Commonwealth & Empire Games
Fencers were selected for the following New Zealand Commonwealth Games and Empire Games Teams:
1950 - Auckland
1954 - Vancouver
1958 - Cardiff
1962 - Perth
1966 - Kingston
1970 - Edinburgh
* Note - fencing was removed from the Commowealth Games programme for the 1976 Games held in Christchurch.
The Medalists
Gold Medalist:
1962 Women's Individual Foil::
Melody Coleman (Dot Garde)
Silver Medalists:
1950 Men's Team Foil:
Charles G. Dearing
Austin J. Gittos
M.B. Gittos
Nathaniel M. Miller
1950 Women's Individual Foil
Patricia L. Woodroffe
Bronze Medals:
1962 Men's Team Sabre
Robert "Bob" S.J. Binning
Michael L. Henderson
Brian A. Pickworth
1966 Women's Team Foil
Alison J. (Joyce) Fenton
Pamela R. French
Gaye L. McDermit
1966 Women's Individual Foil
Gaye L. McDermit
Commonwealth Games and Empire Games New Zealand Fencing Team Members:
M.F. Andrews Place Result
1950 Women's Individual Foil 6 2 Wins
Robert "Bob" S.J. Binning, Place Result
1958 Mens Epee Team 4 0 Wins
1958 Mens Individual Epee 8 1 Wins
1958 Mens Individual Foil - Round 1 Wins
1958 Mens Individual Sabre 5 3 Wins
1958 Mens Sabre Team -
1958 Mens Team Foil 4 0 Wins
1962 Mens Epee Team 5 0 Wins
1962 Mens Individual Epee - 1, Pool 1 5th Wins
1962 Mens Individual Sabre 5 4 Wins
1962 Mens Sabre Team Bronze 2 Wins
1966 Mens Epee Team -
1966 Mens Individual Epee -
1966 Mens Individual Sabre 6 3
1966 Mens Sabre Team 4
Melody Coleman
1962 Womens Individual Foil Gold 6 Wins
Charles G. Dearing
1950 Mens Team Foil Silver 13 Wins
Alison J. Fenton
1966 Womens Individual Foil -
1966 Womens Team Foil Bronze 5-2
Alison J. Francis
1954 Womens Individual Foil 6 1 Wins
Pamela R. French
1966 Womens Individual Foil -
1966 Womens Team Foil Bronze 5-2
A.J. Gatland
1970 Mens Epee Team 4
1970 Mens Individual Epee - 3, Pool 2 Wins
1970 Mens Team Foil - SF
Austin J. Gittos
1950 Mens Individual Foil 4 4 Wins
1950 Mens Team Foil Silver 13 Wins
1954 Mens Epee Team 4 0 wins 3 loss
1954 Mens Individual Epee -
1954 Mens Individual Foil 7 2 Wins
1954 Mens Individual Sabre - Pool 2 7th
1954 Mens Sabre Team 4 0 Wins
1954 Mens Team Foil 4 0 wins 3 loss Wins
M.B. Gittos
1950 Men's Individual Foil 8 1 Wins
1950 Mens Team Foil Silver 13 Wins
Brian P. Hampton
1954 Mens Epee Team 4 0 wins 3 loss
1954 Mens Individual Epee -
1954 Mens Individual Foil -
1954 Mens Individual Sabre - Pool 2 8th
1954 Mens Sabre Team 4 0 Wins
1954 Mens Team Foil 4 0 wins 3 loss Wins
Michael L. Henderson
1962 Mens Individual Foil - 1, Pool 2 5th Wins
1962 Mens Individual Sabre - 1, Pool 1 5th Wins
1962 Mens Sabre Team Bronze 2 Wins
1962 Mens Team Foil 5 0 Wins
