LIMA, Peru, June 15 – 21, 2023 – The 2023 Pan American 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 Polideportivo Velodromo Videna, with 317 total fencers participating from 27 countries. USA won the medal count, including 16 overall (9 gold, 3 silver, 4 bronze), followed by Venezuela with seven (2 gold, 1 silver, 4 bronze) and Canada with 8 (1 gold, 5 silver, 2 bronze).
Day 1. In individual men’s foil, USA’s Gerek Meinhardt faced teammate Nick Itkin in the final bout, winning with a 15-13 score. In the semifinal round, Itkin won against Brazil’s Guilherme Toldo, 15-7, while Meinhardt defeated teammate Alexander Massialas, 15-7. Of note, Meinhardt beat teammate and world champion Miles Chamley-Watson in the table of 16, 15-13.
In individual women’s epee, USA’s Catherine Nixon faced Paraguay’s Montserrat Viveros in the final bout, winning with a 15-9 score. In the semifinal round, Viveros won against Brazil’s world champion Nathalie Moellhausen, 15-14, while Nixon defeated teammate Katharine Holmes, 15-8.
Individual Men’s Foil (52 fencers)
1. Gerek Meinhardt (USA, gold)
2. Nick Itkin (USA, silver)
3. Guilherme Toldo (BRA, bronze)
3. Alexander Massialas (USA, bronze)
5. Diego Cervantes (MEX)
6. Maximilien Van Haaster (CAN)
7. Patrick Liu (CAN)
8. Cesar Aguirre (VEN)
Individual Women’s Epee (58 fencers)
1. Catherine Nixon (USA, gold)
2. Montserrat Viveros (PAR, silver)
3. Nathalie Moellhausen (BRA, bronze)
3. Katharine Holmes (USA, bronze)
5. Karina Dyner (CRC)
6. Maria Fernanda Morales (MEX)
7. Susana Fornaris (ISV)
8. Sheila Liliana Tejeda (MEX)
Day 2. In individual men’s epee, Venezuela’s Olympic champion Ruben Limardo Gascon faced Canada’s Nicholas Zhang in the final bout, winning with a 14-12 score. In the semifinal round, Zhang won against Venezuela’s Grabiel Lugo, 14-11, while Limardo Gascon defeated Colombia’s John Edison Rodriguez, 15-10.
In individual women’s sabre, USA’s Magda Skarbonkiewicz faced Canada’s Pamela Brind’Amour in the final bout, winning with a 15-11 score. In the semifinal round, Brind’Amour won against USA’s Elizabeth Tartakovsky, 15-13, while Skarbonkiewicz defeated Brazil’s Karina Trois, 15-8.
Individual Men’s Epee (60 fencers)
1. Ruben Limardo Gascon (VEN, gold)
2. Nicholas Zhang (CAN, silver)
3. Grabiel Lugo (VEN, bronze)
3. John Edison Rodriguez (COL, bronze)
5. Dylan French (CAN)
6. Hernando Roa (COL)
7. Alexandre Camargo (BRA)
8. Stephan Ewart (USA)
Individual Women’s Sabre (49 fencers)
1. Magda Skarbonkiewicz (USA, gold)
2. Pamela Brind’Amour (CAN, silver)
3. Elizabeth Tartakovsky (USA, bronze)
3. Karina Trois (BRA, bronze)
5. Tatiana Nazlymov (USA)
6. Pietra Chierighini (BRA)
7. Tamar Gordon (CAN)
8. Luana Pekelman (BRA)
Day 3. In individual men’s sabre, USA’s Andrew Doddo faced Venezuela’s Jose Quintero in the final bout, winning with a score of 15-9. In the semifinal round, Quintero won against Argentina’s Pascual Maria Di Tella, 15-14, while Doddo defeated Venezuela’s Eliecer Romero, 15-14.
In individual women’s sabre, USA’s Olympic champion Lee Kiefer faced teammate Maia Mei Weintraub in the final bout, winning with a 15-8 score. In the semifinal round, Weintraub won against teammate Lauren Scruggs, 15-14, while Kiefer defeated Canada’s Jessica Zi Jia Guo, 15-12.
Individual Men’s Sabre (51 fencers)
1. Andrew Doddo (USA, gold)
2. Jose Quintero (VEN, silver)
3. Eliecer Romero (VEN, bronze)
3. Pascual Maria Di Tella (ARG, bronze)
5. Mitchell Saron (USA)
6. Fares Arfa (CAN)
7. Eli Dershwitz (USA)
8. Shaul Gordon (CAN)
Individual Women’s Foil (48 fencers)
1. Lee Kiefer (USA, gold)
2. Maia Mei Weintraub (USA, silver)
3. Lauren Scruggs (USA, bronze)
3. Jessica Zi Jia Guo (CAN, bronze)
5. Eleanor Harvey (CAN)
6. Jacqueline Dubrovich (USA)
7. Mariana Pistoia (BRA)
8. Sabrina Fang (CAN)
Day 4. In men’s team foil, USA faced Canada in the final match, winning with a 45-15 score. In the semifinal round, Canada won against Chile, 45-23, while USA defeated Mexico, 45-16. The bronze medal went to Chile over Mexico, 45-40.
In women’s team epee, USA faced Canada in the final match, winning with a 45-38 score. In the semifinal round, Canada won against Mexico, 45-32, while USA defeated Brazil, 44-28. The bronze medal went to Brazil over Mexico, 41-35.
Men’s Team Foil (12 countries)
1. USA (gold)
2. Canada (silver)
3. Chile (bronze)
4. Mexico
5. Brazil
6. Argentina
7. Peru
8. Venezuela
Women’s Team Epee (14 countries)
1. USA (gold)
2. Canada (silver)
3. Brazil (bronze)
4. Mexico
5. Venezuela
6. Argentina
7. Colombia
8. Chile
Day 5. In men’s team epee, Venezuela faced Colombia in the final match, winning with a 28-27 score. In the semifinal round, Colombia won against USA by default*, while Venezuela defeated Canada, 35-32. The bronze medal went to Canada by default.
In women’s team sabre, USA faced Mexico in the final match, winning with a 45-20 score. In the semifinal round, Mexico won against Venezuela, 45-43, while USA defeated Argentina, 45-22. The bronze medal went to Venezuela over Argentina, 45-42.
*USA was excluded in the semifinal match round.
Men’s Team Epee (13 teams)
1. Venezuela (gold)
2. Colombia (silver)
3. Canada (bronze)
4. Argentina
5. Cuba
6. Chile
7. Mexico
8. Panama
Women’s Team Sabre (13 countries)
1. USA (gold)
2. Mexico (silver)
3. Venezuela (bronze)
4. Argentina
5. Canada
6. Colombia
7. Brazil
8. Dominican Republic
Day 6. In men’s team sabre, USA faced Canada in the final match, winning with a 45-40 score. In the semifinal round, Canada won against Venezuela, 45-19, while USA defeated Chile, 45-19. The bronze medal went to Venezuela over Chile, 45-21.
In women’s team foil, Canada faced USA in the final match, winning with a 45-43 score. In the semifinal round, USA won against Chile, 45-17, while Canada defeated Mexico, 45-24. The bronze medal went to Mexico over Chile, 44-43.
Men’s Team Sabre (13 countries)
1. USA (gold)
2. Canada (silver)
3. Venezuela (bronze)
4. Chile
5. Colombia
6. Argentina
7. Puerto Rico
8. Brazil
Women’s Team Foil (12 countries)
1. Canada (gold)
2. USA (silver)
3. Mexico (bronze)
4. Chile
5. Venezuela
6. Brazil
7. Argentina
8. Peru
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