The Fencing competition in the 1981 Summer Universiade were held in Bucharest, Romania.
Medal overview
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Foil |  Vladimir Smirnov (URS)
|
 Petru Kuki (ROM)
|
 Federico Cervi (ITA)
|
| Team Foil | Italy (ITA)
|
Soviet Union (URS)
|
 Cuba (CUB)
|
| Individual Épée |  Björne Väggö (SWE)
|
 Olivier Lenglet (FRA)
|
 Ernő Kolczonay (HUN)
|
| Team Épée | Romania (ROM)
|
 Switzerland (SUI)
|
France (FRA)
|
| Individual Sabre | Giovanni Scalzo (ITA)
|
Andrey Alshan (URS)
|
 Vasil Etropolski (BUL)
|
| Team Sabre | Italy (ITA)
|
Soviet Union (URS)
|
Romania (ROM)
|
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Foil | Ana Dimitrenko (URS)
|
Aurora Dan (ROM)
|
Flora Chaldaeyeva (URS)
|
| Team Foil | Romania (ROM)
|
Soviet Union (URS)
|
Hungary (HUN)
|
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy (ITA) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 |  Romania (ROM) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
References
| Events at the 1981 Summer Universiade (Bucharest) | ||
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| Fencing at the Summer World University Games | ||
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