Fencing at the Commonwealth Games

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Fencing was part of the program at the Commonwealth Games from 1950 to 1970.

history

For men, individual and team competitions were held with the foil , the rapier and the saber from 1950 . For women, an individual competition with the foil was also held from 1950, and a team competition with the foil took place in 1966 and 1970. Six nations managed to win medals: by far the most successful nation in this period was England , whose athletes won 38 of the 44 gold medals awarded. There were also 16 silver and 11 bronze medals. Australia won three gold medals , followed by Scotland with two gold medals and Canada and New Zealand with one gold medal each. Wales was the only nation in the medal table to win neither gold nor silver medals, but four bronze medals.

Men's

Foil, single

year place gold silver bronze
1950 New ZealandNew Zealand Auckland EnglandEngland René Paul AustraliaAustralia John Fethers Canada 1921Canada George Pouliot
1954 CanadaCanada Vancouver EnglandEngland René Paul AustraliaAustralia John Fethers EnglandEngland Allan Jay
1958 Wales 1953Wales Cardiff EnglandEngland Raymond Paul AustraliaAustralia Ivan Lund EnglandEngland René Paul
1962 AustraliaAustralia Perth ScotlandScotland Alexander Leckie EnglandEngland Allan Jay EnglandEngland Ralph Cooperman
1966 JamaicaJamaica Kingston EnglandEngland Allan Jay EnglandEngland Bill Hoskyns EnglandEngland Graham Paul
1970 ScotlandScotland Edinburgh EnglandEngland Mike Breckin EnglandEngland Barry Paul EnglandEngland Graham Paul

Foil, team

year place gold silver bronze
1950 New ZealandNew Zealand Auckland EnglandEngland England
Arthur Pilbrow
Robert Anderson
René Paul
New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
Austen Gittos
Gordon Dearing
Murray Gittos
Malcolm Millar
Canada 1921Canada Canada
George Pouliot
Robert Desjarlais
Edward Brooke
1954 CanadaCanada Vancouver EnglandEngland England
Allan Jay
Ralph Cooperman
René Paul
AustraliaAustralia Australia
Ivan Lund
John Fether's
Roddrick Steel
Canada 1921Canada Canada
Carl Schwende
J.A. Howard
Roland Asselin
1958 Wales 1953Wales Cardiff EnglandEngland England
Harold Cooke
Raymond Paul
René Paul
AustraliaAustralia Australia
Brian McCowage
Gerald Sichel
Ivan Lund
Wales 1953Wales Wales
John McCombe
John Evans
Roger Maunder
1962 AustraliaAustralia Perth EnglandEngland England
Allan Jay
Ralph Cooperman
René Paul
AustraliaAustralia Australia
Brian McCowage
David McKenzie
Ivan Lund
Canada 1957Canada Canada
Benedek Simo
Carl Schwende
John Andru
1966 JamaicaJamaica Kingston EnglandEngland England
Allan Jay
Graham Paul
Bill Hoskyns
AustraliaAustralia Australia
Barry Wasley
Brian McCowage
John Humphrey's
Russell Hobby
ScotlandScotland Scotland
George Sandor
Joseph Rorke
Robert Wilson
1970 ScotlandScotland Edinburgh EnglandEngland England
Barry Paul
Graham Paul
Mike Breckin
AustraliaAustralia Australia
Ernest Simon
Gregory Benko
Bill Ronald
CanadaCanada Canada
Gerald Wiedel
Konrad Widmaier
Magdy Conyd

Rapier, single

year place gold silver bronze
1950 New ZealandNew Zealand Auckland EnglandEngland Charles de Beaumont EnglandEngland Robert Anderson AustraliaAustralia Ivan Lund
1954 CanadaCanada Vancouver AustraliaAustralia Ivan Lund EnglandEngland René Paul Canada 1921Canada Carl Schwende
1958 Wales 1953Wales Cardiff EnglandEngland Bill Hoskyns EnglandEngland Michael Howard EnglandEngland Allan Jay
1962 AustraliaAustralia Perth AustraliaAustralia Ivan Lund EnglandEngland John Pelling EnglandEngland Peter Jacobs
1966 JamaicaJamaica Kingston EnglandEngland Bill Hoskyns EnglandEngland John Pelling WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Robert Reynolds
1970 ScotlandScotland Edinburgh EnglandEngland Bill Hoskyns CanadaCanada Lester Wong EnglandEngland Peter Jacobs

Sword, team

year place gold silver bronze
1950 New ZealandNew Zealand Auckland AustraliaAustralia Australia
Allan Jay
Ivan Lund
Charles Stanmore
EnglandEngland England
René Paul
Charles de Beaumont
Robert Anderson
Canada 1921Canada Canada
George Pouliot
Robert Desjarlais
Edward Brooke
1954 CanadaCanada Vancouver EnglandEngland England
Allan Jay
Charles de Beaumont
René Paul
Canada 1921Canada Canada
Carl Schwende
Edward Brooke
Roland Asselin
AustraliaAustralia Australia
Ivan Lund
John Fethers
Laurence Smith
1958 Wales 1953Wales Cardiff EnglandEngland England
Allan Jay
Bill Hoskyns
Michael Howard
Canada 1957Canada Canada
Carl Schwende
John Andru
Roland Asselin
AustraliaAustralia Australia
David Doyle
Ivan Lund
John Simpson
1962 AustraliaAustralia Perth EnglandEngland England
John Pelling
Michael Howard
Peter Jacobs
AustraliaAustralia Australia
Ivan Lund
John Humphreys
Mike Diamond
Canada 1957Canada Canada
Carl Schwende
Peter Bakonyi
Robert Foxcroft
1966 JamaicaJamaica Kingston EnglandEngland England
Bill Hoskyns
John Pelling
Peter Jacobs
CanadaCanada Canada
John Andru
Konrad Widmaier
Peter Bakonyi
AustraliaAustralia Australia
Barry Wasley
John Humphrey's
Peter Hardiman
Russell Hobby
1970 ScotlandScotland Edinburgh EnglandEngland England
Bill Hoskyns
Peter Jacobs
Ralph Johnson
ScotlandScotland Scotland
George Sandor I.A.
Hunter
P.D. Russell
CanadaCanada Canada
Konrad Widmaier
Lester Wong
Peter Bakonyi

