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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.
| 1997 World Championships in Fencing | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13–19 July |
| Host city |  Cape Town, South Africa |
Medal summary
editMen's events
edit| 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
edit| 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 |