European Fencing Championships 2017

The 30th European Fencing Championships took place from June 12th to June 17th in Tbilisi , Georgia . The competitions were held in the Tbilisi Gymnastic Arena .

competition

The program included competitions in the disciplines épée, foil and saber. They are divided into individual and team as well as women and men. Therefore 12 gold and 12 silver medals were awarded. Third place is not fought out in the individual, but in the team. Therefore, due to the shared third places in the individual, there are 18 bronze medals.

Men's

Epee single

97 fencers from 30 nations took part in the epee singles. The winner was the French Yannick Borel ahead of Paolo Pizzo (Italy) and third-placed Nikolai Novosjolov (Estonia) and Sergei Chodos (Russia)

space	athlete	country
1	Yannick Borel	FRA
2	Paolo Pizzo	ITA
3	Nikolai Novosjolov	EST
	Sergei Chodos	RUS
5	Daniel Jérent	FRA
6th	Pavel Sukhov	RUS
7th	Jiří Beran	CZE
8th	Michele Niggeler	SUI

Defending champion 2016: Yannick Borel France 

Tournament schedule

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

Sergei Chodos

15th

Jiří Beran

9

Sergei Chodos

10

Paolo Pizzo

15th

Paolo Pizzo

13

Pavel Sukhov

9

Paolo Pizzo

10

Yannick Borel

15th

Daniel Jérent

14th

Nikolai Novosjolov

15th

Nikolai Novosjolov

10

Yannick Borel

15th

Yannick Borel

15th

Michele Iggeler

9

Epee team

A total of 18 teams took part in the men's epee team competition. Russia won ahead of Ukraine and the Czech Republic.

space	country	athlete
1	Russia	Vadim Anochin Nikita Glaskow Sergei Chodos Pawel Suchow
2	Ukraine	Anatolij Herej Maksym Chworost Bohdan Nikischyn Volodymyr Stankevich
3	Czech Republic	Jiří Beran Pavel Pitra Richard Pikorny Martin Rubeš
4th	Germany	Lukas Bellmann Fabian Herzberg Richard Schmidt Raphael Steinberger
5	Hungary	Zsombor Bányai András Rédli Gergely Siklósi Péter Somfai
6th	France	Yannick Borel Ronan Gustin Daniel Jérent Jean-Michel Lucenay
7th	Italy	Marco Fichera Enrico Garozzo Paolo Pizzo Andrea Santarelli
8th	Switzerland	Max Heinzer Georg Kuhn Michele Niggeler Benjamin Steffen

Defending champion 2016 = France 

Tournament schedule

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

France

Germany

Germany

30th

Russia

41

Switzerland

34

Russia

45

Russia

33

Ukraine

32

Ukraine

45

Hungary

39

Ukraine

18th

Battle for bronze

Czech Republic

14th

Czech Republic

37

Germany

22nd

Italy

32

Czech Republic

23

Saber single

59 fencers from 19 nations took part in the saber singles. The winner was the German Max Hartung ahead of Áron Szilágyi (Hungary) and the third-placed Luca Curatolli (Italy) and Sandro Basadse (Georgia)

space	athlete	country
1	Max Hartung	GER
2	Áron Szilágyi	HUN
3	Luca Curatoli	ITA
	Sandro Basadze	GEO
5	Tamás Decsi	HUN
6th	Benedikt Wagner	GER
7th	Csanád Gémesi	HUN
8th	Andrij Jahodka	UKR

Defending champion 2016: Benedikt Wagner Germany 

Tournament schedule

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

Andrij Jahodka

10

Luca Curatoli

15th

Luca Curatoli

10

Áron Szilágyi

15th

Áron Szilágyi

15th

Benedikt Wagner

8th

Áron Szilágyi

7th

Max Hartung

15th

Csanád Gémesi

7th

Sandro Basadze

15th

Sandro Basadze

11

Max Hartung

15th

Max Hartung

15th

Tamás Decsi

4th

Saber crew

14 teams took part in the men's saber team competition.

space	country	athlete
1	Russia	Vladislav Posdnyakov Kamil Ibragimow Dmitri Danilenko Alexei Jakimenko
2	Italy	Luigi Samele Aldo Montano Luca Curatoli Enrico Berrè
3	Hungary	Áron Szilágyi András Szatmári Csanád Gémesi Tamás Decsi
4th	Germany	Benedikt Wagner Matyas Szabo Björn Huebner Max Hartung
5	Ukraine	Andrij Jahodka Oleksiy Statsenko Dmytro Pundyk Bogdan Platonov
6th	Romania	Iulian Teodosiu George Iancu Tiberiu Dolniceanu Alin Badea
7th	France	Tom Seitz Charles Colleau Boladé Apithy Vincent Anstett
8th	Georgia	Saba Sulamanidse Nika Schengelia Sandro Basadse Beka Basadze

Defending champion 2016: Russia 

Tournament schedule

	Quarter finals					Semifinals					final
		Italy	45
		Georgia	37
							Italy	45
							Germany	39
		Germany	45
		Romania	39
												Italy	41
												Russia	45
		Hungary	45
		France	41
							Hungary	39
											Battle for bronze
							Russia	45
		Ukraine	29									Germany	29
		Russia	45									Hungary	45

