British Fencing Championships

British Fencing Championships
Frequency	annual
Inaugurated	1889  ( 1889 )
Most recent	2023
Next event	tba
Organised by	British Fencing
Website	www.britishfencing.com

The British Fencing Championships are held annually to determine the British champion. The Championships are currently held at the English Institute of Sport, Sheffield or the Lee Valley Athletics Centre. ^[1] These championships (known as the Nationals) are not to be confused with a new Championship introduced in 2023 called the British Open Championships, where any athlete can compete and are not restricted to British athletes. ^[2]

The championships were not held during World War I, World War II and in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[3]

Past winners

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Men's Foil

Year Winner 1898 Holmes Turner 1899 Bulkley Praed 1900 Thomas Hobbins 1901 Harry Evan James 1902 John Jenkinson 1903 John Jenkinson 1904 John Jenkinson 1905 Robert Montgomerie 1906 Edgar Seligman 1907 Edgar Seligman 1908 Robert Montgomerie 1909 Robert Montgomerie 1910 Robert Montgomerie 1911 Edgar Amphlett 1912 Geoffrey Doyne 1913 Gordon Alexander 1914 Maj. Roland Willoughby 1915-19 No Competition 1920 Geoffrey Doyne 1921 Ralph Sutton 1922 Ralph Sutton 1923 Ernest Stenson-Cooke 1924 Fl. Lieut. George Sherriff 1925 Fl. Lieut. George Sherriff 1926 S R Bousfield 1927 Maj. Denis Pearce 1928 Emrys Lloyd 1929 Jack Evan James 1930 Emrys Lloyd 1931 Emrys Lloyd 1932 Emrys Lloyd 1933 Emrys Lloyd 1934 David Bartlett 1935 David Bartlett

Year Winner 1936 Christopher Hammersley 1937 Emrys Lloyd 1938 Emrys Lloyd 1939 Harry Cooke 1940-46 No Competition 1947 René Paul 1948 Arthur Smith 1949 René Paul 1950 René Paul 1951 Harry Cooke 1952 Luke Wendon 1953 Raymond Paul 1954 John Fethers 1955 Raymond Paul 1956 René Paul 1957 Raymond Paul 1958 Raymond Paul 1959 Bill Hoskyns 1960 Derrick Cawthorne 1961 Sandy Leckie 1962 René Paul 1963 Allan Jay 1964 Bill Hoskyns 1965 Sandy Leckie 1966 Graham Paul 1967 Sandy Leckie 1968 Graham Paul 1969 Mike Breckin 1970 Bill Hoskyns 1971 Graham Paul 1972 Tony Power 1973 Graham Paul 1974 Barry Paul 1975 Barry Paul

Year Winner 1976 Barry Paul 1977 Nick Bell 1978 Pierre Harper 1979 Barry Paul 1980 Barry Paul 1981 Rob Bruniges 1982 Pierre Harper 1983 Pierre Harper 1984 Bill Gosbee 1985 Bill Gosbee 1986 Pierre Harper 1987 Pierre Harper 1988 Pierre Harper 1989 Donnie McKenzie 1990 Bill Gosbee 1991 Bill Gosbee 1992 Bill Gosbee 1993 Laurent Harper 1994 Laurent Harper 1995 Paul Walsh 1996 Harry Lancaster 1997 Paul Walsh 1998 Sam Johnson 1999 James Beevers 2000 James Beevers 2001 Richard Kruse 2002 James Beevers 2003 David Mansoor 2004 James Beevers 2005 Jamie Kenber 2006 Richard Kruse 2007 Richard Kruse 2008 David Riseley 2009 Laurence Halsted

Year Winner 2010 Keith Cook 2011 Husayn Rosowsky 2012 Rhys Melia 2013 Alex Tofalides 2014 No Competition 2015 Richard Kruse 2016 Marcus Mepstead 2017 Richard Kruse 2018 Richard Kruse 2019 James-Andrew Davis 2020 No competition 2021 Kamal Minott 2022 Dominic De Almeida 2023 Jamie Cook

