2000 U.S. OLYMPIC FENCING TEAM
MEDIA INFORMATION
(January 2000)
United States Fencing Association
One Olympic Plaza
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phone: (719) 578-4511
fax: (719) 632-5737
web site: www.usfencing.org

Executive Director: Michael Massik
Director of Programs: Carla-Mae Richards
Media Contact: Bob Schaller, phone (719) 578-4511, e-mail: [email protected]

This document was compiled by the U.S. Fencing Association and is provided as 
a service to members of the media in their coverage of Olympic fencing. For 
general information about the sport of fencing or the U.S. Fencing 
Association, please request a USFA Fact Book from Bob Schaller at the USFA 
National Office.

Competition at the 2000 Olympic Games
September 16-24, 2000
Halls 4 & 5 of Sydney Exhibition Centre at Darling Harbour
Schedule
Saturday, Sept. 16: Men’s Epee (I)
Sunday, Sept. 17: Women’s Epee (I)
Monday, Sept. 18: Men’s Epee (T)
Tuesday, Sept. 19: Women’s Epee (T)
Wednesday, Sept. 20: Men’s Foil (I)
Thursday, Sept. 21: Men’s Saber (I), Women’s Foil (I)
Friday, Sept. 22: Men’s Foil (T)
Saturday, Sept. 23: Women’s Foil (T)
Sunday, Sept. 24: Men’s Saber (T)
I = individual, T - team

Fencing In The Olympics
    The Olympics of the modern era began in 1896 with fencing as one of the 
nine original sports (the others were athletics, cycling, gymnastics, 
shooting, swimming, tennis, weightlifting and yachting). Fencing is one of 
only four of those sports to have been conducted in every Olympic Games 
since. The other sports are athletics, gymnastics and swimming.
    The competition in Athens consisted of individual men’s foil and saber 
and the United States did not field a team. Although the U.S. sent a group to 
the 1904 Games in St. Louis, a formal contingent did not participate until 
the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm.
    Men’s foil and saber were contested in 1896, with men’s epee added in 
1900. Women’s foil was added to the program in 1924 and women’s epee 
premiered in 1996.
    Since the beginning, fencers have served in notable roles—as flag bearers 
and oath takers. They have also displayed longevity and versatility.

Carrying the Flag
    At the Opening Ceremonies of every Olympic Games since 1908, each 
country’s team is preceded into the stadium by that country’s flag. The flag 
bearer for the United States is usually chosen by his or her fellow athletes.
    Of the 18 athletes chosen to carry the U.S. flag at the 19 Summer Games 
ceremonies, fencers rank second, having carried the flag three times. Track & 
field (athletics) tops the list with 11 flag bearers.
    At the 1968 Olympic Games, Janice Lee York Romary, competing on her sixth 
Olympic Team, was selected to carry the U.S. flag, becoming the first woman 
ever for the U.S. and the second fencer. Norman C. Armitage was granted the 
same honor at both the 1952 and 1956 Olympic Games.
    More recently, in 1992, fencer Peter Westbrook just missed carrying the 
flag. He was later granted the honor to carry the U.S. flag in the closing 
ceremonies and then again in the opening ceremonies of the 1995 Pan American 
Games.

Taking the Oath
    Sixteen athletes have taken the Olympic Oath since this tradition began 
at the 1920 Summer Games. This is usually an athlete from the host country 
who takes the oath on behalf of all participating athletes.
    Eight track & Field competitors have taken the oath, followed by three 
gymnasts, two fencers, two weightlifters, one soccer player and one 
basketball player.
    Belgian fencer Victor Boin had the honor of being the first athlete ever 
to take the Olympic Oath at the 1920 Games. U.S. fencer George Calnan 
received this distinction at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

Improving With Age
    Fencing ranks just behind track & field in the number of athletes to have 
been on four or more U.S. teams. Of the 89 four-time-or-more Olympians, 25 
have been track & field athletes, 16 have been fencers, and seven have been 
equestrian athletes.
Of those 89, 16 have been on five or more teams (five track & field, five 
fencing, three equestrian, one shooting, one canoe/kayak, one 
speedskating/cycling). The 1996 U.S. Olympic Fencing Team included Westbrook 
on his sixth in saber and Michael Marx on his fifth. Marx competed in epee in 
1996 after making four teams in foil.

