# Fencing at the Summer World University Games

Fencing events have been contested at every Universiade since the 1959 Summer Universiade in Turin, after not being included in 1975.

## Summary

| Games | Year | Host city | Host country | Winner | Second | Third |
| I | 1959 | Turin | Italy | Italy | Hungary | France |
| II | 1961 | Sofia | Bulgaria | Hungary | Poland | West Germany |
| III | 1963 | Porto Alegre | Brazil | Hungary | Japan | France |
| IV | 1965 | Budapest | Hungary | Hungary | France | Romania |
| V | 1967 | Tokyo | Japan | Italy | Switzerland | France |
| VI | 1970 | Turin | Italy | Soviet Union | Hungary | West Germany |
| VII | 1973 | Moscow | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | Hungary | Romania |
| IX | 1977 | Sofia | Bulgaria | Soviet Union | Romania | France |
| X | 1979 | Mexico City | Mexico | Soviet Union | Hungary | East Germany |
| XI | 1981 | Bucharest | Romania | Italy | Soviet Union | Romania |
| XII | 1983 | Edmonton | Canada | Italy | Romania | Soviet Union |
| XIII | 1985 | Kobe | Japan | Soviet Union | Italy | Hungary |
| XIV | 1987 | Zagreb | Yugoslavia | Italy | Hungary | Cuba |
| XV | 1989 | Duisburg | West Germany | Italy | Hungary | Cuba |
| XVI | 1991 | Sheffield | Great Britain | Italy | Soviet Union | Germany |
| XVII | 1993 | Buffalo | United States | Italy | Hungary | Cuba |
| XVIII | 1995 | Fukuoka | Japan | Russia | Germany | United States |
| XIX | 1997 | Messina | Italy | Ukraine | Hungary | Italy |
| XX | 1999 | Palma | Spain | Italy | Ukraine | Cuba |
| XXI | 2001 | Beijing | China | China | Russia | Italy |
| XXII | 2003 | Daegu | South Korea | China | South Korea | Russia |
| XXIII | 2005 | İzmir | Turkey | Russia | Italy | Ukraine |
| XXVIV | 2007 | Bangkok | Thailand | Ukraine | Russia | China |
| XXV | 2009 | Belgrade | Serbia | Italy | China | South Korea |
| XXVI | 2011 | Shenzhen | China | Ukraine | Russia | France |
| XXVII | 2013 | Kazan | Russia | Russia | South Korea | France |
| XXVIII | 2015 | Gwangju | South Korea | France | South Korea | Russia |
| XXIX | 2017 | Taipei | Chinese Taipei | Hungary | Russia | Japan |
| XXX | 2019 | Napoli | Italy | Italy | South Korea | France |
| XXXI | 2021 | Chengdu | China | France | China | Hong Kong |
| XXXIII | 2025 | Essen | Germany | | | |

## Events
### Men

| Event | 59 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 93 | 95 | 97 | 99 | 01 | 03 | 05 | 07 | 09 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | Years |
| Foil, individual | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 30 |
| Sabre, individual | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 30 |
| Épée, individual | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 30 |
| Foil, team | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 30 |
| Sabre, team | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 30 |
| Épée, team | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 30 |

### Women

| Event | 59 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 93 | 95 | 97 | 99 | 01 | 03 | 05 | 07 | 09 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 23 | Years |
| Foil, individual | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 30 |
| Épée, individual | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 17 |
| Sabre, individual | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11 |
| Foil, team | • | • | • | • | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 29 |
| Épée, team | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 17 |
| Sabre, team | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11 |

## Medal table

Last updated after the 2021 Summer Universiade
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Italy (ITA) | 48 | 52 | 63 | 163 |
| 2 | Hungary (HUN) | 45 | 34 | 25 | 104 |
| 3 | Russia (RUS) | 31 | 29 | 42 | 102 |
| 4 | Soviet Union (URS) | 30 | 31 | 21 | 82 |
| 5 | France (FRA) | 29 | 22 | 35 | 86 |
| 6 | Ukraine (UKR) | 23 | 16 | 13 | 52 |
| 7 | China (CHN) | 22 | 21 | 33 | 76 |
| 8 | South Korea (KOR) | 16 | 20 | 20 | 56 |
| 9 | Cuba (CUB) | 9 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
| 10 | Romania (ROU) | 8 | 15 | 10 | 33 |
| 11 | Poland (POL) | 7 | 14 | 29 | 50 |
| 12 | Germany (GER) | 7 | 11 | 17 | 35 |
| 13 | Switzerland (SUI) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| 14 | Japan (JPN) | 4 | 3 | 14 | 21 |
| 15 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 | Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 18 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 19 | Estonia (EST) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 20 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | United States (USA) | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 24 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 25 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 25 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 27 | Iran (IRI) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Israel (ISR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (33 entries) | Totals (33 entries) | 294 | 294 | 374 | 962 |