Men's Epee

Year Winner 1904 Edgar Seligman 1905 Robert Montgomerie 1906 Edgar Seligman 1907 Robert Montgomerie 1908 Leaf Daniell 1909 Robert Montgomerie 1910 Edgar Amphlett 1911 John Blake 1912 Robert Montgomerie 1913 Gordon Vereker 1914 Robert Montgomerie 1915-19 No Competition 1920 Martin Holt 1921 Capt. Herbert Huntington 1922 George Burt 1923 Martin Holt 1924 Charles Biscoe 1925 Maj. Barry Notley 1926 Hon. Ian Campbell-Gray 1927 Maj. Barry Notley 1928 Bertie Childs 1929 Luke Fildes 1930 Hon. Ian Campbell-Gray 1931 Bertie Childs 1932 Hon. Ian Campbell-Gray 1933 Bert Pelling 1934 Bert Pelling 1935 Hon. Ian Campbell-Gray 1936 Charles de Beaumont 1937 Charles de Beaumont 1938 Charles de Beaumont 1939 Terry Beddard

Year Winner 1940-46 No Competition 1947 Peter Dix 1948 Ron Parfitt 1949 Peter Dix 1950 Ron Parfitt 1951 Bert Pelling 1952 Allan Jay 1953 Charles de Beaumont 1954 Peter Greenhalgh 1955 Ray Harrison 1956 Bill Hoskyns 1957 Bill Hoskyns 1958 Bill Hoskyns 1959 Allan Jay 1960 Allan Jay 1961 John Pelling 1962 Peter Jacobs 1963 John Glasswell 1964 Peter Jacobs 1965 John Pelling 1966 Teddy Bourne 1967 Bill Hoskyns 1968 Ralph Johnson 1969 Graham Paul 1970 Peter Jacobs 1971 Graham Paul 1972 Teddy Bourne 1973 Ted Hudson 1974 Teddy Bourne 1975 Tim Belson 1976 Teddy Bourne 1977 Teddy Bourne

Year Winner 1978 Teddy Bourne 1979 Tim Belson 1980 Steven Paul 1981 John Llewellyn 1982 Ralph Johnson 1983 Steven Paul 1984 Ralph Johnson 1985 Ralph Johnson 1986 Dominic Mahony 1987 Ralph Johnson 1988 John Llewellyn 1989 Hugh Kernohan 1990 Ralph Johnson 1991 John Llewellyn 1992 John Llewellyn 1993 Steven Paul 1994 John Llewellyn 1995 Quentin Berriman 1996 Quentin Berriman 1997 Quentin Berriman 1998 Quentin Berriman 1999 Quentin Berriman 2000 Simon Austin 2001 Greg Allen 2002 Quentin Berriman 2003 Tristan Lane 2004 Tom Cadman 2005 Chris Howser 2006 Alastair Gerrard 2007 Jon Willis 2008 Jon Willis 2009 Tom Bennett

Year Winner 2010 Jon Willis 2011 Philip Marsh 2012 Dudley Tredger 2013 David Gregory 2014 No Competition 2015 Tom Edwards 2016 Calum Johnston 2017 Greg Allen 2018 Calum Johnston 2019 James Frewin 2020 No competition 2021 Calum Johnston 2022 Benjamin Andrews 2023 Calum Johnston

Men's Sabre

Year Winner 1898 Capt. Walter Edgeworth-Johnstone 1899 Thomas Hobbins 1900 Capt. Walter Edgeworth-Johnstone 1901 Thomas Hobbins 1902 Thomas Hobbins 1903 Harry Evan-James 1904 Charles Wilson 1905 Charles Wilson 1906 Charles Wilson 1907 Lieut. Ferdinand Fielmann, RN 1908 William Marsh 1909 William Marsh 1910 Alfred Ridley-Martin 1911 Sgt. Bill Hammond 1912 Capt. Charles Van Der Byl 1913 Alfred Ridley-Martin 1914 Sgt. Bill Hammond 1915-19 No Competition 1920 Lieut. Cecil Kershaw, RN 1921 Capt. Bill Hammond 1922 Archie Corble 1923 Edgar Seligman 1924 Edgar Seligman 1925 Lieut. Cdr. Cecil Kershaw, RN 1926 Lieut. Cdr. Cecil Kershaw, RN 1927 Archie Corble 1928 Capt. Guy Harry 1929 Col. Ronald Campbell 1930 Geoffrey Trinder 1931 Geoffrey Trinder 1932 Gordon Pilbrow 1933 Geoffrey Trinder 1934 Geoffrey Trinder 1935 Gordon Pilbrow

