1949 World Fencing Championships
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The 1949 World Fencing Championships
were held in Cairo
, Egypt
.
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 Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
, Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
.
Medal table
| 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |