{{short description|International fencing competition}} {{World Championships in Fencing |Name = 2016 World Fencing Championships |Logo = |Size = |Host city = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |Optional caption = |Nations participating = |Athletes participating = |Events = 2 |dates = 25–27 April |Stadium = Carioca Arena 3 |previous = 2015 Moscow |next = 2017 Leipzig }} The '''2016 World Fencing Championships''' were held at the Carioca Arena 3 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 25 to 27 April 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fie.org/media/news/19|title=The 2014 FIE Congress|date=21 November 2014|work=fie.org}}</ref><ref>[http://static.fie.org/uploads/9/45224-2016.03.09%20-%20CHM%20Invitation%20Letter.pdf Invitation]</ref> Only two disciplines that are not in the 2016 Olympic program were held.

==Medal summary== ===Medal table=== {{Medals table | caption = | host = | flag_template = | event = | team = | gold_RUS = 2 | silver_RUS = 0 | bronze_RUS = 0 | gold_HUN = 0 | silver_HUN = 1 | bronze_HUN = 0 | gold_ITA = 0 | silver_ITA = 1 | bronze_ITA = 0 | gold_FRA = 0 | silver_FRA = 0 | bronze_FRA = 1 | gold_ROU = 0 | silver_ROU = 0 | bronze_ROU = 1 }}

===Events=== {| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}} |- | Men's team sabre<br>{{DetailsLink|Men's team sabre at the 2016 World Fencing Championships}} |{{RUS}}<br>Dmitriy Danilenko<br>Kamil Ibragimov<br>Nikolay Kovalev<br>Aleksey Yakimenko |{{HUN}}<br>Tamás Decsi<br>Nikolász Iliász<br>András Szatmári<br>Áron Szilágyi |{{ROU}}<br>Alin Badea<br>Ciprian Gălățanu<br>Tiberiu Dolniceanu<br>Iulian Teodosiu |- | Women's team foil<br>{{DetailsLink|Women's team foil at the 2016 World Fencing Championships}} |{{RUS}}<br>Inna Deriglazova<br>Larisa Korobeynikova<br>Aida Shanayeva<br>Adelina Zagidullina |{{ITA}}<br>Martina Batini<br>Elisa Di Francisca<br>Arianna Errigo<br>Valentina Vezzali |{{FRA}}<br>Gaëlle Gebet<br>Astrid Guyart<br>Pauline Ranvier<br>Ysaora Thibus |}

==References== {{reflist}}

{{World Fencing Championships}} {{World championships in 2016}}

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