RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, June 24-29, 2025 – The 2025 Pan American Senior Fencing Championships have finished, including 12 events in women’s and men’s individual and team events in epee, foil and sabre. The event took place at the Carioca Arena 1 in the Olympic Park of Barra da Tijuca, with 296 fencers – 141 women and 155 men – participating from 25 countries. USA won the medal count with 22 medals overall (10 gold, 3 silver, 9 bronze), followed by Argentina with 3 (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze) and Venezuela with 2 (1 gold, 1 silver).
Day 1. In the final bout of women’s individual epee, Argentina’s Isabel Di Tella faced Canada’s Ruien Xiao, winning with a 13-12 score. In the semifinal round, Xiao won against the USA’s Catherine Nixon, 15-14, while De Tella defeated the USA’s Hadley Husisian, 15-8.
In the final bout of men’s individual foil, the USA’s Alexander Massialas faced teammate Nick Itkin, winning with a 15-14 score. In the semifinal round, Itkin defeated teammate Gerek Meinhardt, 15-10, while Massialas defeated Argentina’s Augusto Antonio Servello, 15-6.
Final rankings in women’s individual epee (49 fencers) included Isabel Di Tella (ARG, gold), Ruien Xiao (CAN, silver), Hadley Husisian (USA, bronze), Catherine Nixon (USA, bronze), Tierna Oxenreider (USA), Clarismar Farias (VEN), Julia Yin (CAN) and Margherita Guzzi Vincenti (USA).
Final rankings in men’s individual foil (55 fencers) included Alexander Massialas (USA, gold), Nick Itkin (USA, silver), Gerek Meinhardt (USA, bronze), Augusto Antonio Servello (ARG, bronze), Guilherme Toldo (BRA), Bryce Louie (USA), Miguel Angel Grajales Mena (COL) and Paulo Morais (BRA).
Day 2. In the final bout of women’s individual sabre, the USA’s Maia Chamberlain faced Mexico’s Natalia Botello, winning with a 15-12 score. In the semifinal round, Botello won against the USA’s Siobhan Sullivan, 15-9, while Chamberlain defeated Brazil’s Isabela Carvalho, 15-6.
In the final bout of men’s individual epee, the USA’s Tristan Szapary faced Venezuela’s Olympic champion Ruben Limardo Gascon, winning with a 15-7 score. In the semifinal round, Limardo Gascon won against Brazil’s Alexandre Camargo, 9-8, while Szapary defeated teammate Samuel Imrek, 15-14.
Final rankings in women’s individual sabre (43 fencers) included Maia Chamberlain (USA, gold), Natalia Botello (MEX, silver), Siobhan Sullivan (USA, bronze), Isabela Carvalho (BRA, bronze), Gabriela Maria Lin Hwang (PUR), Lola Possick (USA), Alejandra Beltran (MEX) and Luana Pekelman (BRA).
Final rankings in men’s individual epee (56 fencers) included Tristan Szapary (USA, gold), Ruben Limardo Gascon (VEN, silver), Alexandre Camargo (BRA, bronze), Samuel Imrek (USA, bronze), Oleg Knysh (USA), John Edison Rodriguez (COL), Nicholas Zhang (CAN) and Hernando Roa (COL).
Day 3. In the final bout of women’s individual foil, the USA’s two-time Olympic champion Lee Kiefer faced Canada’s Eleanor Harvey, winning with a 15-12 score. In the semifinal round, Harvey won against the USA’s Jaelyn Liu, 6-5, while Kiefer defeated teammate Lauren Scruggs, 15-10.
In the final bout of men’s individual sabre, the USA’s Colin Heathcock faced teammate William Morrill, winning with a 15-14 score. In the semifinal round, Morrill won against teammate Mitchell Saron, 15-9, while Heathcock defeated teammate Antonio Heathcock, 15-12.
Final rankings in women’s individual foil (47 fencers) included Lee Kiefer (USA, gold), Eleanor Harvey (CAN, silver), Lauren Scruggs (USA, bronze), Jaelyn Liu (USA, bronze), Ana Beatriz Bulcao (BRA), Yunjia Zhang (CAN), Nadia Hayes (CAN) and Arantza Inostroza (CHI).
Final rankings in men’s individual sabre (42 fencers) included Colin Heathcock (USA, gold), William Morrill (USA, silver), Mitchell Saron (USA, bronze), Antonio Heathcock (USA, bronze), Olivier Desrosiers (CAN), Fares Arfa (CAN), Gibran Zea (MEX) and Eliecer Romero (VEN).
Day 4. In the final match of women’s team epee, the USA faced Canada, winning with a 41-25 score. In the semifinal round, Canada won against Argentina, 45-24, while the USA defeated Colombia, 45-15. The bronze medal went to Colombia over Argentina, 33-32.
In the final match of men’s team foil, the USA faced Canada, winning with a 45-18 score. In the semifinal round, Canada won against Chile, 45-25, while the USA defeated Venezuela, 45-13. The bronze medal went to Chile over Venezuela, 45-33.
Final rankings in women’s team epee (11 teams) included USA (gold), Canada (silver), Colombia (bronze), Argentina, Venezuela, Brazil, Mexico and Panama.
Final rankings in men’s team foil (13 teams), included USA (gold), Canada (silver), Chile (bronze), Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, and Puerto Rico.
Day 5. In the final match of women’s team sabre, the USA faced Argentina, winning with a 45-28 score. In the semifinal round, Argentina won against Canada, 45-43, while the USA defeated Colombia, 45-23. The bronze medal went to Colombia over Canada, 45-41.
In the final match of men’s team epee, Venezuela faced the USA, winning with a 45-32 score. In the semifinal round, the USA won against Colombia, 45-35, while Venezuela defeated Canada, 41-32. The bronze medal went to Canada over Colombia, 45-38.
Final rankings in women’s team sabre (11 teams) included USA (gold), Argentina (silver), Colombia (bronze), Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Brazil and Venezuela.
Final rankings in men’s team epee (14 teams) included Venezuela (gold), USA (silver), Canada (bronze), Colombia, Brazil, Chile, Panama and Argentina.
Day 6. In the final match of women’s team foil, the USA faced Canada, winning with a 45-31 score. In the semifinal round, Canada won against Brazil, 45-21, while the USA defeated Chile, 45-18. The bronze medal went to Brazil over Chile, 45-34.
In the final match of men’s team sabre, the USA faced Canada, winning with a 45-17 score. In the semifinal round, Canada won against Brazil, 45-33, while the USA defeated Colombia, 45-16. The bronze medal went to Colombia over Brazil, 45-35.
Final rankings in women’s team foil (11 teams) included USA (gold), Canada (silver), Brazil (bronze), Chile, Mexico, Venezuela, Argentina and Peru.
Final rankings in men’s team sabre (10 teams) included USA (gold), Canada (silver), Colombia (bronze), Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela, Chile and Dominican Republic.
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