U.S. Olympic Medal Count
    The most recent U.S. medal at the Olympic Games was a bronze won by saber 
fencer Peter Westbrook in Los Angeles in 1984. Prior to that, Albert Axelrod 
won a bronze in men’s foil in 1960.
    The U.S. Olympic medal count stands at 18 (13 individual and five team).

INDIVIDUAL
Gold
Albertson Van Zo Post, Single Sticks, 1904
Silver
William Grebe, Men’s Saber, 1904
Joseph Levis, Men’s Foil, 1932
William O’Connor, Single Sticks, 1904
Charles Tatham, Men’s Epee, 1904
Albertson Van Zo Post, Men’s Foil, 1904
Bronze
Peter Westbrook, Men’s Saber, 1984
Albert Axelrod, Men’s Foil, 1960
George Calnan, Men’s Epee, 1928
William Grebe, Single Sticks, 1904
Charles Tatham, Men’s Foil, 1904
Albertson Van Zo Post, Men’s Epee, 1904
Albertson Van Zo Post, Men’s Saber, 1904
TEAM
Bronze
1948 Men’s Saber: Norman Armitage, Miguel deCapriles, Dean Cetrulo, James 
Flynn, Tibor Nyilas, George Worth
History/continued
U.S. Medals/bronze/continued from page 3
1932 Men’s Epee: George Calnan, Gustave Heiss, Frank Righeimer, Tracy, 
Jaeckel, Curtis Shears, Miguel deCapriles.
1932 Men’s Foil: George Calnan, Joseph Levis, Hugh Allessandroni, Dernell 
Every, Richard Steere, Frank Righeimer.
1920 Men’s Foil: Henry Breckinridge, Francis Honeycutt, Arthur Lyon, Harold 
Rayner, Robert Sears.
1904 Men’s Foil: Arthur Fox, Charles Tatham, Fitzhugh Townsend.
*   In 1904 American Albertson Van Zo Post was loaned to Cuba for the men’s 
foil team event, winning a gold medal. For the U.S. he won the individual 
gold in Single Sticks as well as bronze medals in men’s epee and saber, and a 
silver in men’s foil. His total of five Olympic medals is the most of all 
U.S. Olympic fencers.

QUALIFYING TO THE GAMES
    Until 1992, each fencing country was eligible to field a full fencing 
team in the Olympic Games. For the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, the 
International Olympic Committee (IOC) set limits on the total number of 
athletes and staff which could be accommodated at an Olympic Games (in 
consideration of the cost to the organizing committee). With the imposition 
of limits, some international sports federations needed to establish 
standards for athletes to participate in the Games.
    For the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, the International Fencing 
Federation (FIE) was limited to a maximum of 220 fencers. Accordingly, the 
FIE developed specific paths by which countries could qualify athletes to the 
Games. The United States, as host of the 1996 Atlanta Games, was given 
automatic qualification for five full teams of three athletes each.
    For the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney the ceiling has been set at 200 
fencers (approximately four less per weapon). Australia can enter five 
athletes in any combination of weapons with no more than three in any one 
weapon. Qualifying standards are imposed for all other countries. The FIE has 
determined three qualifying paths.

Path #1: ‘99 Worlds
    Any country whose team placed in the top eight at the 1999 World 
Championships earned the right to enter a team (composed of three fencers) in 
that weapon. The countries are not obligated to have the same athletes on the 
team at the Olympic Games. The United States qualified to send a women’s foil 
team with a seventh-place finish at Worlds by Ann Marsh, Erinn Smart, Felicia 
Zimmermann and Iris Zimmermann.
    The eight countries account for the first 24 athletes or a total of 120 
of the 200 maximum at the Olympic Games.

