Fencing World Championship 1956

The 12th World Fencing Championships took place in London in 1956 . Since the Summer Olympics took place in Melbourne in the same year , only the non-Olympic team competition was held in the women's floret.

Ladies

space	country	Sportswomen
1	Soviet Union 1955 Soviet Union	Wiwetta Jagogjina , Emma Jefimowa , Tamara Evplowa , Walentina Rastworowa , Nadeschda Sidikowa , Alexandra Sabelina
2	France 1946 France	Kate Delbarre , Renée Garilhe , Liliane Lecomte-Guyonneau , Françoise Mailliard , Régine Veronnet
3	Hungary 1956 Hungary	Lídia Dömölky , Ilona Elek , Margit Elek , Katalin Kiss , Magda Nyári-Kovács , Györgyi Székely-Marvalics


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