New Zealand Champions

	Domenico Angelo*	Men's Foil	Men's Epee	Men's Sabre	Master of Arms*	Women's Foil	Women's Epee	Women's Sabre
2018		Daniel Garelja	Matthew Baker	Hamish Bulmer		Lena Jacob	Freyja Atkinson (ENG)	Katie Boyle
2017		Samuel Mooney-Grand (AUS)	John Downes (AUS)	Pawel Szymonczyk		Sining Ye	Madeleine Andersen (AUS)	Hd Nguyen
2016		Hamish Chan	Kyle Macdonald	John Chow		Lena Jacob	Wai Ling Chan	Francis Chow
2015		Lucas Weber (AU)	Lucas Weber (AU)	Lucas Weber (AU)	Lucas Weber (AU)	Ping Yuan	Wai Ling Chan	Lucy Cao
2014		Yunus Kurtulus (AU)	William Bishop	Luke Robertson		Ping Yuan	Wai Ling Chan	Charlotte Dewsnap
2013	John Garelija	Matt Foster (AU)	Martin Brill	Zac Cassagrande (AU)	Felix Boyce	Ping Yuan	Jessica Beer	Sally Bennett (AU)
2012	Vanda Symon	Hamish Clarke	Kyle MacDonald	Daniel Kahu	Daniel Kahu	Ping Yuan	Sheryl Fan	Lisa Goral
2011	Bryan "Baz" Clark	Hamish Clarke	Paul Hentschel	Luke Robertson	Daniel Kahu	Monique Coleman	Monique Coleman	Katie Boyle
2010	T. Culliford	Arthur Gatland	Graham Payne	Luke Robertson		Ping Yuan	Francoise HERREN	Hannah Ramsay
2009		Wayne Cui	Nils LeMee	Luke Robertson		Ping Yuan	Monique Coleman	Monique Coleman
2008		Michael Hoskins	Christian Linke	Alex Chan		Sally McCance	Katherine Taylor
2007		Michael Hoskins	Christian Linke	Alex Chan		Monique Coleman	Sheryl Fan	DU MIN Yi (Monique Coleman)
2006	D. Barson & F. McDonald	Blair Shattky	Hamish McCracken	Hamish McCracken		Lydia Wenborn	Lydia Wenborn	Charlotte Dewsnap
2005		Wayne Cui	Brendan Lindsay	Jonathan Chan		Nicki Crauford	Sheryl Fan	Samantha Woodward
2004	Fencing South	Wayne Cui	Simonet De Laborie	James Fordham		Sarah Tabak	Jennifer Jackson (Hope)	Katherine Taylor
2003	B. D. Shattky	Wayne Cui	Rock Cahan	James Fordham		Denise Taylor	Sarah Tabak	Jane Young
2002	A. Clare	Hamish McCracken	Chris Nokes	Andrew Tennant		Denise Taylor	Jessica Beer	Jane Young
2001	C. Tabak	Alexander Scott	Martin Brill	Hamish McCracken		Sarah Raudkivi	Jessica Beer	Ruth Hacking
2000		Alexander Scott	Martin Brill	Hamish McCracken		Jessica Beer	Jessica Beer	Sharyn Westlake
1999		Alexander Scott	Rangi Deabaffy	Antony Fake		Jessica Beer	Jessica Beer	Sharyn Westlake
1998	R. Hefferen	Frank Bartolillo	Rangi Deabaffy	Frank Bartolillo		Jessica Beer	Jessica Beer	Sharyn Westlake
1997	C. McCaughan	Steve Clarke	Rangi Deabaffy	Mark England		Denise Taylor	Jessica Beer	Sharyn Westlake
1996	P. R. Glover	Steve Martin	Rangi Deabaffy	Oliver Shapleski		Fiona McMillan	Lynette Roberts	Lynette Roberts
1995	Sara Goldsworthy	Daniel Wilson	Fraser Stephen-smith	Hamish McCracken		Nicki Crauford	Mary Manastyrski	Margaret Nicholls
1994		Daniel Wilson	Steve Martin	Eli Strati		Sara Osvarth	Sara Osvarth	Barbara Goodwin
1993	S. Zellhuber-McMillan	Gareth Foley	Chris Nokes	Eli Strati		Sara Osvarth	Sara Osvarth
1992	Robert Gastaldo-Brac	Steve Martin	Steve Martin	Eli Strati		Janine Kelcher	Katherine Brill
1991	C. Nokes	Steve Clarke	Steve Clarke	Richard Peterson		Janine Kelcher	C Abaffy
1990	M. Kilgour	Wayne Hudson	Rene Van St Analand	Peter Barry		Andrea Chaplin	Katherine Brill
1989	Fi McMillian	Wayne Hudson	Chris Nokes	Wayne Hudson		Janine Kelcher	Diane Swain