Path #2: World Cup Standings
    Individuals can qualify from countries who were not in the top eight at 
the World Championships based on the FIE World Cup standings on May 1, 2000 
in conjunction with quotas established for different regions of the world.
    The FIE has designated four geographic zones to ensure adequate 
representation at the Games: mainland Europe, the Americas comprised of North 
and South America, Asia/Oceanic, and Africa. Fencers are chosen from each of 
the different zones based on the World Cup standings with three selected from 
Europe, two from the Americas, two from Asia and one from Africa. This 
equates to eight per weapon — or another 40 fencers — bringing the total to 
160.

Path #3: Zonal
    Finally, fencers can qualify through their zonal qualifying competitions. 
Countries who do not have any fencers qualified in a weapon may enter one 
fencer in that weapon in the zonal qualifying competition. The number of 
fencers who can qualify from zonal competitions varies according to the zone: 
Europe can qualify two more in each weapon, the Americas two, Asia/Oceanic 
two and Africa one. This brings the total per weapon to approximately 39 with 
the total number of fencers now at 195. Australia is permitted five, bringing 
the total to 200.
    The zonal competition for the Americas is scheduled for May 27-28, 2000 
in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
    If, by chance, a zone is unable to fill its quota in a weapon in which it 
has qualified, Australia will be allowed to add another fencer to its group 
of five without regard to a specific weapon (maintaining three maximum per 
weapon).
    If a country has not qualifed a team in a weapon, it may still field a 
team if it has two fencers competing in that weapon’s individual event and at 
least one fencer in another weapon for a total of three.
    The maximum number of countries permitted in each team event is 12.
U.S. Team Selection
    The women’s foil team will be chosen by a calculation of point standings 
as follows:
Group 1 + Group 2
Group 1 (best two of four)
3 North American Cup Open competitions (Dec. 10-12 in Palm Springs, Calif., 
Jan. 14-17 in South Bend, Ind., and April 7-9, Cleveland, Ohio)
2000 Division I National Championships (July 7-9 in Austin, Texas)
Non-designated “A” international events between Sept. 1999 and the 2000 
Division I National Championships
European “B” compeitions between Sept. 1999 and the 2000 Division I National 
Championships
Group 2
Designated “A” World Cup tournaments between Sept. 1999 and the 2000 Division 
I National Championships
1999 World Championships

Designated Senior “A” World Cup tournaments are determined by each national 
weapon coach.
    For a fencer to qualify based on the World Cup standings, he or she would 
have to earn enough points (based on placement) at World Cup tournaments 
throughout the season to attain the highest possible ranking among fencers 
from the same zone.
    On May 1, 2000, the two highest-ranked fencers from the Americas (North 
and South) in each weapon will qualify.
    For example, fencers from the countries who finished at the top eight in 
men’s foil at the ‘99 Worlds—France, China, Poland,  Cuba,  Russia, Italy, 
Germany, Ukraine—would be “passed by.” After that, the highest three European 
fencers, two Americas fencers, two Asia/Oceanic fencers and one African zone 
fencer earn qualification.  
    For a list of the top eight countries at the ‘99 Worlds, see pages 6-7.
    For a U.S. fencer to qualify through the zonal competition, one athlete 
in each weapon that did not have a fencer who qualified through the World Cup 
standings will be selected on May 1, 2000, based on the U.S. point standings.
Group 1 + Group 2
Group 1 (best two of three)
3 North American Cup Open competitions (Dec. 10-12 in Palm Springs, Calif., 
Jan. 14-17 in South Bend, Ind., and April 7-9, Cleveland, Ohio)
Non-designated “A” international events between Sept. 1999 and the April 2000 
NAC
European “B” compeitions between Sept. 1999 and the April 2000 NAC
Group 2
Designated “A” World Cup tournaments between Sept. 1999 and the April 2000 NAC
1999 World Championships
Designated Senior “A” World Cup tournaments are determined by each national 
weapon coach.
    Based on these criteria, the U.S. expects to field a team of between four 
and ten fencers.