Year Winner 1936 Robin Brook 1937 Roger Tredgold 1938 Gordon Pilbrow 1939 Roger Tredgold 1940-46 No Competition 1947 Roger Tredgold 1948 Roger Tredgold 1949 Roger Tredgold 1950 Gordon Pilbrow 1951 Pierre Turquet 1952 Richard Porebski 1953 Richard Porebski 1954 Ralph Cooperman 1955 Roger Tredgold 1956 Richard Porebski 1957 Mike Amberg 1958 Mike Amberg 1959 Mike Amberg 1960 Ralph Cooperman 1961 Ralph Cooperman 1962 Clive Fisher 1963 Sandy Leckie 1964 Sandy Leckie 1965 Sandy Leckie 1966 Bill Hoskyns 1967 Sandy Leckie 1968 Sandy Leckie 1969 David Acfield 1970 David Acfield 1971 David Acfield 1972 David Acfield 1973 Peter Mather 1974 Richard Cohen 1975 John Deanfield

Year Winner 1976 Jim Philbin 1977 Jim Philbin 1978 Jim Philbin 1979 Mark Slade 1980 Richard Cohen 1981 Jim Philbin 1982 Richard Cohen 1983 Jim Philbin 1984 Paul Klenerman 1985 Mark Slade 1986 Richard Cohen 1987 Richard Cohen 1988 Mark Slade 1989 Ian Williams 1990 Gary Fletcher 1991 Ian Williams 1992 Ian Williams 1993 Amin Zahir 1994 Nick Fletcher 1995 Amin Zahir 1996 James Williams 1997 Nick Fletcher 1998 Ian Williams 1999 Robin Knight 2000 James Williams 2001 Chris Jamieson 2002 David Sach 2003 Mike Johnson 2004 Chris Farren 2005 Alex O'Connell 2006 Alex O'Connell 2007 Chris Buxton 2008 Chris Buxton 2009 Chris Buxton

Year Winner 2010 Alex O'Connell 2011 Alex Crutchett 2012 James Honeybone 2013 James Honeybone 2014 No Competition 2015 James Honeybone 2016 Jonathan Webb 2017 James Honeybone 2018 James Honeybone 2019 William Deary 2020 No competition 2021 William Deary 2022 William Deary 2023 William Deary

Women's Foil

Year Winner 1907 Millicent Hall 1908 Millicent Hall 1909 C. E. Martin Edmunds 1910 Julia Johnstone 1911 Gladys Daniell 1912 Gladys Daniell 1913 Alice Walker 1914 Alice Walker 1915-19 No Competition 1920 Charlotte Agnes Walker 1921 Gladys Daniell 1922 Millicent Hall 1923 Gladys Davis 1924 Gladys Daniell 1925 Gladys Davis 1926 Gladys Davis 1927 Muriel Freeman 1928 Peggy Butler 1929 Muriel Freeman 1930 Peggy Butler 1931 Peggy Butler 1932 Peggy Butler 1933 Judy Guinness 1934 Gwendoline Neligan 1935 Gwendoline Neligan 1936 Gwendoline Neligan 1937 Gwendoline Neligan 1938 Judy Penn-Hughes 1939 Betty Arbuthnott 1940-46 No Competition 1947 Betty Arbuthnott

Year Winner 1948 Mary Glen-Haig 1949 Gillian Sheen 1950 Mary Glen-Haig 1951 Gillian Sheen 1952 Gillian Sheen 1953 Gillian Sheen 1954 Gillian Sheen 1955 Gillian Sheen 1956 Gillian Sheen 1957 Gillian Sheen 1958 Gillian Sheen 1959 Margaret Stafford 1960 Gillian Sheen 1961 Theresa Offredy 1962 Theresa Offredy 1963 Mary Ann Pritchard 1964 Shirley Netherway 1965 Janet Bewley-Cathie 1966 Shirley Parker 1967 Janet Wardell-Yerburgh 1968 Sue Green 1969 Janet Wardell-Yerburgh 1970 Janet Wardell-Yerburgh 1971 Janet Wardell-Yerburgh 1972 Janet Wardell-Yerburgh 1973 Clare Halsted 1974 Wendy Ager 1975 Sue Wrigglesworth 1976 Linda Ann Martin 1977 Hilary Cawthorne 1978 Liz Wood