1988	P. M. Grant-Taylor	Wayne Hudson	Martin Brill	Sandy Grant-taylor		Andrea Chaplin	Andrea Lagan
1987	Robert Bain	Nigel Nutt	Steve Martin	Steve Tillman		Janine Kelcher	Waimaria Ereuti
1986	M. Geary	Steve Clarke	Wayne Hudson	Andrew Harmos		Gillian More	Waimaria Ereuti
1985	P. Admiraal	Steve Clarke	Wayne Hudson	Sandy Grant-taylor		Jane Lindsay	Diane Swain
1984	D. M. Swain	Steve Clarke	Steve Martin	Richard Peterson	P Osvath	Sara Osvarth	Victoria Lamb
1983	T. S. Coleman	Steve Clarke	Graeme Philp	Andrew Harmos	W Hudson	Lesley Calver
1982		Wayne Hudson	Graeme Philp	Andrew Harmos	P Osvath	Lesley Calver
1981	S. Doma	Steve Clarke	Steve Clarke	Peter Osvath	P Osvath	Ruth Obrien
1980	Dorking	Wayne Hudson	Martin Brill	Richard Peterson	P Osvath	Gillian More
1979	D. F. Grant-Taylor	Don Mcrae	Martin Brill	Andrew Harmos	W Hudson	Gillian More
1978	J. Lloyd	Steve Clarke	Steve Clarke	Richard Peterson	P Osvath	Susan Grant-Taylor
1977	A. M. Williams	Steve Clarke	Steve Clarke	Richard Peterson	P Osvath	Viv Jenkins
1976	V. C. Jenkins	Steve Tillman	R.G. Mills (AUS)	Richard Peterson	Steve Tillman	Rosemary Sharfe
1975	K. S. Mann	Richard Peterson	Peter Osvath	Z Apathy	Steve Clarke	Lesley Calver
1974	D. G. Muller	Steve Clarke	Steve Tillman	Richard Peterson	Steve Clarke	Dot Gard
1973	Z. R. Apathy	Richard Peterson	G Harris	G Stratigopoulos	Richard Peterson	G M McGechan
1972		P L Templeton	D Eccleston	Richard Peterson	P L Temple	G M McGechan
1971		D Stratigopoulos	P L Temple	B A Pickworth	P L Temple	L Pomeroy
1970		R D Peterson	F D Anger	B A Pickworth	B A Pickworth	R Sharfe
1969		B A Pickworth	B A Pickworth	B A Pickworth	B A Pickworth	G McDermit
1968		D Stratigopoulos	R Hall	M L Henderson	G Stratigopoulos	G McDermit
1967		B A Pickworth	G Stratigopoulos	M L Henderson	B A Pickworth	H Swartz
1966		M L Henderson	R S J Binning	R S J Binning	B A Pickworth	J Fenton
1965		B A Pickworth	R D Peterson	M L Henderson	B A Pickworth	J Fenton
1964		B A Pickworth	B A Pickworth	B A Pickworth	B A Pickworth	J Fenton
1963		B A Pickworth	B A Pickworth	R S J Binning	B A Pickworth	P Statterwaite
1962		B A Pickworth	A Vivian	R S J Binning	B A Pickworth	J Fenton
1961		B A Pickworth	K S Mann	R S J Binning	K S Mann	M Coleman
1960		J Walton	K S Mann	B A Pickworth	B A Pickworth	M Binning
1959		B A Pickworth	CD Beeby	R S J Binning		O Jekyll
1958		W B McGeorge	J Walton	B A Pickworth		E Mitchell
1957		B A Pickworth	R H Ellvett	R S J Binning		E Mitchell
1956		B A Pickworth	R H Ellvett	R S J Binning		M Gibson
1955		P L Temple	W B S McGeorge	R S J Binning		E Mitchell
1954		AJ Gittos	A Vivian	A J Gittos		N Eggleston
1953		A J Simmance	A Vivian	A J Simmance		O Jekyll
1952		AJ Gittos	W G Stafford	D E Wright		O Jekyll
1951		AJ Gittos	A J Gittos	D E Wright		O Jekyll
1950		AJ Gittos	B Boston	J Stafford		O Jekyll
1949		M B Gittos	J Shaw	D E Wright		P Woodroffe
1948		D E Wright	D E Wright	D E Wright		P Woodroffe
1947		W S Elson	D E Wright	D E Wright		P Woodroffe
1946		A W Raper	N F Turner	A W Raper		M Andrews
1939		L D Nathan	L D Nathan	G S Harcourt		M Andrews
1938		L D Nathan	L D Nathan	G S Harcourt		Y Purchase

