Veterans Fencing World Championships
As proof that fencing truly is a life-long sport, the 2010 Veterans Fencing World Championships kicks off today in Croatia. The event brings together fencers from around the world to compete in three age categories: 50-59, 60-69, and 70+. Fencers compete in the 6 weapons classifications of men’s and women’s epee, foil, and sabre. The United States enters with one of the largest teams of the event, with 69 athletes competing. Great Britain is the only country with more as their cadre is 71 athletes. Overall the events range from a low of 10 competitors in the 70+ women’s sabre to 68 in the 50-59 men’s epee. (from the reference sheet on # of entries)
US Team Roster
(via US Fencing) The US sends defending world champion Walter Dragonetti along with 2009 silver medalists Ellen O’Leary, Anne-Marie Walters and Delia Turner along with bronze winners Atilio Tass and Ray Sexton. In 2009 US fencers took home 10 medals. VETERAN MEN’S EPEE ‐ 50‐59 Gelnaw, William Ridge, John Dragonetti, Walter Richards, Dick VETERAN MEN’S EPEE ‐ 60‐69 Tyson, Julian King, Richard Messing, Arnold Spahn, Jeffrey VETERAN MEN’S EPEE ‐ 70+ Adams, James H Campe, Kazimieras Kocsy, Alexander Miernik, Marcel VETERAN WOMEN’S EPEE ‐ 50‐59 Bosco, Marianne Verhave, Michelle Leighton, Louise Lacarra, Rosanna M VETERAN WOMEN’S EPEE ‐ 60‐69 Runyon, Cynthia Aher, Bonnie Bedrosian, Patricia Kallus, Diane VETERAN MEN’S FOIL ‐ 50‐59 Kaihatsu, Edward J Lutton, Thomas Bennett, Philippe Jones, Sam J VETERAN MEN’S FOIL ‐ 60‐69 Patterson, Jan Sexton III, Ray King, Ronald F Harper, Brian VETERAN MEN’S FOIL ‐ 70+ Adams, James H Chang, Fritz Miernik, Marcel Sady, Edward L VETERAN WOMEN’S FOIL ‐ 50‐59 Starks‐Faulkner, Jennette Walters, Anne‐Marie Kenessey‐Gasparin, Katalin Verhave, Michelle VETERAN WOMEN’S FOIL ‐ 60‐69 Lutton, Patricia Rosenfeld, Madelon Bedrosian, Patricia O’Leary, Ellen VETERAN WOMEN’S FOIL ‐ 70+ Evans, Judith F Jackson, Una VETERAN MEN’S SABRE - 50‐59 Runyan, Joshua Anthony Jr, Donald Tass, Atilio Gutman, Garik VETERAN MEN’S SABRE ‐ 60‐69 Yung, Wang Sexton III, Ray Baker, Keith L Apostol, Paul VETERAN MEN’S SABRE ‐ 70+ Adams, James H Abrams, Irwin B Hall, William N Kosow, David P VETERAN WOMEN’S SABRE ‐ 50‐59 Eyre, Jane Turner, Delia Bender, Jeannine Runyan, Heidi VETERAN WOMEN’S SABRE ‐ 60‐69 Nicolau, D.D. (Doty) O’Leary, Ellen Aher, Bonnie Lawrence, Sarah VETERAN WOMEN’S SABRE ‐ 70+ Felty, Louisa Anderson, Anita Jackson, Una COACHES Dolgikh, Iryna Sopromadze, Lasha HEAD OF DELEGATION Rinaldo Campana TEAM CAPTAINS BIEBEL, Joe OFFERLE, Jude REFEREES from the United States to the Championships: Bill Becker Mary Mahon Competition starts on September 29th with 50-59 women’s foil and concludes on October 3rd with the 70+ men’s foil.
| 29-Sep | 50-59 Women’s Foil 60-69 Women’s Epee 70+ Men’s Sabre |
| 30-Sep | 60-69 Women’s Foil 50-59 Men’s Sabre 70+ Women’s Epee 60-69 Men’s Foil |
| 1-Oct | 50-59 Men’s Epee 70+ Women’s Saber 50-59 Women’s Epee 60-69 Women’s Saber |
| 2-Oct | 60-69 Men’s Epee 70+ Women’s Foil 70+ Men’s Epee 60-69 Men’s Sabre |
| 3-Oct | 50-59 Men’s Foil 50-59 Women’s Sabre 70+ Men’s Foil |
Tournament Format Fencers will be sorted into Pools of 6 or 7 fencers, bouts of 5 hits of 3 minutes. After the pools, direct elimination in 10 hits, 2 rounds of 3 minutes, with one minute pause between each round. Sabre: 1 minute pause after 5 hits. If there are fewer than 10 fencers in a category : Single pool. Tournament results will be reported in the Fencing.Net forum thread and via the Official Results page.