KRAKOW, Poland, June 25 – 30, 2023 – The Senior European Team Championships and individual fencing events at the European Games have finished, including 12 team and individual fencing events in epee, foil and sabre. The competition was held as part of the Third European Games and took place at the Tauron Arena Krakow. France won the medal count, including 5 overall (3 gold, 2 silver), followed by Italy with 7 (2 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze) and Poland with 4 (2 gold, 2 silver). Ranking points from the team events count towards the FIE official senior rankings for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games qualification.
Day 1. In men’s individual sabre, Georgia’s Sandro Bazadze faced Poland’s Krzysztof Kaczkowski in the final bout, winning with a 15-13 score. In the semifinal round, Kaczkowski won against Great Britain’s William Deary, 15-14, while Bazadze defeated Hungary’s world champion and four-time Olympic champion Aron Szilagyi, 15-13. Of note, Bazadze beat Hungary’s world champion Andras Szatmari in the round of 16, 15-9.
In women’s individual foil, Poland’s Julia Walczyk-Klimaszyk faced Hungary’s Flora Pasztor in the final bout, winning with a 15-11 score. In the semifinal round, Pasztor won against Israel’s Gili Kuritzky, 15-7, while Walczyk-Klimaszyk defeated Romania’s Malina Calugareanu, 14-13.
Men’s Individual Sabre (59 fencers)
1. Sandro Bazdze (GEO, gold)
2. Krzysztof Kaczkowski (POL, silver)
3. Aron Szilagyi (HUN, bronze)
3. William Deary (GBR, bronze)
5. Luigi Samele (ITA)
6. Lorenz Kempf (GER)
7. Razvan Ursachi (ROU)
8. Andriy Yagodka (UKR)
Women’s Individual Foil (49 fencers)
1. Julia Walczyk-Klimaszyk (POL, gold)
2. Flora Pasztor (HUN, silver)
3. Malina Calugareanu (ROU, bronze)
3. Gili Kuritzky (ISR, bronze)
5. Olga Sopit (UKR)
6. Lior Druck (ISR)
7. Hanna Lyczbinska (POL)
8. Kristina Petrova (UKR)
Day 2. In men’s individual foil, Poland’s Michal Siess faced Denmark’s Jonas Winterberg-Poulsen in the final bout, winning with a 15-13 score. In the semifinal round, Winterberg-Poulsen won against Germany’s Laurenz Rieger, 15-11, while Siess defeated Belgium’s Stef Van Campenhout, 15-7.
In women’s individual epee, Ukraine’s Dzhoan Feybi Bezhura faced Poland’s Martyna Swatowska-Wenglarczyk, winning with a 15-12 score. In the semifinal round, Swatowska-Wenglarczyk won against Hungary’s Anna Kun, 15-10, while Bezhura defeated Germany’s Alexandra Ehler, 15-12.
Men’s Individual Foil (76 fencers)
1. Michal Siess (POL, gold)
2. Jonas Winterberg-Poulsen (DEN, silver)
3. Stef Van Campenhout (BEL, bronze)
3. Laurenz Rieger (GER, bronze),
5. Stef De Greef (BEL)
6. Andrii Pogrebniak (UKR)
7. Alexander Choupenitch (CZE)
8. Klod Yunes (UKR)
Women’s Individual Epee (75 fencers)
1. Dzhoan Feybi Bezhura (UKR, gold)
2. Martyna Swatowska-Wenglarczyk (POL, silver)
3. Alexandra Ehler (GER, bronze)
3. Anna Kun (HUN, bronze)
5. Renata Knapik-Miazga (POL)
6. Emma Fransson (SWE)
7. Angeline Favre (SUI)
8. Eszter Muhari (HUN)
Day 3. In men’s individual epee, the Netherlands’ Tristan Tulen faced Portugal’s Miguel Frazao in the final bout, winning with a 15-10 score. In the semifinal round, Frazao won against Ukraine’s Volodymyr Stankevych, 15-14, while Tulen defeated Spain’s Manuel Bargues, 15-12.
