| Caitlin Maxwell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 2 May 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon | Sabre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Jon Salfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Caitlin Maxwell (born 2 May 1999) is an English sabre fencer. [1] [2]
She began fencing at the age of 8, at school and at her local club in Truro. [3] [1]
She has won the British sabre national title on six occasions at the British Fencing Championships from 2016 to 2022. [4] [5] [6]
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