NOTABLE RESULTS
1999 Senior World Championships
November 2-8 • Seoul, Korea

INDIVIDUAL
Two bronze medals are awarded in each event.
Men’s Foil (112 entries)
1. Sergei Golubitsky, Ukraine
2. Matteo Zennaro, Italy
3. Wolfgang Wienand, Germany
3. Young Ho Kim, Korea
5. Oscar Garcia Perez, Cuba
6. Ralf Bissdorf, Germany
7. Rolando Tucker, Cuba
8. Adam Krzesinski, Poland
12. Cliff Bayer, New York, N.Y.
80. Peter Devine, New York, N.Y.
84. Zaddick Longenbach, New York, N.Y.
93. Dan Kellner, New York, N.Y.

Women’s Foil (83 entries)
1. Valentina Vezzali, Italy
2. Sabine Bau, Germany
3. Svetlana Bojko, Russia
3. Iris Zimmermann, Rochester, N.Y.
5. Aida Mohamed, Hungary
6. Monika Weber, Germany
7. Aihua Xiao, China
8. Francoise Darchicourt, France
31. Erinn Smart, Brooklyn, N.Y.
39. Ann Marsh, Rochester, N.Y.
55. Felicia Zimmermann, Rochester, N.Y.

Men’s Epee (132 entries)
1. Arnd Schmitt, Germany
2. Peter Vanky, Sweden
3. Kaido Kaaberma, Estonia
3. Pavel Kolobkov, Russia
5. Marc-Konstant Steifensand, Germany
6. Jean Francois Di Martino, France
7. Ivan Trevejo Perez, Cuba
8. Carlos Pedroso, Cuba
45. Jon Normile, New York, N.Y.
46. Justin Tausig, Forest Hills, N.Y.
52. Michael Marx, Pittsford, N.Y.
92. Rob Stull, Austin, Texas

Women’s Epee (104 entries)
1. Laura Flessel-Colovic, France
2. Diana Romagnoli, Switzerland
3. Ildiko Mincza, Hungary
3. Miraida Garcia-Soto, Cuba
5. Cristiana Cascioli, Italy
6. Sherraine Schalm, Canada
7. Tatiana Logounova, Russia
8. Hee-Jeong Kim, Korea
54. Stephanie Eim, Hendersonville, Tenn.
68. Arlene Stevens, Fairport, N.Y.
78. Elaine Cheris, Denver, Colo.
83. Nhi Lan Le, Atlanta, Ga.

Men’s Sabre (86 entries)
1. Damien Touya, France
2. Stanislaw Pozdniakov, Russia
3. Jean Philippe Daurelle, France
4. Luigi Tarantino, Italy
5. Tonhi Terenzi, Italy
6. Domonkos Ferjancsik, Hungary
7. Zsolt Nemcsik, Hungary
8. Alexei Frossine, Russia
24. Akhnaten Spencer-El, New York, N.Y.
50. Terrence Lasker, Kansas City, Mo.
58. Herby Raynaud, Brooklyn, N.Y.
73. Keeth Smart, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Women’s Sabre (59 entries)
1. Elena Jemaeva, Azerbejan
2. Ilaria Bianco, Italy
3. Eve Pouteil-Noble, France
3. Anna Ferraro, Italy
5. Alessia Tognolli, Italy
6. Daniela Colaiacomo, Italy
7. Elena Netchaeva, Russia
8. Natalia Makeeva, Russia
9. Christine Becker, Portland, Ore.
20. Kelly Williams, Overland Park, Kan.
24. Sue Bartholomew, Apple Valley, Minn.
34. Christine Latham, Kansas City, Mo.