Foil single

77 fencers from 27 nations took part in the individual foil competition. The Italian Daniele Garozzo won ahead of Timur Safin (Russia) and the two third-placed Giorgio Avola (Italy) and Jérémy Cadot (FRA).

space	athlete	country
1	Daniele Garozzo	ITA
2	Timur Safin	RUS
3	Giorgio Avola	ITA
	Jérémy Cadot	FRA
5	Peter Joppich	GER
6th	James-Andrew Davis	GBR
7th	Alexander Choupenitch	CZE
8th	Richard Kruse	GBR

Defending champion 2016: Timur Safin Russia 

Tournament schedule

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

Richard Kruse

11

Giorgio Avola

15th

Giorgio Avola

9

Daniele Garozzo

15th

James-Andrew Davis

12

Daniele Garozzo

15th

Daniele Garozzo

15th

Timur Safin

12

Timur Safin

15th

Alexander Choupenitch

14th

Timur Safin

15th

Jérémy Cadot

7th

Jérémy Cadot

15th

Peter Joppich

2

Foil team

15 teams took part in the team competition in foil. France won ahead of Russia and Italy.

space	country	athlete
1	France	Erwann Le Péchoux Jérémy Cadot Julien Mertine Enzo Lefort
2	Russia	Dmitri Scherebtschenko Alexei Cheremissinov Timur Safin Timur Arslanov
3	Italy	Lorenzo Nista Daniele Garozzo Giorgio Avola Alessio Foconi
4th	Germany	Benjamin Kleibrink Peter Joppich André Sanità Alexander Kahl
5	Poland	Michał Siess Leszek Rajski Piotr Janda Andrzej Rządkowski
6th	Ukraine	Klod Yunes Andrij Pogrebnjak Rostyslaw Herzyk Dmytro Tschutschukalo
7th	United Kingdom	Kamal Minott Marcus Mepstead Richard Kruse James-Andrew Davis
8th	Turkey	Martino Minuto Engin Batuhan Menkuer Muhemmed Ege Cosgun Tevfik Burak Babaoglu

Defending champion 2016: Russia 

Tournament schedule

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

France

45

Poland

30th

France

45

Germany

26th

Germany

45

United Kingdom

39

France

45

Russia

43

Italy

45

Ukraine

39

Italy

40

Battle for bronze

Russia

45

Turkey

13

Germany

40

Russia

45

Italy

45

Women

Epee single

75 female fencers from 26 nations took part in the epee singles. The winner was the Russian Wioletta Kolobowa ahead of Alexandra Ndolo (Germany) and the third-placed Julia Beljajeva (Estonia) and Emese Szász (Russia)

space	athlete	country
1	Wioletta Kolobova	RUS
2	Alexandra Ndolo	GER
3	Julia Beljajeva	EST
	Emese Szász	HUN
5	Ewa Nelip	POLE
6th	Olena Krywyzka	UKR
7th	Lis Fautsch	LUX
8th	Ana London	ISR

Defending champion 2016: Simona Gherman Romania 

Tournament schedule

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

Julia Beljajeva

15th

Ana London

8th

Julia Beljajeva

12

Alexandra Ndolo

15th

Alexandra Ndolo

15th

Ewa Nelip

11

Alexandra Ndolo

10

Wioletta Kolobova

15th

Emese Szász

15th

Olena Krywyzka

12

Emese Szász

13

Wioletta Kolobova

15th

Lis Fautsch

7th

Wioletta Kolobova

15th

Epee team

A total of 15 teams took part in the women's epee team competition. France won ahead of Russia and Romania.

space	country	athlete
1	France	Melissa Goram Auriane Mallo Lauren Rembi Coraline Vitalis
2	Russia	Tatiana Gudkowa Wioletta Kolobowa Daria Martynyuk Jana Swerewa
3	Romania	Adela Danciu Raluca Cristina Sbarcia Amalia Tataran Greta Veres
4th	Estonia	Julia Beljajeva Irina Embrich Erika Kirpu Kristina Kuusk
5	Poland	Renata Knapik-Miazga Ewa Nelip Magdalena Piekarska Barbara Rutz
6th	Germany	Beate Christmann Alexandra Ehler Alexandra Ndolo Monika Sozanska
7th	Ukraine	Dschoan Fejbi Beschura Olena Krywyzka Ksenija Panteljejewa Anfissa Potschkalowa
8th	Italy	Rosella Fiamingo Mara Navarria Gulia Rizzi Alberta Santuccio

Defending champion 2016: Estonia 

Tournament schedule

	Quarter finals					Semifinals					final
		Estonia	34
		Poland	26th
							Estonia	35
							France	45
		Italy	42
		France	45
												France	42
												Russia	41
		Ukraine	40
		Romania	44
							Romania	41
											Battle for bronze
							Russia	45
		Germany	33									Estonia	38
		Russia	43									Romania	45