* not awarded every year

Olympic Games

Olympic Games Competitors

1960 Rome: Brian Pickworth
Men's Individual Epee - Round 1 4 wins 1 loss, round 2 0 wins 5 losses
Men's Individual Foil - Round 1, pool f, 1 win 4 losses
Men's Individual Sabre - Round 1 1 win 4 losses

1980 Moscow: Martin Brill (selected but did not participate)
Athlete selected by NZOC but later withdrawn by NZAFA due to boycott

1984 Los Angeles: David Cocker
Men's Individual Epee 1st round 2 wins, 3 losses

1984 Los Angeles: Martin Brill
Men's Individual Epee - Final placing 15th
1st round 1 win, 2 losses, 1 double defeat (44th seed)
2nd round 3 wins 2 losses (23rd seed)
3rd round 3 wins 2 losses (10th seed)
DE lost to Michel Dessearault Canada 10-7
Final placing 15th

1988 Seoul Martin Brill:
Men's Individual Epee - Final Placing 7th
3 rounds followed by DE with repecharge
DE beat Pantano (ITA)10-8, lost Chouvalov (USSR) 9-10
Repecharge beat Gerrul (ALF) 10-7, Gaillle (SUI) 10-5, Strohmeyer (AUT) 10-7
Quarter final lost Chouvalov (USSR) 10-3

1992 Barcelona: Gavin MacLean
Men's Individual Epee - Final Placing 45th
Round 1 3 wins 2losses
DE lost to Danny Nowosielski (CAN) 1-5, 5-3, 5-1
Notable for a toe injury sustained in the second period bout with Gavin leading 3-0, just 2 points away from winning the DE match. After medical attention and a 10 minute break Nowosielski came back to win the second then the third to take the match.

2004 Athens Jessica Beer
Women's Epee Individual - Final Place 33rd
Direct elimination lost Magkanoudaki (GRE) 8-15, 1st: 6-9 2nd: 8-15 Bout time: 04:33

Olympic Games Officials

1984 Los Angeles
Merv Sharfe - Manager
Kate Brill - Coach

1988 Seoul
Kate Brill - Coach

1992 Barcelona
Martin Brill - Coach

2000 Sydney
Kate Brill - Referee

2000 Sydney Paralympics
Kate Brill - Referee
Steve Clarke - Referee
Edmond Wong - Referee
Daniel Chan - Referee

2004 Athens
Barry More - Coach

Commonwealth Games

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

Commonwealth Fencing Championships

The Origins of the Commonwealth Fencing Championships:

Before 1974 there were no Commonwealth Fencing Championships. The reason for the Championships had its origins in Commonwealth Games and the politics which resulted in the sport of Fencing being dropped off the Commonwealth Games programme.

The Commonwealth Games programme is limited to ten sports. The organisers of the 1970 Edinburgh Commonwealth Games had removed Shooting from the program and replaced it with Bowls. Then the organisers of the 1974 Christchurch Commonwealth Games in Christchurch then reinstated Shooting on to the programme by dropping Fencing. Since 1974 fencing has remained a sport susceptible to being included in the Games programme but has not been reinstated as part of the Commonwealth Games programme.

So in 1974 the first "Independent British Commonwealth Fencing Championship" was held in Ottawa, Canada. In 1978 it was held again, in Glasgow. Then for the 1982 event it was renamed the "Commonwealth Fencing Championships", held in Barnstaple, England.