TEAM
Men’s Foil (25 teams)
1. France
2. China
3. Poland
4. Cuba
5. Russia
6. Italy
7. Germany
8. Ukraine
11. USA

Women’s Foil (19 teams)
1. Germany
2. Poland
3. China
4. Russia
5. Italy
6. Hungary
7. USA
8. Ukraine

Men’s Epee (28 teams)
1. France
2. Germany
3. Cuba
4. Austria
5. Korea
6. Estonia
7. Belarus
8. Italy
15. USA

Women’s Epee (23 teams)
1. Hungary
2. China
3. Germany
4. Switzerland
5. Cuba
6. Russia
7. France
8. Norway
18. USA

Men’s Saber (20 teams)
1. France
2. Poland
3. Russia
4. Germany
5. Romania
6. Ukraine
7. Italy
8. Hungary
11. USA

Women’s Saber (14 teams)
1. Italy
2. France
3. Azerbaidjan
4. Russia
5. Germany
6. Great Britain
7. Hungary
8. Venezuela
11. USA

Cup of Nations
1. France
2. Italy
3. Germany
4. Russia
5. Hungary
6. Poland
7. Korea
8. Cuba
11. USA

1998 Senior World Championships
October 5-11 • La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Two bronze medals are awarded in each event.
Men’s Foil (127 entries)
1.GOLUBITSKY Sergei, Ukraine
2.GREGORI Elvis, Cuba
3.SANZO Salvatore, Italy
3.KIELPIKOWSKI Piotr, Poland

Women’s Foil (88 entries)
1. BAU Sabine, Germany
2.BOJKO Svetlana, Russia
3.TRILLINI Giovanna, Italy
3.VEZZALI Valentina, Italy

Men’s Epee (128 entries)
1.OBRY Hugues, France
2.VANKY Peter, Sweden
3.PEDROSO Carlos, Cuba
3.FEKETE Attila, Hungary

Women’s Epee (117 entries)
1.FLESSEL Laura, France
2.HOLZKAMP Denis, Germany
3.SZALAY Gyöngyi, Hungary
3.TOTH Hajnalka, Hungary

Men’s Saber (97 entries)
1.TARANTINO Luigi, Italy
2.CASERTA Raffaello, Italy
3.MEDINA Fernando, Spain
3.CHARIKOV Sergej, Russia

Women’s Saber (16 entries)
1. SAWORSKY Donna, Canada
2. WILLIAMS Kelly, USA
3. BOND-WILLIAMS Louise, Great Britain
4. BIANCO Ilaria, Italy

TEAM
Men’s Foil
1. Poland
2. France
3. Korea

Women’s Foil
1. Italy
2. Romania
3. Poland

Men’s Epee
1. Hungary
2. France
3. Russia
Women’s Epee
1. France
2. Cuba
3. Ukraine

Men’s Saber
1. Hungary
2. France
3. Poland

1997 World Championships
July 14-19 • Cape Town, South Africa

INDIVIDUAL
Men’s Foil
1. Sergei Golubitski, Russia
2. Young Ho Kim, Korea
3. Haibin Wang, China
3. Lionel Plumenail, France

Women’s Foil
1. Giovanna Trillini, Italy
2. Sabine Bau, Germany
3. Monika Weber, Germany
3. Diana Bianchedi, Italy

Men’s Epee
1. Erick Srecki, France
2. Pavel Kolobkov, Russia
3. Robert LeRoux, France
3. Robert Andrzejuk, Poland

Women’s Epee
1. Miraide Garcia-Sota, Cuba
2. Zuleidys Ortiz-Puente, Cuba
3. Taimi Chappe, Cuba
3. Gyongyi Szalay, Hungary

Men’s Saber
1. Stanislaw Pozdniakov, Russia
2. Luigi Tarantino, Italy
3. Rafal Sznajder, Poland
3. Damien Touya, France

TEAM
Men’s Foil
1. France
2. Cuba
3. Italy

Women’s Foil
1. Italy
2. Romania
3. Germany

Men’s Epee
1. Cuba
2. Germany
3. Italy

Women’s Epee
1. Hungary
2. Germany
3. France

Men’s Saber
1. France
2. Russia
3. Hungary

1996 Olympic Games
Atlanta, Ga. • July 20-26, 1996

INDIVIDUAL
Men’s Foil
1.Alessandro Puccini, Italy
2. Lionel Plumenail, France
3. Franck Boidin, France

