | Italy | |
| 1958 | Paris | France (4) | the USSR | Italy | |
| 1959 | Paris | the USSR | Germany | Hungary | |
| 1961 | Turin | USSR (2) | Hungary | Poland | |
| 1962 | Buenos Aires | USSR (3) | Hungary | Poland | |
| 1963 | Gdansk | USSR (4) | Poland | France | |
| 1965 | Paris | USSR (5) | Poland | France | |
| 1966 | Moscow | USSR (6) | Hungary | Poland | |
| 1967 | Montreal | Romania | the USSR | Poland | |
| 1969 | Havana | USSR (7) | Poland | Romania | |
| 1970 | Ankara | USSR (8) | Hungary | Romania | |
| 1971 | Vein | France (5) | Poland | the USSR | |
| 1973 | Gothenburg | USSR (9) | Germany | Poland | |
| 1974 | Grenoble | USSR (10) | Poland | France | |
| 1975 | Budapest | France (6) | the USSR | Italy | |
| 1977 | Buenos Aires | Germany | Italy | the USSR | |
| 1978 | Hamburg | Poland | France | the USSR | |
| 1979 | Melbourne | USSR (11) | Italy | Germany | |
| 1981 | Clermont Ferrand | USSR (12) | Italy | Germany | |
| 1982 | Rome | USSR (13) | France | Italy | |
| 1983 | Vein | Germany (2) | GDR | Cuba | |
| 1985 | Barcelona | Italy (13) | Germany | the USSR | |
| 1986 | Sofia | Italy (14) | Germany | GDR | |
| 1987 | Lausanne | Germany (3) | France | Hungary | |
| 1989 | Denver | USSR (14) | Germany | France | |
| 1990 | Lyon | Italy (15) | Poland | the USSR | |
| 1991 | Budapest | Cuba | Germany | France | |
| 1993 | Essen | Germany (4) | Italy | Poland | |
| 1994 | Athens | Italy (16) | Germany | China | |
| 1995 | Hague | Cuba (2) | Russia | Poland | |
| 1997 | Cape town | France (7) | Cuba | Italy | |
| 1998 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Poland (2) | France | The Republic of Korea | |
| 1999 | Seoul | France (8) | China | Poland | |
| 2001 | Him | France (9) | Poland | Cuba | |
| 2002 | Lisbon | Germany (5) | France | Spain | |
| 2003 | Havana | Italy (17) | China | Germany | |
| 2005 | Leipzig | France (10) | Italy | Germany | |
| 2006 | Turin | France (11) | Germany | Italy | |
| 2007 | St. Petersburg | France (12) | Germany | The Republic of Korea | |
| 2008 | Beijing | Italy (18) | Germany | Poland | |
| 2009 | Antalya | Italy (19) | Germany | Russia | |
| 2010 | Paris | China | Italy | Japan | |
| 2011 | Catania | China (2) | France | Germany | |
| 2013 | Budapest | Italy (20) | USA | France | |
| 2014 | Kazan | France (13) | China | Italy | |
| 2015 | Moscow | Italy (21) | Russia | China | |
| 2017 | Leipzig | Italy (22) | USA | France | |
| 2018 | Wuxi | Italy (23) | USA | Russia | |
| 2019 | Budapest | USA | France | Italy | |
Women
| Winners in team competitions (foil) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | A place | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| 1932 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Austria | Germany | |
| 1933 | Budapest | Hungary | Great Britain | Austria | |
| 1934 | Warsaw | ||||