Year Winner 1979 Liz Wood 1980 Wendy Grant 1981 Liz Thurley 1982 Linda Ann Martin 1983 Liz Thurley 1984 Linda Ann Martin 1985 Linda Ann Martin 1986 Liz Thurley 1987 Liz Thurley 1988 Linda Ann Martin 1989 Fiona McIntosh 1990 Linda Strachan 1991 Fiona McIntosh 1992 Lucy Harris 1993 Fiona McIntosh 1994 Fiona McIntosh 1995 Linda Strachan 1996 Lucy Harris 1997 Linda Strachan 1998 Linda Strachan 1999 Linda Strachan 2000 Linda Strachan 2001 Linda Strachan 2002 Camille Datoo 2003 Dominique Stowell 2004 Camille Datoo 2005 Camille Datoo 2006 Dominique Stowell 2007 Anna Bentley 2008 Anna Bentley 2009 Anna Bentley

Year Winner 2010 Natalia Sheppard 2011 Martina Emanuel 2012 Elizabeth Ng 2013 Dominique Szokolovics 2014 No Competition 2015 Ayesha Fihosy 2016 Hannah Bryars 2017 Kate Beardmore 2018 Chloe Dixon 2019 Teagan Williams-Stewart 2020 No competition 2021 Carolina Stuchbury 2022 Kate Beardmore 2023 Amelie Tsang

Women's Epee

Year Winner 1986 Alda Milner-Barry 1987 Maureen Lloyd 1988 Kate Smith 1989 Penny Tomlinson 1990 Nicky Twigg 1991 Georgina Usher 1992 Georgina Usher 1993 Nicola Cain 1994 Carol Greenway 1995 Kate Houston 1996 Sheila Pearce

Year Winner 1997 Georgina Usher 1998 Georgina Usher 1999 Val Cramb 2000 Georgina Usher 2001 Georgina Usher 2002 Georgina Usher 2003 Georgina Usher 2004 Jo Beadsworth 2005 Kate Allenby 2006 Georgina Usher 2007 Mary Cohen

Year Winner 2008 Hannah Lawrence 2009 Corinna Lawrence 2010 Elisa Albini 2011 Mary Cohen 2012 Georgina Usher 2013 Corinna Lawrence 2014 No Competition 2015 Hannah Lawrence 2016 Hannah Lawrence 2017 Hannah Lawrence 2018 Mary Cohen

Year Winner 2019 Susan Maria Sica 2020 No competition 2021 Alexandra Powell 2022 Susan Maria Sica 2023 Julia Caron

Women's Sabre

Year Winner 1989 Sally Claxton 1990 Sue Benney 1991 Sheelagh Baines 1992 Sue Benney 1993 Sue Benney 1994 Sue Benney 1995 Sue Benney 1996 Sue Benney 1997 Louise Bond-Williams 1998 Caroline Stevenson

Year Winner 1999 Louise Bond-Williams 2000 Louise Bond-Williams 2001 Louise Bond-Williams 2002 Louise Bond-Williams 2003 Louise Bond-Williams 2004 Louise Bond-Williams 2005 Chrystall Nicoll 2006 Louise Bond-Williams 2007 Jo Hutchison 2008 Chrystall Nicoll

Year Winner 2009 Louise Bond-Williams 2010 Chrystall Nicoll 2011 Louise Bond-Williams 2012 Kira Roberts 2013 Sophie Williams 2014 No Competition 2015 Jo Hutchison 2016 Caitlin Maxwell 2017 Caitlin Maxwell 2018 Caitlin Maxwell

Year Winner 2019 Caitlin Maxwell 2020 No competition 2021 Caitlin Maxwell 2022 Caitlin Maxwell 2023 Maria Chart

References

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