Women’s Foil
1. Laura Badea, Romania
2. Valentina Vezzali, Italy
3. Giovanna Trillini, Italy
7. Ann Marsh, USA

Men’s Epee
1. Aleksandr Beketov, Russia
2. Ivan Trevejo Perez, Cuba
3. Geza Imre, Hungary

Women’s Epee
1. Laura Flessel, France
2. Valerie Barlois, France
3. Gyoengyi Szalay Horvathne, Hungary

Men’s Saber
1. Stanislav Pozdnyakov, Russia
2. Sergey Sharikov, Russia
3. Damien Touya, France

TEAM
Men’s Foil
1. Russia
2. Poland
3. Cuba

Women’s Foil
1. Italy
2. Romania
3. Germany

Men’s Epee
1. Italy
2. France
3. Hungary

Women’s Epee
1. Hungary
2. France
3. Germany

Men’s Saber
1. Russia
2. Hungary
3. France

HOPEFULS
Men’s Foil
Cliff Bayer (New York, N.Y./University of Pennsylvania): ’96 Olympian ... 
three-time U.S. National Champion ... first U.S. men’s foil fencer to win a 
gold medal at a World Cup event, Dec. ’95 as a junior and Aug. ’99 as a 
senior ... career total World Cup medals is four ... four-time Senior World 
Championships team member, including the ’98 team that finished fifth ... won 
a bronze medal at the ’97 World Under-20 Championships (it was the first-ever 
senior or junior world championships medal by an American men’s foil fencer) 
... will graduate from U. of Penn’s prestigious Wharton School of Business in 
2001.

Peter Devine (New York, N.Y.): ’96 Olympian ...two-time Senior World 
Championships team member ... graduated from Yale with a degree in physics 
... earned a $5,000 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.

Zaddick Longenbach (New York, N.Y.): ’92 Olympian ... six-time Senior World 
Championships team member, including the ’98 team that finished fifth ... 
three-time World University Games team member ... member of the silver-medal 
men’s foil team at the ’95 Pan American Games ... owns and operates 
Metropolis Fencing Club.

Jonathan Tiomkin (Hewlett, N.Y./St. John’s University): ’98 National Champion 
... ’99 World Under-20 Championships Team member ... will graduate from St. 
John’s in 2001.

Women’s Foil
Ann Marsh (Rochester, N.Y./University of Rochester School of Medicine): ’92 & 
’96 Olympian, finishing seventh in ‘96 ... has won three World Cup bronze 
medals ... key member of the team that garnered a number-one world ranking 
for the U.S. women’s foil team ... five-time Senior World Championships team 
member ... four-time World University Games team member ... will graduate 
from medical school in 2000.

Erinn Smart (Brooklyn, N.Y./Barnard College/Columbia University): ’98 
National Champion ... two-time World Championships team member ... has won 
silver and bronze medals at World Cup tournaments ... studying ?? at the 
Barnard College of Columbia University ... started fencing through and still 
represents the Peter Westbrook Foundation.

Julie Smith (Provo, Utah): member of the bronze-medal ‘99 Pan American Games 
team ... ’99 Division I-A National Champion.

Felicia Zimmermann (Rochester, N.Y./Stanford University): ’96 Olympian ... 
six-time Senior World Championships team member, including the ’99 team which 
finished seventh to qualify for the 2000 Olympic Games ... first American to 
earn the title of Junior World Cup Champion for finishing the 1994-95 season 
ranked first in the world ... bronze medalist at the ’92 World Under-17 
Championships ... first U.S. woman (and first U.S. foil fencer) to win a 
Junior World Cup gold medal in ‘93, now owning a total of five World Cup 
medals ... three-time U.S. National Champion ...key member of the team that 
garnered a number-one world ranking for the U.S. women’s foil team ... 
studying electrical engineering at Stanford.

Iris Zimmermann (Rochester, N.Y./Stanford University): ’99 Senior World 
Championships bronze medalist, the first-ever American medalist at this event 
... first-ever U.S. World Champion in ’95 at the World Under-17 Championships 
(she is believed to be the youngest ever, at 14) which she won again in ’97 
... earned the title of Junior World Cup champion in ’97 ... career total 
World Cup medals is seven ... youngest-ever U.S. National Champion in ’97 at 
age 16.

