ANTALYA, Türkiye, June 17-22, 2022—The 2022 European Senior Fencing Championships have finished, including 12 men’s and women’s individual and team events in epee, foil and sabre. The event took place at the Antalya Spor Solonu, with 433 individual fencers and 35 countries participating. Italy won the medal count, including 14 overall (4 gold, 7 silver and 3 bronze), followed by France with 11 (3 gold, 2 silver, 6 bronze) and Ukraine with 4 (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze).
Day 1. In individual men’s sabre, Georgia’s Sandro Bazadze faced Italy’s Luca Curatoli in the final match, winning with a 15-11 score. In the semifinal round, Curatoli won against France’s Bolade Apithy, 15-11, while Bazadze defeated France’s Eliott Bibi, 15-4. Of note, Romania’s Iulian Teodosiu beat Hungarian world champion Andras Szatmari in the round of 16, 15-13, before losing to Apithy in the quarterfinals, 15-10.
In individual women’s foil, Germany’s Leonie Ebert faced Italian two-time world champion Arianna Errigo in the final match, winning with a 15-11 score. In the semifinal round, Errigo won against France’s Ysaora Thibus, 15-11, while Ebert defeated Italian world champion Alice Volpi, 15-9.
Individual Men’s Sabre (55 fencers)
1. Sandro Bazadze (GEO, gold)
2. Luca Curatoli (ITA, silver)
3. Bolade Apithy (FRA, bronze)
3. Eliott Bibi (FRA, bronze)
5. Razvan Ursachi (ROU)
6. Iulian Teodosiu (ROU)
7. Beka Bazadze (GEO)
8. Csanad Gemesi (HUN)
Individual Women’s Foil (59 fencers)
1. Leonie Ebert (GER, gold)
2. Arianna Errigo (ITA, silver)
3. Ysaora Thibus (FRA, bronze)
3. Alice Volpi (ITA, bronze)
5. Anne Sauer (GER)
6. Carolina Stutchbury (GBR)
7. Francesca Palumbo (ITA)
8. Kata Kondricz (HUN)
Day 2. In individual men’s foil, Italy’s Daniele Garozzo faced teammate Tommaso Marini in the final match, winning with a 15-9 score. In the semifinal round, Marini won against France’s Maximilien Chastanet, 15-6, while Garozzo defeated teammate Giorgio Avola, 15-10. Of note, Chastanet beat Italian world champion Alessio Foconi in the quarterfinals, 15-13.
In individual women’s epee, Ukraine’s Vlada Kharkova faced Italian two-time world champion Rossella Fiamingo in the final match, winning with a 15-10 score. In the semifinal round, Fiamingo won against teammate and world champion Mara Navarria, 7-6, while Kharkova defeated Poland’s Martyna Swatowska-Wenglarczyk, 15-10.
Individual Men’s Foil (70 fencers)
1. Daniele Garozzo (ITA, gold)
2. Tommaso Marini (ITA, silver)
3. Maximilien Chastanet (FRA, bronze)
3. Giorgio Avola (ITA, bronze)
5. Alexander Choupenitch (CZE)
6. Alexandre Sido (FRA)
7. Carlos Llavador (ESP)
8. Alessio Foconi (ITA)
Individual Women’s Epee (86 fencers)
1. Vlada Kharkova (UKR, gold)
2. Rossella Fiamingo (ITA, silver)
3. Martyna Swatowska-Wenglarczyk (POL, bronze)
3. Mara Navarria (ITA, bronze)
5. Eszter Muhari (HUN)
6. Alexandra Ndolo (GER)
7. Erika Kirpu (EST)
8. Pauline Brunner (SUI)
Day 3. In individual men’s epee, France’s world champion Yannick Borel faced the Netherlands’ Tristan Tulen, winning with a 15-1 score in the final match. In the semifinal round, Tulen won against Switzerland’s Alexis Bayard, 15-14, while Borel defeated Switzerland’s Max Heinzer, 15-11.
