1997 World Fencing Championships
International fencing competition
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The 1997 World Fencing Championships were held from 13 July to 19 July 1997 in Cape Town, South Africa at the newly constructed Foreshore Exhibition Centre.
Dates13–19 July
Host city
Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa| 1997 World Championships in Fencing | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13–19 July |
| Host city | Cape Town, South Africa |
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event |  Gold |
 Silver |
 Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual épée |  Éric Srecki |
 Pavel Kolobkov |
 Robert Andrzejuk Robert Leroux |
| Individual foil |  Sergei Golubitsky |
 Kim Young-ho |
 Wang Haibin Lionel Plumenail |
| Individual sabre | Stanislav Pozdnyakov |
 Luigi Tarantino |
Rafal Sznajder Damien Touya |
| Team épée |  Cuba Nelson Loyola Torriente Iván Trevejo Perez Carlos Pedroso |
 Germany Arnd Schmitt Michael Flegler Mark Steifensand Elmar Borrmann |
Italy Angelo Mazzoni Sandro Cuomo Alfredo Rota Maurizio Randazzo |
| Team foil | France Lionel Plumenail Olivier Lambert Franck Boidin Laurent Bel |
Cuba Rolando Tuckers Leon Oscar García Pérez Elvis Gregory Gil Ignacio González |
Italy Daniele Crosta Alessandro Puccini Stefano Cerioni Salvatore Sanzo |
| Team sabre | France Damien Touya Jean-Philippe Daurelle Gaël Touya Matthieu Gourdain |
Russia Stanislav Pozdnyakov Sergey Sharikov Grigory Kiriyenko Aleksandr Shirshov |
 Hungary Domonkos Ferjancsik József Navarrete György Boros Csaba Köves |
Women's events
| Event | Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual épée | Mirayda García Soto |
Zuleydis Ortiz |
 Taymi Chappé Gyöngyi Szalay |
| Individual foil | Giovanna Trillini |
Sabine Bau |
Diana Bianchedi Monika Weber |
| Team épée | Hungary Gyöngyi Szalay Adrienn Hormay Tímea Nagy Hajnalka Király |
Germany Imke Duplitzer Claudia Bokel Katja Nass Eva-Maria Ittner |
France Laura Flessel-Colovic Sophie Moressée-Pichot Valérie Barlois Elsa Girardot |
| Team foil | Italy Giovanna Trillini Diana Bianchedi Valentina Vezzali Annamaria Giacometti |
 Romania Laura Badea Reka Szabo-Lazar Roxana Scarlat Mioara David |
Germany Sabine Bau Monika Weber Rita Koenig Gesine Schiel |