Commonwealth Fencing Championships Explained

The Commonwealth Fencing Championships is a fencing event held in the Commonwealth of Nations. Following the removal of fencing as a core sport within the main Commonwealth Games, the first Commonwealth Fencing Championships were held in 1974 and they have been held in the same cycle as the Commonwealth Games ever since. The Championships are managed by Commonwealth Fencing Federation.

Hosts

1974: Ottawa 1978: Glasgow 1982: Barnstaple 1986: Cardiff 1990: Manchester 1994: Whistler 1998: Shah Alam 2002: Newcastle 2006: Belfast 2010: Melbourne 2014 Largs 2018: Canberra 2022: London 2026: TBA

Commonwealth Champions

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Foil

Year	Location	Men's Individual	Women's Individual	Men's Team	Women's Team
2018[2]	Canberra	Ben Peggs	Chloe Dickson
2014[3]	Largs	Jamie Fitzgerald	Wenying Wang
2010[4]	Melbourne	Frank Bartolillo	P Yuan
2006	Belfast	J. McGuire	M. Kwan
2002	Newcastle	Frank Bartolillo	Eloise Smith
1998	Shah Alam	D. McKenzie	Eloise Smith

Sabre

Year	Location	Men's Individual	Women's Individual	Men's Team	Women's Team
2018	Canberra	William Deary	Bhavani Devi
2014	Largs	Alex Crutchett	Katherine Kempe
2010	Melbourne	Alex Crutchett	Joanna Hutchison

Epee

Year	Location	Men's Individual	Women's Individual	Men's Team	Women's Team
2018	Canberra	Tommy C. Jones	Leonora Mackinnon
2014	Largs	Dudley Tredger
2010	Melbourne	Marc Burkhalter	Evelyn Halls

External links

• Commonwealth Fencing Federation
• Commonwealth Fencing Championships 2014
• Commonwealth Fencing Championships 2010

Notes and References

1. http://www.commonwealthfencing.org/events/open_commonwealth_champions.pdf
2. Web site: ENGLAND TOP SENIOR'S MEDAL TABLE AS AUSTRALIA TOP VETERAN'S TABLE . British Fencing . 20 November 2018 . 1 August 2022 .
3. Web site: Commonwealth Fencing C'ships: Singapore top medal tally . Red Sports . 17 November 2014 . 1 August 2022 .
4. Web site: Melbourne 2010 Results . Commonwealth Fencing . 1 August 2022 .