2014 Commonwealth Fencing Championships

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The 2014 Commonwealth Fencing Championships was held in Largs, Scotland between the 10th and 15 November 2014 at the Inverclyde National Sports Training Centre

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Venue

The venue was Inverclyde National Sports Training Centre [1] in Largs, Scotland

Host & Organisers

The event was hosted and run by Scottish Fencing [2] and is overseen by the Commonwealth Fencing Federation. The event director was Chris Hyde and the event manager was Roy Clarke.

Medallists - Men's Events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual foilFlag of Scotland.svg Jamie Fitzgerald (SCO)Flag of Singapore.svg Zhenggang Zhang (SIN)Flag of Singapore.svg Jie Wu (SIN)
Flag of England.svg  Husayn Rosowsky  (ENG)
Team foilFlag of England.svg  England
Kola Abidogun
Peter Barwell
Ben Peggs
Dan Robinson
Husayn Rosowsky
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Keith Cook
Jamie Fitzgerald
Scott Brodie
Jack Watson
Callum O'donnell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Patrick Daley
Matt Foster
Lucas Webber
Dylan Devenish
Individual épéeFlag of England.svg  Dudley Tredger  (ENG)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Marc Burkhalter (WAL)Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Downes (AUS)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Tom Edwards (WAL)
Team épéeFlag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Willie Zi Le Khoo
Samson Mun Hou Lee
Wei Wen Lim
Kian Seng Ng
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Gareth Thomas
Marc Burkhalter
David Gregory
James Taylor
Tom Edwards
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Neill Tannock
Chris Hay
George Liston
Chris Rocks
Tom Hoffmann
Individual SabreFlag of England.svg Alex Crutchett (ENG)Flag of England.svg Maiyuran Ratneswaren (ENG)Flag of Scotland.svg Glenn Sancroft (SCO)
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Rocks (SCO)
Team sabreFlag of England.svg  England
Alex Crutchett
Maiyuran Ratneswaren
Soji Aiyenuro
Kirk Slankard
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Yu Yong Choy
Clive Yi Yang Leu
David Wei Ren Chan
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Michael Clarke
Stephen Rocks
Glenn Sancroft
Rob Veitch

Medallists - Women's Events

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore  (SIN)44210
2Flag of England.svg  England  (ENG)42612
3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland  (SCO)32510
4Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales  (WAL)1225
5Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)0112
6Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)0101
7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)0022
Totals (7 entries)12121842

Awards

The event was nominated for a 2015 Scottish Thistle Award, EventScotland's Tourism Awards in recognition of the benefits to the local area of North Ayrshire. The event was part of Homecoming Scotland 2014

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References

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  2. "Scottish Fencing". Scottish Fencing. 30 January 2012.