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.
Articles By This Author
Men’s Sabre Prelims – Recap
The men’s sabre medal rounds have an Eastern European flavor but no dominant country as fencers from Russia, Hungary, Italy, and Romania advance to compete
Looking ahead to Men’s Sabre
Prevailing wisdom in the men’s saber event seems to be “Bet on Limbach”. He is the top ranked fencer in the world and has won
Elisa Di Francisca wins Gold – Italy Sweeps Women’s Foil Medals
Italy completes the sweep of the women’s individual foil medals in the 2012 Olympic Games.
Rapid Reaction: Valentina Wins Bronze
It was the most exciting bout fenced tonight. A replay of the gold medal match from 2008 brought Valentina Vezzali (ITA) against Hyun Hee Nam
Women’s Foil Prelims: Italian Dominance and Japan’s Emergence
Italy asserted it’s dominance today in the women’s foil preliminary rounds as Vezzali, Errigo, and DiFrancisca all advanced to the top 4. The final four