LIMA, Peru, June 25-30, 2024 – The Pan American Senior Fencing Championships have finished, including 12 women’s and men’s individual and team events in epee, foil and sabre. The event took place at the Velódromo Car Videna, with fencers participating from 27 countries. USA won the medal count with 19 medals overall (10 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze), followed by Canada with 11 (1 gold, 4 silver, 6 bronze) and Venezuela with 2 (1 gold, 1 bronze).
Day 1. In women’s individual epee, USA’s Margherita Guzzi Vincenti faced teammate Hadley Husisian in the final bout, winning with a 15-7 score. In the semifinal round, Husisian won against Paraguay’s Montserrat Viveros, 15-9, while Guzzi Vincenti defeated teammate Anne Cebula, 15-14.
In men’s individual foil, USA’s Nick Itkin faced teammate Gerek Meinhardt in the final bout, winning with a 15-12 score. In the semifinal round, Meinhardt won against Brazil’s Guilherme Toldo, 15-7, while Itkin defeated teammate Alexander Massialas, 15-12. Of note, in the quarterfinals, Toldo beat USA’s world champion Miles Chamley-Watson, 15-14.
Women’s Individual Epee (43 fencers)
- 1. Margherita Guzzi Vincenti (USA, gold)
- 2. Hadley Husisian (USA, silver)
- 3. Montserrat Viveros (PAR, bronze)
- 3. Anne Cebula (USA, bronze)
- 5. Isabel Di Tella (ARG)
- 6. Victoria Vizeu (BRA)
- 7. Julia Yin (CAN)
- 8. Malinka Montanaro (CAN)
Men’s Individual Foil (50 fencers)
- 1. Nick Itkin (USA, gold)
- 2. Gerek Meinhardt (USA, silver)
- 3. Guilherme Toldo (BRA, bronze)
- 3. Alexander Massialas (USA, bronze)
- 5. Miles Chamley-Watson (USA)
- 6. Leopoldo Alarcon (CHI)
- 7. Bogdan Hamilton (CAN)
- 8. Maximilien Van Haaster (CAN)
Day 2. In women’s individual sabre, USA’s Elizabeth Tartakovsky faced teammate Maia Chamberlain in the final bout, winning with a 15-9 score. In the semifinal round, Chamberlain won against Canada’s Pamela Brind’Amour, 15-9, while Tartakovsky defeated teammate Tatiana Nazlymov, 15-8.
In men’s individual epee, USA’s Samuel Imrek faced U.S. Virgin Islands’ Kruz Schembri, winning with a 15-14 score. In the semifinal round, Schembri won against Venezuela’s Jesus Limardo, 10-9, while Imrek defeated Canada’s Fynn Fafard, 15-9. Of note, in the quarterfinals, Imrek beat Venezuela’s Olympic champion Ruben Limardo Gascon, 15-14.
Women’s Individual Sabre (35 fencers)
- 1. Elizabeth Tartakovsky (USA, gold)
- 2. Maia Chamberlain (USA, silver)
- 3. Pamela Brind’Amour (CAN, bronze)
- 3. Tatiana Nazlymov (USA, bronze)
- 5. Leidis Maris Veranes Mustelier (CUB)
- 6. Magda Skarbonkiewicz (USA)
- 7. Maria Angelica Blanco Narvaez (COL)
- 8. Candela Belen Espinosa Veloso (ARG)
Men’s Individual Epee (53 fencers)
- 1. Samuel Imrek (USA, gold)
- 2. Kruz Schembri (ISV, silver)
- 3. Fynn Fafard (CAN, bronze)
- 3. Jesus Limardo (VEN, bronze)
- 5. Ruben Limardo Gascon (VEN)
- 6. Oleg Knysh (USA)
- 7. Ruibo (Leon) Xiao (CAN)
- 8. Pedro Petrich (BRA)
Day 3. In women’s individual foil, USA’s Olympic champion Lee Kiefer faced Canada’s Eleanor Harvey in the final bout, winning with a 15-10 score. In the semifinal round, Harvey won against USA’s Jacqueline Dubrovich, 15-9, while Kiefer defeated Canada’s Jessica Zi Jia Guo, 15-12.
