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The 2002 World Fencing Championships
FIE World Championships in Fencing
The World Championships in Fencing is an annual competition organized by the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime or FIE, . The world championships are, after the Olympic Games, the most prominent international competition in the sport of fencing...

were held in Lisbon

Lisbon

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, Portugal

Portugal

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. The event took place from August 18 to August 23, 2002.

Medal table

1	6	2	1	9
2	1	3	1	5
3	1	2	2	5
4	1	1	2	4
5	1	1	1	3
6	1	0	2	3
7	1	0	2	3
8	0	1	1	2
9	0	1	1	2
10	0	1	0	1
11	0	0	3	3
12	0	0	1	1
13	0	0	1	1

Men's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Épée	Pavel Kolobkov Pavel Kolobkov Pavel Anatolyevich Kolobkov is a retired Russian épée fencer. He won one gold, two silver and three bronze medals at five Olympic Games from 1988 to 2004.-Major achievements:* 1987 – Junior World Champion...	Fabrice Jeannet Fabrice Jeannet Fabrice Jeannet is a retired French épée fencer.Jeannet won the gold medal in the épée team event at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics and a silver medal in the individual épée in 2008. He was also a member of the French team that won the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Spain in...	Ku Kyo-Dong Vitaliy Zakharov
Foil	Simone Vanni	Andre Wessels	Piotr Kielpikowski Wu Hanxiong Wu Hanxiong Wu Hanxiong is a male Chinese foil fencer who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.In 2004 he won the silver medal with the Chinese foil team. In the individual Olympic foil tournament he was eliminated in the quarterfinals.-External links:*...
Sabre	Stanislav Pozdniakov Stanislav Pozdniakov Stanislav Alexeyevich Pozdniakov is a Russian fencer, who has won five Olympic medals in the sabre competitions. He also won the gold medal at the 2006 World Fencing Championships and the 2007 World Fencing Championships in the individual sabre as well as a bronze medal in the team sabre in...	Julien Pillet Julien Pillet Julien Pillet is a French sabre fencer. He is a three-time Olympic medalist as he won the gold in the team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics and also at the 2008 Summer Olympics...	Mihai Covaliu Mihai Covaliu Mihai Claudiu Covaliu is a Romanian retired sabre fencer.Covaliu won the gold medal in the individual sabre event at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games and the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.... Luigi Tarantino Luigi Tarantino Luigi Tarantino is an Italian fencer and Olympic medalist in the sabre competition. He was the 1998 World Champion for men's sabre.-References:...
Team Épée	France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...	South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
Team Foil	Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
Team Sabre	Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...	Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

Women's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Épée	Hyun Hee Hyun Hee Hyun Hee is a retired South Korean épée fencer.At the 2002 FIE World Championships Hyun won the women's individual épée final match over Imke Duplitzer of Germany 15-11. She was the first Asian fencer to win a gold medal at the World Championships...	Imke Duplitzer Imke Duplitzer Imke Duplitzer is a German épée fencer. At the 2004 Summer Olympics she won the silver medal in the épée competition with her teammates, Britta Heidemann and Claudia Bokel...	Ana Branza Britta Heidemann Britta Heidemann Britta Heidemann is a German épée fencer. Heidemann had her biggest success on 13 August during the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, when she defeated Ana Maria Brânză to win the gold medal, just minutes after fellow countryman Benjamin Kleibrink won the men's individual foil competition...
Foil	Svetlana Boyko	Yekaterina Youcheva	Edina Knapek Aida Mohamed Aida Mohamed Aida Mohamed is a Hungarian foil fencer of Arabic descent.Mohamed won the bronze medal at the foil 2006 World Fencing Championships after she lost 15-3 to Valentina Vezzali in the semi final....
Sabre	Tan Xue Tan Xue Tan Xue is a female Chinese fencer who won silver medals in the Sabre Individual at the 2004 Summer Olympics and in the Team Sabre at the 2008 Summer Olympics....	Yelena Yemayeva	Cécile Argiolas Yelena Netchayeva
Team Épée	Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...	Estonia Estonia Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...	China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
Team Foil	Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...	Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...	Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
Team Sabre	Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...	Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...	Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

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1	6	2	1	9
2	1	3	1	5
3	1	2	2	5
4	1	1	2	4
5	1	1	1	3
6	1	0	2	3
7	1	0	2	3
8	0	1	1	2
9	0	1	1	2
10	0	1	0	1
11	0	0	3	3
12	0	0	1	1
13	0	0	1	1

1	6	2	1	9
2	1	3	1	5
3	1	2	2	5
4	1	1	2	4
5	1	1	1	3
6	1	0	2	3
7	1	0	2	3
8	0	1	1	2
9	0	1	1	2
10	0	1	0	1
11	0	0	3	3
12	0	0	1	1
13	0	0	1	1

1	6	2	1	9
2	1	3	1	5
3	1	2	2	5
4	1	1	2	4
5	1	1	1	3
6	1	0	2	3
7	1	0	2	3
8	0	1	1	2
9	0	1	1	2
10	0	1	0	1
11	0	0	3	3
12	0	0	1	1
13	0	0	1	1