New Zealand and the Commonwealth Fencing Championships:

New Zealand fencers have supported every Championship since the removal of fencing from the Commonwealth Games.

Below we have the results of our fencers from the 1998 and 2002 Championships. The full list of New Zealand fencers who participated at all these championships is not yet complete and is currently being researched. If you are able to assist in supplying missing details please contact us.

1974: Ottawa, Canada
First independent British Commonwealth Fencing Championships.
7 countries: Australia, Canada (2 teams), England, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, Wales.
British Commonwealth Games held in Christchurch, New Zealand.

1978: Glasgow, Scotland
2nd Independent British Commonwealth fencing Championships
8 countries: Australia, Canada, England, [Hong Kong], Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, Wales.
British Commonwealth Games held in Edmonton, Canada.

1982: Barnstaple, England
Event renamed Commonwealth Fencing Championships.
8 countries: Australia, Canada, England, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Trinidad & Tobago, Scotland, Wales. Commonwealth Games held in Brisbane, Australia.

1986: Cardiff, Wales
13 countries: Australia, Barbados, Canada, England, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Malaysia, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, Trinidad & Tobago, Wales.
Commonwealth Games held in Edinburgh, Scotland.

1990: Manchester, England
14 countries: Australia, Canada, England, Guyana, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Jersey, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, Singapore, St. Vincent, Trinidad & Tobago, Wales.
Commonwealth Games held in Auckland, New Zealand.

1994: Whistler, Canada
11 countries: Australia, Canada, England, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, St. Vincent, Scotland, Trinidad & Tobago, Wales.
Commonwealth Games held in Victoria, Canada.

1998: Shah Alam, Malaysia
Wilkinson Sword Trophy: Overall Championship place 6th out of 12 countries with 108 points

Men's Foil Individual: 43 Fencers
23rd Richard Bowles
26th Alex Scott
27th Chris McCarthy
36th Jonathan Whittle
37th David Winchester

Men's Foil Team: 7th out of 8 teams

Men's Epee Individual: 42 Fencers
7th Steve Martin
22nd Fraser Stephen-Smith
26th Chris Hammill
31st Alex Scott

Men's Epee Team: 6th out of 8 teams

Men's Sabre Individual: 34 Fecers
18th Robert Snoep
22th Anthony Fake
26th Liam Davies
27th Martin Howard
28th Andrew Tennant

Men's Sabre Team: 4th out of 8 teams

Women's Foil Individual: 31 Fencers
11th Lesley Calver
21st Nicki Crauford
23rf Kerryn Findlater
24th Jane Larkindale

Women's Foil Team: 5th out of 7 teams

Women's Epee Individual: 38 Fencers
07th Mary Manastyrski
24th Lynette Roberts
26th Renee Lindsay
28th Natasha Buist
33rd Alison Skwinburn

Women's Epee Team: 6th out of 8 teams

Women's Sabre Individual: 30 Fencers
10th Sharon Westlake
13th Jane Young
25th Sophie Curtis-Ham
26th Anna Korver
27th Barbara Goodwin

Women's Sabre Team: 5th out of 6 teams

2002: Newcastle, Australia
Wilkinson Sword Trophy: Overall championship place New Zealand 6th out of 11 countries with 136 points

Men's Foil Individual: 35 Fencers
20th Hamish Mc Cracken
22nd Graham Payne
26th Steve Martin

Men's Foil Team: 6th out of 8 countries

Men's Epee Individual: 38 Fencers
22nd Ben Broom
30th Andy Duncan
31st Fraser Stephen-Smith
32nd Martin Brill
35th William Upritchard

Men's Epee Team: 5th out of 8 countries

Men's Sabre Individual: 27 Fencers
16th Lliam Davies
22nd Hamish McCracken
26th Joathan Chan

Men's Sabre Team: 6th out of 6 countries

Women's Foil Individual: 35 Fencers
14th Sarah Raudkivi
28th Kerryn Findlater
32nd Alice Wu

Women's Foil Team: 6th out of 8 countries

Women's Epee Individual: 35 Fencers
7th Jessica Beer
12th Jenny Hope
15th Natalie Fraser
26th Kathleen Revie
34th Natasha Buist

Women's Epee Team: 4th out of 8 countries

Women's Sabre: No NZ Fencers