Fencing at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

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Fencing at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
Fencing pictogram.svg
Venue Meadowbank Sports Centre
Location Edinburgh, Scotland
Dates16 to 25 July 1970
←  1966

Fencing at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was the sixth and last appearance of Fencing at the Commonwealth Games. [1]

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The events took place in one of the three sports halls forming part of the Meadowbank Sports Centre, which was built specifically for the Games, at a cost of £2.8 million. [2] [3]

England won seven of the eight gold medals to top the table. [4] [5]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Scotland)

Medals won by nation with totals, ranked by number of golds—sortable
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of England.svg  England 72312
2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland*1315
3Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 0213
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0134
Totals (4 entries)88824

Medal winners

Fencing results by event
EventGoldSilverBronze
Foil, MenFlag of England.svg  Mike Breckin  (ENG)Flag of England.svg  Barry Paul  (ENG)Flag of England.svg  Graham Paul  (ENG)
Foil – Team, MenFlag of England.svg England (ENG)
Barry Paul
Graham Paul
Mike Breckin 		Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (AUS)
Ernest Simon
Gregory Benko
Bill Ronald 		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (CAN)
Gerry Wiedel
Konrad Widmaier
Magdy Conyd
Épée, MenFlag of England.svg  Bill Hoskyns  (ENG)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Lester Wong  (CAN)Flag of England.svg  Peter Jacobs  (ENG)
Épée – Team, MenFlag of England.svg England (ENG)
Bill Hoskyns
Peter Jacobs
Ralph Johnson 		Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland (SCO)
George Sandor
Ian Hunter
Derek Russell 		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (CAN)
Konrad Widmaier
Lester Wong
Peter Bakonyi
Sabre, MenFlag of Scotland.svg  Alexander Leckie  (SCO)Flag of England.svg  Rodney Craig  (ENG)Flag of England.svg  Richard Cohen  (ENG)
Sabre- Team, MenFlag of England.svg England (ENG)
David Acfield
Rodney Craig
Richard Cohen 		Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland (SCO)
Tony Mitchell
Alexander Leckie
Gordon Wiles 		Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (AUS)
Gabor Arato
Gregory Benko
Laszlo Tornallyay
Foil, WomenFlag of England.svg  Janet Wardell-Yerburgh  (ENG)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Marion Exelby  (AUS)Flag of Scotland.svg  Susan Youngs  (SCO)
Foil – Team, WomenFlag of England.svg England (ENG)
Clare Henley
Janet Wardell-Yerburgh
Sue Green 		Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland (SCO)
Barbara Williams
Judith Bain
Susan Youngs 		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (CAN)
Fleurette Campeau
Kay Aoyama
Pacita Weidel

Results

[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Foil (men)

Final pool (round robin)

PosAthleteWins
1 Flag of England.svg Mike Breckin 4 won by barrage
2 Flag of England.svg Barry Paul 4
3 Flag of England.svg Graham Paul 3
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gregory Benko 2
5 Flag of New Zealand.svg Brian Pickworth 1
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Magdy Conyd 1

Épée (men)

Final pool (round robin)

PosAthleteWins
1 Flag of England.svg Bill Hoskyns 4
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lester Wong 3
3 Flag of England.svg Peter Jacobs 3
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Peter Bakonyi 2
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Derek Russell 2
6 Flag of England.svg Ralph Johnson 1

Sabre (men)

Final pool (round robin)

PosAthleteWins
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Sandy Leckie 5
2 Flag of England.svg Rodney Craig 4
3 Flag of England.svg Richard Cohen 3
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Gordon Wiles 2
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Leslie Samek 1
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Foxcroft 0

Foil (team)

Final pool (round robin)

Team 1Team 2Score
EnglandAustralia5–4
CanadaScotland8–1
AustraliaCanada6–3
EnglandScotland6–3
EnglandCanada8–1
ScotlandAustralia5–4

Épée (team)

Final pool (round robin)

Team 1Team 2Score
EnglandScotland5–4
CanadaNew Zealand5–3
EnglandCanada7–2
ScotlandNew Zealand5–4
EnglandNew Zealand5–0
ScotlandCanada5–2

Sabre (team)

Final pool (round robin)

Team 1Team 2Score
EnglandScotland6–3
AustraliaCanada6–3
EnglandCanada7–2
ScotlandAustralia8–1
ScotlandCanada5–3
EnglandAustralia9–0

Foil (women)

Final pool (round robin)

PosAthleteWins
1 Flag of England.svg Janet Wardell-Yerburgh 4
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marion Exelby 4
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Susan Youngs 3
4 Flag of England.svg Sue Green 3
5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Julia Barkley 1
6 Flag of Scotland.svg Barbara Williams 0

Foil (women team)

Final pool (round robin)

Team 1Team 2Score
EnglandCanada8–1
ScotlandAustralia5–4
EnglandScotland7–2
CanadaAustralia6–3
EnglandAustralia5–4
ScotlandCanada6–3

References

  1. ↑ "Scotland Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  2. ↑ Inglis, Simon (1987). Football Grounds of Britain. Collins Willow. ISBN   0-00-218249-1.
  3. ↑ "Edinburgh builds athletes village" . Aberdeen Evening Express. 29 June 1970. p. 6. Retrieved 15 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Medal Standings Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Fencing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Today's results" . Aberdeen Evening Express. 17 July 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 14 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Results from the Games yesterday" . Birmingham Mail. 18 July 1970. p. 15. Retrieved 14 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Commonwealth Results" . Nottingham Guardian. 20 July 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 14 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Results at the Games yesterday" . Birmingham Mail. 21 July 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 14 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "Results at the Games yesterday" . Birmingham Mail. 22 July 1970. p. 23. Retrieved 14 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.

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