In women’s individual sabre, Ukraine’s four-time world champion Olga Kharlan faced Romania’s Ilinca Pantis in the final bout, winning with a 15-3 score. In the semifinal round, Pantis won against Greece’s Theodora Gkountoura, 15-14, while Kharlan defeated Italy’s Eloisa Passaro, 15-12.
Men’s Individual Epee (96 fencers)
1. Tristan Tulen (NED, gold)
2. Miguel Frazao (POR, silver)
3. Volodymyr Stankevych (UKR, bronze)
3. Manuel Bargues (ESP, bronze)
5. Alexis Bayard (SUI)
6. Filipe Frazao (POR)
7. Alvaro Ibanez (ESP)
8. Max Rod (POR)
Women’s Individual Sabre (53 fencers)
1. Olga Kharlan (UKR, gold)
2. Ilinca Pantis (ROU, silver)
3. Eloisa Passaro (ITA, bronze)
3. Theodora Gkountoura (GRE, bronze)
5. Araceli Navarro (ESP)
6. Angelika Wator (POL)
7. Renata Katona (HUN)
8. Rossella Gregorio (ITA)
Day 4. In men’s team sabre, France faced Italy in the final match, winning with a 45-42 score. In the semifinal round, Italy won against Germany, 45-34, while France defeated Hungary, 45-42. The bronze medal went to Germany over Hungary, 45-28.
In women’s team foil, Italy faced France in the final match, winning with a 45-40 score. In the semifinal round, France won against Germany, 45-31, while Italy defeated Hungary, 45-35. The bronze medal went to Germany over Hungary, 45-38.
Men’s Team Sabre (16 countries)
1. France (gold)
2. Italy (silver)
3. Germany (bronze)
4. Hungary
5. Spain
6. Ukraine
7. Romania
8. Georgia
Women’s Team Foil (13 countries)
1. Italy (gold)
2. France (silver)
3. Germany (bronze)
4. Hungary
5. Poland
6. Ukraine
7. Spain
8. Austria
Day 5. In men’s team foil, Italy faced France in the final match, winning with a 45-39 score. In the semifinal round, France won against Germany, 45-43, while Italy defeated Great Britain, 45-29. The bronze medal went to Germany over Great Britain, 45-43.
In women’s team epee, France faced Hungary in the final match, winning with a 34-33 score. In the semifinal round, Hungary won against Italy, 38-31, while France defeated Switzerland, 45-32. The bronze medal went to Italy over Switzerland, 37-33.
Men’s Team Foil (19 countries)
1. Italy (gold)
2. France (silver)
3. Germany (bronze)
4. Great Britain
5. Poland
6. Hungary
7. Belgium
8. Ukraine
Women’s Team Epee (19 countries)
1. France (gold)
2. Hungary (silver)
3. Italy (bronze)
4. Switzerland
5. Ukraine
6. Estonia
7. Poland
8. Israel
Day 6. In men’s team epee, Hungary faced Switzerland in the final match, winning with a 28-26 score. In the semifinal round, Switzerland won against France, 45-43, while Hungary defeated Italy, 45-35. The bronze medal went to Italy over France, 39-37.
In women’s team sabre, France faced Italy in the final match, winning with a 45-38 score. In the semifinal round, Italy won against Hungary, 45-40, while France defeated Bulgaria, 45-35. The bronze medal went to Hungary over Bulgaria, 45-40.
Men’s Team Epee (24 countries)
1. Hungary (gold)
2. Switzerland (silver)
3. Italy (bronze)
4. France
5. Ukraine
6. Czech Republic
7. Spain
8. Poland
Women’s Team Sabre (12 countries)
1. France (gold)
2. Italy (silver)
3. Hungary (bronze)
4. Bulgaria
5. Spain
6. Azerbaijan
7. Greece
8. Germany
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