| 2023 Veteran Fencing World Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Dates | 11–16 October |
| Host city | Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S |
| Events | 24 |
The 2023 Veteran Fencing World Championships took place from 11 to 16 October 2023 in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. [1] [2] [3] [4]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Épée Individual [5] | Jon M. Normile  United States | Emmanuel Peyret Lacombe  France | Akinori Katashima  Japan |
Claudio Pirani  Italy | |||
| Foil Individual [5] | Cyril Lacroix France | Nick Payne  Great Britain | Darko Limov  Croatia |
| Bertrand Beaurenault France | |||
| Sabre Individual [5] | Lorenzo Giacinto Morretta Italy | Svend Berger  Germany | Hartmut Wrase Germany |
| Olivier Esquerre France |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Épée Individual [5] | Georgina Usher Great Britain | Annica De Groote  Sweden | Abigail Nutt  Australia |
| Carole Charroy France | |||
| Foil Individual [5] | Julie T. Seal United States | Jane P. Carter United States | Larisa Salamandra  Individual Neutral Athletes |
| Francesca Zurlo Italy | |||
| Sabre Individual [5] | Julie T. Seal United States | Gunilla Graudins Germany | Catherine Hori France |
| Nicole Thome Germany |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Épée Individual [5] | Jan Tivenius Sweden | Gerhard Birkenmaier Germany | Walter E. Dragonetti United States |
| Herve Le Barbier France | |||
| Foil Individual [5] | Stephane Huerto France | Adam Reynolds Australia | Kenichi Umezawa Japan |
| John Troiano Great Britain | |||
| Sabre Individual [5] | Mark R. Lundborg United States | Geza Kas France | Steven D. Heck United States |
| Alberto Feira Chios Italy |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Épée Individual [5] | Frauke Hohlbein Germany | Sarah Osvath Australia | Lorraine Hoyne  Canada |
| Gianna Cirillo Italy | |||
| Foil Individual [5] | Jenette Starks-Faulkner United States | Astrid Kircheis Germany | Gillian Worman Great Britain |
| Anne-Marie Walters United States | |||
| Sabre Individual [5] | Lydia Fabry United States | Robin J. Pernice United States | Sylvie Zini France |
| Jane S. Hutchison Great Britain |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Épée Individual [5] | Peter Osvath Australia | Laszlo Imreh  Hungary | Jean-Louis Noel France |
| Francois Gaudry France | |||
| Foil Individual [5] | Thoman W. Lutton United States | Yutaka Yamazaki Japan | Laszlo Imreh Hungary |
| Eiichi Ide Japan | |||
| Sabre Individual [5] | Joseph Streb United States | Riccardo Carmina Italy | Carl Morris Great Britain |
| Garik Gutman United States |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Épée Individual [5] | Elizabeth R. Kocab United States | Marja-Liisa Tuulikki Someroja  Finland | Ibolya Hoffmann Hungary |
| Charlotta Bowie United States | |||
| Foil Individual [5] | Iris Gardini Italy | Brigitte Delacour France | Judith A. Offerle United States |
| Marja-Liisa Tuulikki Someroja Finland | |||
| Sabre Individual [5] | Jane E. Eyre United States | Jeannine M. Bender United States | Silvia Brown Great Britain |
| Linda J. Dunn United States |
* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States* | 13 | 4 | 7 | 24 |
| 2 | France | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Germany | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | Australia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Hungary | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| – | Individual Neutral Athletes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 24 | 24 | 42 | 90 | |
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