In individual women’s sabre, Azerbaijan’s Anna Bashta faced Italy’s Rossella Gregorio, winning with a 15-9 score in the final match. In the semifinal round, Gregorio won against France’s Sara Balzer, 15-11, while Bashta defeated Poland’s Zuzanna Cieslar, 15-6. Of note, Bashta beat Ukraine’s four-time world champion Olga Kharlan in the quarterfinals, 15-14.
Individual Men’s Epee (102 fencers)
1. Yannick Borel (FRA, gold)
2. Tristan Tulen (NED, silver)
3. Alexis Bayard (SUI, bronze)
3. Max Heinzer (SUI, bronze)
5. Jakub Jurka (CZE)
6. Neisser Loyola (BEL)
7. Richard Schmidt (GER)
8. Marco Brinkmann (GER)
Individual Women’s Sabre (61 fencers)
1. Anna Bashta (AZE, gold)
2. Rossella Gregorio (ITA, silver)
3. Sara Balzer (FRA, bronze)
3. Zuzanna Cieslar (POL, bronze)
5. Olga Kharlan (UKR)
6. Caroline Queroli (FRA)
7. Larissa Eifler (GER)
8. Araceli Navarro (ESP)
Day 4. In men’s team sabre, Hungary faced Ukraine in the final match, winning with a 40-39 score. In the semifinal round, Ukraine won against Türkiye, 45-43, while Hungary defeated France, 45-35. The bronze medal went to Türkiye over France, 45-39.
In women’s team foil, Italy faced France in the final match, winning with a 45-25 score. In the semifinal round, France won against Poland, 45-28, while Italy defeated Germany, 45-23. The bronze medal went to Germany over Poland, 45-31.
Men’s Team Sabre (12 countries)
1. Hungary (gold)
2. Ukraine (silver)
3. Türkiye (bronze)
4. France
5. Romania
6. Germany
7. Italy
8. Poland
Women’s Team Foil (11 countries)
1. Italy (gold)
2. France (silver)
3. Germany (bronze)
4. Poland
5. Spain
6. Ukraine
7. Hungary
8. Romania
Day 5. In men’s team foil, Italy faced France in the final match, winning with a 45-38 score. In the semifinal round, France won against Poland, 42-36, while Italy defeated Spain, 45-19. The bronze medal wen to Poland over Spain, 45-29.
In women’s team epee, France faced Italy in the final, winning with a 43-30 score. In the semifinal round, Italy won against Switzerland, 45-32, while France defeated Ukraine, 45-36. The bronze medal went to Ukraine over Switzerland, 45-42.
Men’s Team Foil (15 countries)
1. Italy (gold)
2. France (silver)
3. Poland (bronze)
4. Spain
5. Ukraine
6. Germany
7. Great Britain
8. Belgium
Women’s Team Epee (19 countries)
1. France (gold)
2. Italy (silver)
3. Ukraine (bronze)
4. Switzerland
5. Hungary
6. Sweden
7. Poland
8. Germany
Day 6. In men’s team epee, Italy faced Israel in the final match, winning with a 45-32 score. In the semifinal round, Israel won against Denmark, 45-44, while Italy defeated France, 45-44. The bronze medal went to France over Denmark, 45-41.
In women’s team sabre, France faced Italy in the final match, winning with a 45-23 score. In the semifinal round, Italy won against Hungary, 45-38, while France defeated Ukraine, 45-43. The bronze medal went to Ukraine over Hungary, 45-41.
Men’s Team Epee (21 countries)
1. Italy (gold)
2. Israel (silver)
3. France (bronze)
4. Denmark
5. Switzerland
6. Ukraine
7. Hungary
8. Poland
Women’s Team Sabre (13 countries)
1. France (gold)
2. Italy (silver)
3. Ukraine (bronze)
4. Hungary
5. Spain
6. Greece
7. Germany
8. Türkiye