The Fencing World Championship in 1981 was held from July 2 to 13 in Clermont-Ferrand ( France ). Among men, competitions were held in the individual and team classification for saber, rapiers and swords, among women - only the foil championships in the individual and team classification.
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Overall medal standings
| A place | A country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | the USSR | four | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Hungary | 2 | one | 2 | five |
| 3 | Germany | one | one | 2 | four |
| four | Poland | one | 0 | one | 2 |
| five | Italy | 0 | one | 3 | four |
| 6 | China | 0 | one | 0 | one |
| Romania | 0 | one | 0 | one | |
| Switzerland | 0 | one | 0 | one | |
| Total | eight | eight | eight | 24 | |
Medalists
Men
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Sword Personal championship | Zoltan Sekey | Alexander Mozhaev | Elmar Borrman |
| Sword Team championship | the USSR Ashot Karagyan Alexander Mozhaev Leonid Dunaev Valery Hondogo Toomas Hint | Switzerland Patrice Gel Daniel Gishe Gabriel Nigon Michelle Poff Francois Sukhanetsky | Hungary ErnΡ Kolchonay Balazs Denesh Zoltan Sekey Laszlo PetΓΆ Karoy Siy |
| Rapier Personal championship | Vladimir Smirnov | Petru Cookies | Angelo Skuri |
| Rapier Team championship | the USSR Vladimir Smirnov Alexander Romankov Yuri Lykov Sabirzhan Ruziev Boris Fomenko | Italy Andrea Borella Angelo Skuri Mauro Numa Carlo Montano Fabio Dal Zotto | Germany Matthias Behr Harald Hein Frank Beck Matthias Gay |
| Saber Personal championship | Dariusz Woodke | Imre Gedevari | Michele Muffey |
| Saber Team championship | Hungary GyΓΆrgy Nebald Rudolph Nebald Imre Gedevari Pal Gerevich | the USSR Andrey Alshan Mikhail Burtsev Victor Krovopuskov Nikolay Alyokhin | Poland Jacek Berkowski Dariusz Woodke Leszek Yablonovsky Tadeusz Pigulia |
Women
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Rapier Personal championship | Cornelia Hanish | Luan jujie | Dorina Vaccaroni |
| Rapier Team championship | the USSR Larisa Tsagaraeva Valentina Sidorova Marina Soboleva Naila Gilyazova Irina Ushakova | Germany Cornelia Hanish Ingrid Losert Sabina Bischoff Ute Kircheis-Wessel Christiane Weber | Hungary Ildiko Tordashi Edith Kovacs Zhuzhanna SΡch Gertrude Stefanek |