Men’s Epee
Tamir Bloom (New York, N.Y./Mount Sinai Medical School): ’96 Olympian ... 
three-time Senior World Championships team member ... individual and team 
silver medalist at the ’95 Pan American Games ... four-time World University 
Games team member ... ’98 & ’99 National Champion ... will graduate from 
medical school in 2000.

Jon Normile (New York, N.Y.): ’92 Olympian ... three-time National Champion 
... six-time Senior World Championships team member ... individual silver 
medalist, member of the bronze-medal team at the ’91 Pan American Games.

Chris O’Loughlin (New York, N.Y.): ’92 Olympian ... member of the 
bronze-medal team at the ’91 Pan American Games ... three-time World 
Championships team member ... four-time All-American at the University of 
Pennsylvania.

Justin Tausig (Forest Hills, N.Y.): three-time Senior World Championships 
team member ... ‘99 Pan American Games team member.

Women’s Epee
Jessica Burke (Upper Marlboro, Md./Penn State University): youngest-ever 
National Champion in ’97 at age 16 ... two-time Senior World Championships 
team member ... owns six Junior World Cup medals (two silver, four bronze) 
... member of the bronze-medal team at the ’98 World Under-20 Championships.

Elaine Cheris (Denver, Colo.): three-time Olympian (twice in foil, once in 
epee) ... ten-time Senior World Championships team member (seven in epee, 
three in foil) ... member of the gold-medal foil team at the ’87 Pan American 
Games and the gold-medal epee team in ’91.

Stephanie Eim (Hendersonville, Tenn./Penn State University): ’99 Senior World 
Championships team member ... ’99 World University Games team member ... 
bronze medalist at the ’99 Nationals.

Nhi Lan Le (Atlanta, Ga.): ’96 Olympian ... two-time Senior World 
Championships team member ... individual and team bronze medalist at the ‘99 
Pan American Games.

Arlene Stevens (Fairport, N.Y./St. John’s University): two-time Senior World 
Championships team member ... owns silver and gold Junior World Cup medals 
... ’98 & ’99 National Champion.

Men’s Saber
Terrence Lasker (Columbus, Ohio): three-time Senior World Championships team 
member ... studies under former Russian coach Vladimir Nazlymov ... 
youngest-ever men’s saber National Champion when he won in ’97 at age 19 ... 
bronze medalist at the ’94 World Under-17 Championships.

Ivan Lee (Brooklyn, N.Y.): bronze medalist at the ’98 World Under-17 
Championships ... started fencing through and still represents the Peter 
Westbrook Foundation.

Herby Raynaud (Brooklyn, N.Y.): ’99 Senior World Championships and World 
University Games teams ... member of the bronze-medal ’99 Pan American Games 
team ... also represents the Peter Westbrook Foundation.

Keeth Smart (Brooklyn, N.Y./St. John’s University): three-time Senior World 
Championships team member ... member of the fourth-place ’98 World Under-20 
Championships team ... member of the bronze-medal ’99 Pan American Games team 
... two-time World University Games team member ... started fencing through 
and still represents the Peter Westbrook Foundation ... holds one bronze 
Junior World Cup medal.

Akhnaten Spencer-El (New York, N.Y.): ’99 National Champion ... attained a 
number-one world ranking in ’98 (first American men’s saber fencer to do 
this) ... has won four Junior World Cup medals (two silver, two bronze) ... 
member of the fourth-place ’98 World Under-20 Championships team ... ’99 Pan 
American Games silver medalist ... ’99 World University Games team ... 
started fencing through and still represents the Peter Westbrook Foundation.