Saber single

55 female fencers from 17 nations took part in the saber singles. The winner was the Georgian Teodora Kakhiani ahead of Rossella Gregorio (Italy) and the third placed Bianca Pascu (Romania) and Liza Pusztai (Hungary)

space	athlete	country
1	Teodora Kakhiani	GEO
2	Rossella Gregorio	ITA
3	Bianca Pascu	ROME
	Liza Pusztai	HUN
5	Anna Limbach	GER
6th	Loreta Gulotta	ITA
7th	Cecilia Berder	FRA
8th	Sofija Posdnyakova	RUS

Defending champion 2016: Sofja Velikaya Russia 

Tournament schedule

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

Liza Pusztai

15th

Anna Limbach

12

Liza Pusztai

12

Teodora Kakhiani

15th

Teodora Kakhiani

15th

Loreta Gulotta

13

Teodora Kakhiani

15th

Rossella Gregorio

8th

Sofija Posdnyakova

10

Rossella Gregorio

15th

Rossella Gregorio

15th

Bianca Pascu

10

Bianca Pascu

15th

Cecilia Berder

8th

Saber crew

In the women's saber team competition, 12 teams took part. Italy won ahead of Russia and France

space	country	athlete
1	Italy	Martina Criscio Rossella Gregorio Loreta Gulotta Irene Vecchi
2	Russia	Anna Bashta Anastasia Bazhenova Sofija Posdnyakova Jana Jegorjan
3	France	Sara Balzer Cécilia Berder Manon Brunet Charlotte Lembach
4th	Hungary	Renáta Katona Anna Márton Liza Pusztai Petra Záhonyi
5	Ukraine	Yuliia Bakastova Olha Charlan Olena Prokuda Olha Shownir
6th	Spain	Sandra Marcos Lucia Martin-Portugues Celia Perez Cuenca Laia Vila
7th	Poland	Katarzyna Kedziora Martyna Komisarczyk Malgorzata Kozavzuk Marta Puda
8th	Germany	Ann-Sophie Kindler Lea Krüger Judith Kusian Anna Limbach

Defending champion 2016: Russia 

Tournament schedule

	Quarter finals					Semifinals					final
		Russia	45
		Germany	41
							Russia	45
							Hungary	25th
		Hungary	45
		Ukraine	43
												Russia	44
												Italy	45
		France	45
		Poland	36
							France	39
											Battle for bronze
							Italy	45
		Spain	36									Hungary	36
		Italy	45									France	45

Foil single

43 female fencers from 20 nations took part in the individual foil competition. The Italian Arianna Errigo won ahead of Inna Deriglasowa (Russia) and the two third-placed Alice Volpi (Italy) and Ysaora Thibus (FRA).

space	athlete	country
1	Arianna Errigo	ITA
2	Inna Deriglasowa	RUS
3	Alice Volpi	ITA
	Ysaora Thibus	FRA
5	Fanny circle	HUN
6th	Leonie Ebert	GER
7th	Pauline Ranvier	FRA
8th	Martina Batini	ITA

Defending champion 2016: Arianna Errigo Italy 

Tournament schedule

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

Inna Deriglasowa

16

Martina Batini

13

Inna Deriglasowa

15th

Alice Volpi

9

Leonie Ebert

7th

Alice Volpi

15th

Inna Deriglasowa

14th

Arianna Errigo

15th

Fanny circle

9

Ysaora Thibus

15th

Ysaora Thibus

9

Arianna Errigo

15th

Pauline Ranvier

10

Arianna Errigo

15th

Foil team

15 teams took part in the team competition in foil. Italy won ahead of Russia and Germany.

space	country	athlete
1	Italy	Alice Volpi Martina Batini Camilla Mancini Arianna Errigo
2	Russia	Adelina Sagidullina Svetlana Tripapina Marta Martyanova Inna Deriglasowa
3	Germany	Anne Sauer Eva Hampel Carolin Golubytskyi Leonie Ebert
4th	Hungary	Fanny Kreiss Aida Mohamed Dóra Lupkovics Edina Knapek
5	France	Ysaora Thibus Astrid Guyart Anita Blaze Pauline Ranvier
6th	Poland	Marta Łyczbińska Hanna Łyczbińska Martyna Jelinska Julia Walczyk
7th	Sweden	Cristina Valero-Collantes Ester Schreiber Patricia Gilljam Harriet Rundquist

Defending champion 2016: Russia 

Tournament schedule

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

Italy

Italy

45

Germany

36

Poland

39

Germany

43

Italy

45

Russia

31

France

36

Hungary

37

Hungary

27

Battle for bronze

Russia

45

Sweden

18th

Germany

45

Russia

45

Hungary

18th

Medal table

space	country				total
1	Italy	4th	3	4th	11
2	Russia	3	6th	1	10
3	France	3	0	3	6th
4th	Germany	1	1	1	3
5	Georgia	1	0	1	2
6th	Hungary	0	1	3	4th
7th	Ukraine	0	1	0	1
8th	Estonia	0	0	2	2
8th	Romania	0	0	2	2
10	Czech Republic	0	0	1	1
total		12	12	18th	42

Web links

• Results
• official page

Individual evidence