Fencing at the 1979 Summer Universiade
Fencing events were contested at the 1979 Summer Universiade in Mexico City, Mexico.
Medal overview
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual foil |  Alexandr Romankov (URS) | Vladimir Viktorovich Smirnov (URS) |  Klaus Haertter (GDR) |
| Team foil | Soviet Union (URS) |  Italy (ITA) | East Germany (GDR) |
| Individual épée |  Ernő Kolczonay (HUN) | Leonid Dunayev (URS) |  Hanns Jana (FRG) |
| Team épée | Hungary (HUN) | Soviet Union (URS) | .svg.png){kind=small} Romania (ROM) |
| Individual sabre | Imre Gedővári (HUN) | Mikhail Burtsev (URS) | Marin Mustata (ROM) |
| Team sabre | Soviet Union (URS) | Hungary (HUN) |  Poland (POL) |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual foil |  Pascale Trinquet (FRA) | Cornelia Hanisch (FRG) | Mandy Niklaus (GDR) |
| Team foil | East Germany (GDR) | Soviet Union (URS) | West Germany (FRG) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Hungary (HUN) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Romania (ROM) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
References
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