WORLD CUP SCHEDULES
Men’s Foil
Jan. 22-23: Locarno, Switzerland
Jan. 29-30: Paris, France (Grand Prix)
Feb. 19-20: La Corogne, Spain
Feb. 26-27: Seoul, Korea
March 4-5: Tiangmen, China (Grand Prix)
March 10-11: Venice, Italy
March 25-26: Budapest, Hungary
April 8-9: Bonn, Germany
April 15-16: Copenhagen, Denmark
May 5-6: Paris, France
May 20-21: Espinho, Portugal (Grand Prix)
June 3-4: Vienna, Austria
June 10-11: Valencia, Venezuela
June 23-24: Havana, Cuba (Grand Prix)
July 21-22: St. Petersburg, Russia

Women’s Foil
Jan. 15-16: Budapest, Hungary
Jan. 22-23: Goppingen, Germany
Feb. 5-6: Tunis, Tunisia
Feb. 11-12: Turin, Italy
Feb. 26-27: Seoul, Korea (Grand Prix)
March 4-5: Tiangmen, China
March 11-12: Athens, Greece
March 25-26, Salzburg, Austria (Grand Prix)
April 15-16: Leipzig, Germany
April 28-29: Como, Italy
May 5-6: Paris, France
May 20-21: Buenos Aires, Argentina (Grand Prix)
June 2-3: Bucarest, Romania (Grand Prix)
June 10-11: Rochester, N.Y.
June 24-25: Havana, Cuba
July 29-30: Moscow, Russia

Men’s Epee
Jan. 8-9: Tallin, Estonia
Jan. 22-23: Sydney, Australia (Grand Prix)
Jan. 29-30: Lisbon, Portugal
Feb. 12-13: Barcelona, Spain
Feb. 26-27: Budapest, Hungary
March 4-5: Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
March 18-19: Paris, France (Grand Prix)
March 25-26: Montreal, Canada
March 31-April 1: Bogota, Columbia
April 15-16: Buenos Aires, Argentina
April 28-29: Heidenheim, Germany
May 6-7: Berne, Switzerland
May 13-14: Legnano, Italy
May 20-21: Innsbruck, Austria
June 3-4: Poitiers, France
June 10-11: Stockholm, Sweden (Grand Prix)
June 22-23: Havana, Cuba

Women’s Epee
Jan. 22-23: Sydney, Australia (Grand Prix)
Jan. 29-30: Budapest, Hungary
Feb. 5-6: Bratislava, Slovakia
March 11-12: Tauberbischofsheim, Germany
March 18-19: Goteborg, Sweden
March 24-25: Saint Maur, France
April 1-2: Ipswich, Great Britain
April 15-16: Luxembourg
April 29-30: Budapest, Hungary (Grand Prix)
May 13-14:  Zurich, Switzerland
May 19-20: Legnano, Italy
May 27-28:  Seville, Spain
June 3-4: Welkenraedt, Belgium (Grand Prix)
June 17-18: Modling, Austria
June 24-25: Havana, Cuba
Aug. 12-13: Prague, Czech Republic
Aug. 19-20: Katowice, Poland

Men’s Saber
Jan. 22-23: London, Great Britain
Feb. 4-5: Budapest, Hungary (Grand Prix)
Feb. 26-27: Bonn, Germany
March 11-12: Athens, Greece (Grand Prix)
March 25-26: Nancy, France
April 1-2: Boston, Mass, USA (Grand Prix)
April 22-23: Sofia, Bulgaria
May 6-7: Warsaw, Poland (Grand Prix)
May 13-14: Madrid, Spain (Grand Prix)
May 26-27: Abano Terme, Italy
June 2-3: Bucarest, Romania
June 24-25: Havana, Cuba
July 29-30: Moscow, Russia

Women’s Saber
Feb. 5-6: Orleans, France
Feb. 26-27: Foggia, Italy (Grand Prix)
March 4-5: Budapest, Hungary
March 31-April 1: Boston, Mass, USA (Grand Prix)
April 8-9: Koblenz, Germany
May 13-14: Nagykanizsa, Hungary
June 3-4: Tauberbischofsheim, Germany (Grand Prix)
June 22-23: Havana, Cuba
June 30-July 2: World Championships, Budapest, Hungary

Grand Prix events are worth 1.5 World Cup Points.

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