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| Fighting for fencing recognition - Written
08.03.06 09.20 by Webmaster |
THE rise in popularity of
fencing in Albany has been marked by the
presentation of a new award.
WA Fencing will now present the Albany Fencing
Club Award for Regional Fencing Champion
annually, with local boy Gareth Daniel taking
out the inaugural prize.
Daniel, 16, has been fencing for two years and
has had a rapid rise through the ranks.
The left-handed fencer competed at competitions
throughout last year and has developed a passion
for the sport.
"It's similar to sword fighting and I had always
wanted to try that," Daniel said.
"I tried it and have really enjoyed it, there's
just something about it."
Daniel said he is considering taking the sport
further but that would mean a move to Perth,
which would allow him to compete in a greater
number of tournaments.
There are 10 fencing clubs in Perth with Belmont
City College the centre of excellence.
State treasurer Eric Ripper has become the
patron for the sport in WA as it continues to
grow.
Albany Fencing Club president Janet Ullinger
said it is also starting to find its feet in
country areas.
"We have between 10 and 20 fencers in the
country although that number can fluctuate,"
Ullinger said.
"We should have a great deal more in the future
after I introduced it to more than 300 school
kids last year.
"There's a growing interest in it here and more
people in the city are taking interest in what
we're doing," she said. The Great Southern Duel,
held last year, proved a success with even more
people expected to visit this year's event.
Broome is looking to set up its own fencing club
and Ullinger hopes other regional centres will
develop the sport to create some country
competitions in the future.
Source Albany Advertiser
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| WA International Fencing competition -
Written 22.09.05 09.50 by Webmaster |
ALBANY has made a big
impression on the world's fencing community
with an excellent performance at the WA
International Fencing competition held at the
Kingsway International Stadium in Perth
recently. Sending a team of five, three competed
against the best Australia has to offer as well
a former Olympian and Singapore national.
"We were the underdogs," Albany Fencing Club's
Janet Ullinger said. "We had fun though and it
was just a great experience to be around so many
excellent fencers." "Being able to mix with
people from around the world was fantastic and
we made a lot of friends by the end of the
week," she said.
Ullinger said the quality of the fencers in this
competition were a cut above the rest but
winning was not the point of the trip. "We got
our butts kicked but it didn't matter because we
all learnt so much," she said. "The two of us
who didn't compete volunteered and enjoyed the
insight they got. "Everyone was warm and
welcoming and offered some great advice."
Albany is the first country fencing club to
compete at the competition and has now achieved
a national ranking.
"It means we will have some credibility in
fencing circles and it will lift our profile,"
Ullinger said. Many of the Perth clubs have
pledged to visit Albany next year and take part
in the Great Southern Duel, which will make the
event even bigger than it was this year. Albany
Fencing Club are currently looking for sponsors
to assist their competitors in attending future
events.
Source Albany Advertiser |
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| State's top swords duel in Albany -
Written 22.09.05 09.15 by Webmaster |
SOME of the State's finest
fencers travelled to Albany this long weekend to
take part in the Great Southern Duel.
They did battles battle in a variety of
different categories including the foil and the
sabre across three days at North Albany Senior
High School.
Part of the visiting party was the State
Development Officer Stephen Clarke who was in
Albany to help out with the event and watch the
talent of local fencers.
He said the standard is very good and that the
Albany club is important to the sport in Western
Australia.
"Albany is the jewel in the crown of our
regional program," Clarke said.
Albany has a total of 30 members and is the only
non‑metropolitan fencing club in the state.
Clubs from Shenton and UWA were here take part
in some quality fencing competition while
providing support for Albany.
Part of the event is to publicise the sport of
fencing and get people interested in becoming
involved.
WA Fencing vice president Peter Harbin said the
duel was an excellent opportunity for all
involved.
"It brings people to Albany and it fence against
someone different and find out where they are,"
Harbin said.
Harbin holds a national veterans title and said
the sport is constantly growing.
He said with the explosion of senior citizen
sport it is an ideal activity.
His son Piers Harbin was also in Albany to take
part
Piers is a state level representative and at the
end of the current school term will head to
Sydney.
From there he would like to take the sport as
far as possible and said the Olympics would be a
huge achievement.
He currently enjoys the fitness and social
aspects of the sport but given that it is one of
the oldest Olympic sports there is enormous
opportunity for young local fencers.
Source Albany Advertiser submitted June/2005 |
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| Fencing chiefs expel referee for miss-scoring
- Written 23.08.04 13.06 by Webmaster |
ATHENS, Greece - Fencing chiefs
expelled a Hungarian referee from the Olympics
and banned him for two years on Sunday after he
miss-scored the men’s team foil final and
possibly cost China the gold.
Joszef Hidasi wrongly awarded winners Italy six
points instead of China who went on to lose
45-42 in Saturday’s gold medal decider,
governing body (FIE) spokesman Jochen Faerber
told Reuters on Sunday.
It was the second case of a points error
involving medals at the Olympics. Errors in
gymnastics scoring cost South Korean Yang
Tae-young a gold, which went to American Paul
Hamm.
The Chinese fencing team, though, have indicated
they will not appeal this result.
Faerber would not speculate on whether the
miss-marking cost China the fencing gold, since
Italy could have changed their tactics during
the final to accommodate the marking.
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| Zagunis makes fencing history with sabre gold
- Written 23.08.04 13.01 by Webmaster |
ATHENS -- American fencer Mariel
Zagunis defeated China's Tan Xue 15-9 for the
gold medal in women's individual sabre Tuesday
evening at the Helliniko Olympic Complex.
Zagunis will go down as the first gold medallist
in the history of Olympic women's individual
sabre, which made its debut in these Games.
Tuesday marked the first time the U.S. has won a
medal in the 80-year history of Olympic women's
fencing. Sada Jacobson's 15-7 bronze medal
victory over Catalina Gheorghitoaia of Romania
preceded Zagunis' gold and made the achievement
that much sweeter.
Zagunis' gold medal in sabre is the first for an
American woman.
It's also the first time the U.S. has won a
fencing medal at all since 1984, when Peter
Westbrook won bronze in men's sabre.
Zagunis, whose parents rowed for the United
States at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, navigated
some rough seas to reach the Athens Games.
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| Olympics 2004 - France wins men's team epee
fencing gold - Written 23.08.04 12.52 by
Webmaster |
ATHENS, Greece - Brice Guyart
gave France their first gold medal in the
fencing at the Athens Olympics when he beat the
Italian Salvatore Sanzo 15-13 to take the men’s
individual foil on Monday.
Italy’s Andrea Cassara, the world number one
going into the tournament, had to make do with
bronze, coming from 8-11 down to beat Renal
Ganeev of Russia 15-12.
In a heated final which saw both players warned
for foul play, Guyart quickly trailed 0-4 but he
levelled the scores at 5-5 from which stage the
fencers went point for point to the finish.
It was Guyart’s second Olympic gold; he was a
member of the French team that triumphed in
Sydney four years ago.
“I can’t believe what I have accomplished here.
I had to work very hard in two matches to win
the final,” he said.
“I had to work four years to improve my
technical ability and my physical strength.”
Fencing - Men's Individual Foil (medals: Aug.
16th)
Medal Athlete Country Result
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Gold Brice Guyart France 15-13
Silver Salvatore Sanzo Italy
Bronze Andrea Cassara Italy 15-12
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