Craig Harkins
Craig has been fencing since he saw Peter Westbrook win a bronze medal at the 1984 Olympics. Craig has covered the sport of fencing since 1995 via articles and newsletters on Fencing.Net. He has most recently re-entered competitive fencing in the Vet40 age category.
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Kliebrink Injured after Attack in Shanghai
- By Craig Harkins
- . June 7, 2016
German foilist and Olympic Gold Medalist Benjamin Kleibrink was rushed to a hospital in Shanghai, China following an assault at a restaurant. According to the
Michelle Obama gets fencing lesson from Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad
- By Craig Harkins
- . April 28, 2016
Michelle Obama got a fencing lesson from Team USA Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad at the 100 Days to Rio event held in Times Square, NYC. Now

How to Earn a Rating at a Fencing Tournament
- By Craig Harkins
- . April 9, 2016
I recently answered a question about earning a rating over on Quora. Here’s some of the response that I gave: Instead of focusing on your

Assessing the US Fencing Site Redesign – Initial Reaction
- By Craig Harkins
- . April 1, 2016
Note: A few days after the initial launch of the USA Fencing site many of the errors highlighted in this article have been corrected. US

Predict the 2016 NCAA Fencing Championships
- By Craig Harkins
- . March 21, 2016
Now that the entries for the 2016 NCAA Fencing Championships have been announced, it’s time to get your fantasy fencing picks in. 14 Meters has