1986 World Fencing Championships

1986 World Championships in Fencing
Host cityPeople's Republic of Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria

The 1986 World Fencing Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria. The event took place from July 25 to August 3, 1986.[1]

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Bulgaria)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union (URS)3115
2 West Germany (FRG)2215
3 Italy (ITA)2125
4 France (FRA)1012
5 Cuba (CUB)0101
 Hungary (HUN)0101
 Poland (POL)0101
 Romania (ROU)0101
9 Bulgaria (BUL)*0022
10 East Germany (GDR)0011
Totals (10 entries)88824

Medal summary

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Men's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Foil Italy Andrea Borella Cuba Tulio Díaz Italy Mauro Numa
Team Foil Italy Italy West Germany West Germany East Germany East Germany
Individual Sabre Soviet Union Sergey Mindirgasov Hungarian People's Republic Imre Bujdosó People's Republic of Bulgaria Vasil Etropolski
Team Sabre Soviet Union Soviet Union Polish People's Republic Poland People's Republic of Bulgaria Bulgaria
Individual Épée France Philippe Riboud Socialist Republic of Romania Mikloş-Gabor Bodoczi France Olivier Lenglet
Team Épée West Germany West Germany Soviet Union Soviet Union Italy Italy

Women's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Foil West Germany Anja Fichtel West Germany Sabine Bau Soviet Union Olga Voshchakina
Team Foil Soviet Union Soviet Union Italy Italy West Germany West Germany

References

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  1. ^ The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records & Results (1987). Fencing World Championships, pages 165-167. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.