Saber, single

year place gold silver bronze
1950 New ZealandNew Zealand Auckland EnglandEngland Arthur Pilbrow EnglandEngland Robert Anderson Canada 1921Canada George Pouliot
1954 CanadaCanada Vancouver EnglandEngland Michael Amberg EnglandEngland Ralph Cooperman AustraliaAustralia John Fethers
1958 Wales 1953Wales Cardiff EnglandEngland Bill Hoskyns EnglandEngland Ralph Cooperman EnglandEngland Michael Amberg
1962 AustraliaAustralia Perth EnglandEngland Ralph Cooperman Canada 1957Canada Benedek Simo Canada 1957Canada John Andru
1966 JamaicaJamaica Kingston EnglandEngland Ralph Cooperman ScotlandScotland Alexander Leckie AustraliaAustralia Gabor Arato
1970 ScotlandScotland Edinburgh ScotlandScotland Alexander Leckie EnglandEngland Rodney Craig EnglandEngland Richard Cohen

Saber, crew

year place gold silver bronze
1950 New ZealandNew Zealand Auckland EnglandEngland England
Charles de Beaumont
Arthur Pilbrow
Robert Anderson
Canada 1921Canada Canada
George Pouliot
Robert Desjarlais
Edward Brooke
AustraliaAustralia Australia
Norman Booth
Leslie Chillug
Edwin Dean
Jock Gibson
1954 CanadaCanada Vancouver Canada 1921Canada Canada
Carl Schwende
Leslie Krasa
Roland Asselin
EnglandEngland England
Ralph Cooperman
Michael Amberg
William Beatley
AustraliaAustralia Australia
Ivan Lund
John Fethers
Laurence Smith
Roddrick Steel
1958 Wales 1953Wales Cardiff EnglandEngland England
Ralph Cooperman
Eugen Verebes
Bill Hoskyns
Michael Amberg
AustraliaAustralia Australia
Alexander Martonffy
Gerald Sichel
Ivan Lund
Wales 1953Wales Wales
John Preston
M. Kerslake
Roger Maunder
T. R. Lucas
1962 AustraliaAustralia Perth EnglandEngland England
Ralph Cooperman
George Birks
Michael Amberg
Canada 1957Canada Canada
Benedek Simo
Carl Schwende
John Andru
Robert Foxcroft
New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
Brian Pickworth
Michael Henderson
Bob Binning
1966 JamaicaJamaica Kingston EnglandEngland England
Ralph Cooperman
Richard Oldcorn
William Rayden
AustraliaAustralia Australia
Brian McCowage
Gabor Arato
Laszlo Tornallyay
CanadaCanada Canada
John Andru
Leslie Samek
Robert Foxcroft
1970 ScotlandScotland Edinburgh EnglandEngland England
David Acfield
Rodney Craig
Richard Cohen
ScotlandScotland Scotland
AH Mitchell
Alexander Leckie
Gordon Wiles
AustraliaAustralia Australia
Gabor Arato
Gregory Benko
Laszlo Tornallyay

Ladies

Foil, single

year place gold silver bronze
1950 New ZealandNew Zealand Auckland EnglandEngland Mary Glen-Haig New ZealandNew Zealand Patricia Woodroffe AustraliaAustralia Catherine Pym
1954 CanadaCanada Vancouver EnglandEngland Mary Glen-Haig EnglandEngland Gillian Sheen Wales 1953Wales Aileen Harding
1958 Wales 1953Wales Cardiff EnglandEngland Gillian Sheen AustraliaAustralia Barbara McCreath EnglandEngland Mary Glen-Haig
1962 AustraliaAustralia Perth New ZealandNew Zealand Melody Coleman AustraliaAustralia Johanna Winter AustraliaAustralia Janet Hopner
1966 JamaicaJamaica Kingston EnglandEngland Janet Wardell-Yerburgh EnglandEngland Shirley Parker New ZealandNew Zealand Gaye McDermit
1970 ScotlandScotland Edinburgh EnglandEngland Janet Wardell-Yerburgh AustraliaAustralia Marion Exelby ScotlandScotland Susan Youngs

Foil, team

year place gold silver bronze
1966 JamaicaJamaica Kingston EnglandEngland England
Janet Wardell-Yerburgh
Joyce Pearce
Shirley Parker
AustraliaAustralia Australia
Jeanette Beauchamp
Melody Coleman
Walburga Winter
New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
Joyce Fenton
Gaye McDerm with
Pam French
1970 ScotlandScotland Edinburgh EnglandEngland England
Clare Henley
Janet Wardell-Yerburgh
Sue Green
ScotlandScotland Scotland
BH Williams
Judith Bain
Susan Youngs
CanadaCanada Canada
Fleurette Campeau
Kay Aoyama
Pacita Weidel

Medal table

space country gold silver bronze total
1 EnglandEngland England 38 16 11 65
2 AustraliaAustralia Australia 03 15th 11 29
3 ScotlandScotland Scotland 02 04th 02 08th
4th CanadaCanada Canada 01 07th 13 21st
5 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 01 02 03 06th
6th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales - - 04th 04th

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