In men’s individual sabre, USA’s world champion Eli Dershwitz faced teammate Mitchell Saron in the final bout, winning with a 15-14 score. In the semifinal round, Saron won against Canada’s Fares Arfa, 15-11, while Dershwitz defeated Canada’s Olivier Desrosiers, 15-13.
Women’s Individual Foil (36 fencers)
- 1. Lee Kiefer (USA, gold)
- 2. Eleanor Harvey (CAN, silver)
- 3. Jacqueline Dubrovich (USA, bronze)
- 3. Jessica Zi Jia Guo (CAN, bronze)
- 5. Maia Mei Weintraub (USA)
- 6. Lauren Scruggs (USA)
- 7. Sabrina Fang (CAN)
- 8. Yunjia Zhang (CAN)
Men’s Individual Sabre (44 fencers)
- 1. Eli Dershwitz (USA, gold)
- 2. Mitchell Saron (USA, silver)
- 3. Fares Arfa (CAN, bronze)
- 3. Olivier Desrosiers (CAN, bronze)
- 5. Shaul Gordon (CAN)
- 6. Filip Dolegiewicz (USA)
- 7. Pascual Maria Di Tella (ARG)
- 8. Sebastian Cuellar (COL)
Day 4. In women’s team epee, Canada faced USA in the final match, winning with a 35-34 score. In the semifinal round, USA won against Argentina, 45-26, while Canada defeated Colombia, 45-29. The bronze medal went to Argentina over Colombia, 45-35.
In men’s team foil, USA faced Brazil in the final match, winning with a 45-14 score. In the semifinal round, Brazil won against Canada, 45-36, while USA defeated Chile, 45-23. The bronze medal went to Canada over Chile, 45-35.
Women’s Team Epee (9 teams)
- 1. Canada (gold)
- 2. USA (silver)
- 3. Argentina (bronze)
- 4. Colombia
- 5. Brazil
- 6. Panama
- 7. Costa Rica
- 8. Peru
Men’s Team Foil (12 teams)
- 1. USA (gold)
- 2. Brazil (silver)
- 3. Canada (bronze)
- 4. Chile
- 5. Argentina
- 6. Colombia
- 7. Mexico
- 8. Peru
Day 5. In women’s team sabre, USA faced Canada in the final match, winning with a 45-36 score. In the semifinal round, Canada won against Argentina, 45-36, while USA defeated Colombia, 45-31. The bronze medal went to Argentina over Colombia, 45-35.
In men’s team epee, Venezuela faced Colombia in the final match, winning with a 31-26 score. In the semifinal round, Colombia won against Canada, 45-39, while Venezuela defeated Brazil, 45-37. The bronze medal went to Brazil over Canada, 44-43.
Women’s Team Sabre (8 teams)
- 1. USA (gold)
- 2. Canada (silver)
- 3. Argentina (bronze)
- 4. Colombia
- 5. Brazil
- 6. Chile
- 7. El Salvador
- 8. Peru
Men’s Team Epee (11 teams)
- 1. Venezuela (gold)
- 2. Colombia (silver)
- 3. Brazil (bronze)
- 4. Canada
- 5. USA
- 6. Argentina
- 7. Chile
- 8. Panama
Day 6. In women’s team foil, USA faced Canada in the final match, winning with a 45-21 score. In the semifinal round, Canada won against Brazil, 45-17, while USA defeated Chile, 44-16. The bronze medal went to Brazil over Chile, 45-40.
In men’s team sabre, USA faced Canada in the final match, winning with a 45-26 score. In the semifinal round, Canada won against Brazil, 45-21, while USA defeated Mexico, 45-21. The bronze medal went to Mexico over Brazil, 45-40.
Women’s Team Foil (8 teams)
- 1. USA (gold)
- 2. Canada (silver)
- 3. Brazil (bronze)
- 4. Chile
- 5. Colombia
- 6. Argentina
- 7. Peru
- 8. El Salvador
Men’s Team Sabre (10 teams)
- 1. USA (gold)
- 2. Canada (silver)
- 3. Mexico (bronze)
- 4. Brazil
- 5. Puerto Rico
- 6. Colombia
- 7. Chile
- 8. Peru
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