1966 Mens Individual Foil 6 3 Wins
1966 Mens Individual Sabre -
1966 Mens Sabre Team 4
1966 Mens Team Foil 4 Lost 1 - 5
1970 Mens Epee Team 4
1970 Mens Individual Epee - 2, Pool 1 Wins
1970 Mens Individual Foil - 3, Pool 1 Wins
1970 Mens Individual Sabre -
1970 Mens Sabre Team - SF
1970 Mens Team Foil - SF
Olga Jekyll
1950 Womens Individual Foil 5 3 Wins
Keith S. Mann
1962 Mens Epee Team 5 0 Wins
1962 Mens Individual Epee 7 3 Wins
1962 Mens Individual Foil - 2, Pool 3 4th Wins
1962 Mens Team Foil 5 0 Wins
1966 Mens Epee Team -
1966 Mens Individual Epee -
1966 Mens Individual Foil -
1966 Mens Team Foil 4 Lost 1 - 5
Gaye L. McDermit
1966 Womens Individual Foil Bronze 4 Wins
1966 Womens Team Foil Bronze 5-2
1970 Womens Individual Foil - 1, SF Wins
1970 Womens Team Foil
Fnid A. McElwee (Milne)
1958 Womens Individual Foil 4 4 Wins
Nathaniel M. Miller
1950 Mens Team Foil Silver 13 Wins
Elizabeth O. Mitchell
1958 Womens Individual Foil 7 2 Wins
D.A. O'Brien
1958 Womens Individual Foil 6 3 Wins
Richard D. Peterson
1966 Mens Epee Team -
1966 Mens Individual Epee -
1970 Mens Epee Team 4
1970 Mens Individual Epee 7 1, SF Wins
1970 Mens Individual Foil - 4, Pool 2 Wins
1970 Mens Individual Sabre - SF
1970 Mens Sabre Team - SF
1970 Mens Team Foil - SF
Brian A. Pickworth
1958 Mens Epee Team 4 0 Wins
1958 Mens Individual Epee - Semifinal Wins
1958 Mens Individual Foil 4 4 Wins
1958 Mens Sabre Team -
1958 Mens Team Foil 4 0 Wins
1962 Mens Epee Team 5 0 Wins
1962 Mens Individual Foil 5 4 Wins
1962 Mens Individual Sabre 5 4 Wins
1962 Mens Sabre Team Bronze 2 Wins
1962 Mens Team Foil 5 0 Wins
1966 Mens Individual Foil 5 4 Wins
1966 Mens Individual Sabre 5 3
1966 Mens Sabre Team 4
1966 Mens Team Foil 4 Lost 1 - 5
1970 Mens Individual Foil 5 1 Wins
1970 Mens Sabre Team - SF
Rosemary Sharfe (nee Tomich)
1962 Womens Individual Foil 4 4 Wins
1970 Womens Individual Foil - 1, SF Wins
1970 Womens Team Foil -
Walter G. Stafford
1954 Mens Epee Team 4 0 wins 3 loss
1954 Mens Individual Epee 8 1 Wins
1954 Mens Individual Foil -
1954 Mens Individual Sabre - Pool 1 6th
1954 Mens Sabre Team 4 0 Wins
1954 Mens Team Foil 4 0 wins 3 loss Wins
Percy L. Temple
1954 Mens Epee Team 4 0 wins 3 loss
1954 Mens Individual Epee 8 1 Wins
1954 Mens Individual Foil -
1954 Mens Individual Sabre - Pool 1 6th
1954 Mens Sabre Team 4 0 Wins
1954 Mens Team Foil 4 0 wins 3 loss Wins
J. Ward
1950 Mens Epee Team 4
1950 Mens Individual Epee 8 2 Wins
H.P. Whitcher
1970 Womens Team Foil -
1970 Womens Individual Foil - 1, SF Wins
Patricia L. Woodroffe
1950 Womens Individual Foil Silver 6 Wins
D.E. Wright
1950 Mens Individual Sabre 4
1950 Mens Sabre Team 4 7 Wins