2017 World Fencing Championships
2017 edition of the World Fencing Championships
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The 2017 World Fencing Championships was held at the Arena Leipzig in Leipzig, Germany from 19 to 26 July 2017.[1]
| 2017 World Fencing Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dates | 19–26 July |
| Host city | Leipzig, Germany |
| Venue | Arena Leipzig |
| Events | 12 |
← 2016 Rio | |
During the championships there was a demonstration of wheelchair fencing. Russian Ksenia Ovsyannikova was Head of the Promotion Commission of IWAS and Pal Szekeres IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Chairman and Udo Ziegler IWAS Secretary General was also present at the Arena Leipzig Stadium.[2]
Schedule
| ● | Opening Ceremony | Q | Qualifying | ● | Finals | ● | Closing Ceremony |
| July | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremonies | ● | ● | ||||||||
| Foil Individual | Women | Men | Women | Men | 2 | |||||
| Épée Individual | Men | Women | Men | Women | 2 | |||||
| Epee Individual | Men | Women | Men | Women | 2 | |||||
| fencing Team | Men | Women | 2 | |||||||
| Florete Team | Women | Women | 2 | |||||||
| Sabre Team | Men | Women | 2 | |||||||
| Total Gold Medals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
Medal summary
Medal table
Host nation
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy (ITA) | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 |  Russia (RUS) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 |  South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Estonia (EST) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Germany (GER)* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | 12 | 12 | 18 | 42 | |