2011 World Fencing Championships
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The 2011 World Fencing Championships
was held at Catania
, Italy
from 8–16 October.
FIE World Championships in Fencing
The World Championships in Fencing is an annual competition organized by the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime or FIE, . The world championships are, after the Olympic Games, the most prominent international competition in the sport of fencing...
was held at Catania
Catania
Catania is an Italian city on the east coast of Sicily facing the Ionian Sea, between Messina and Syracuse. It is the capital of the homonymous province, and with 298,957 inhabitants it is the second-largest city in Sicily and the tenth in Italy.Catania is known to have a seismic history and...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
from 8–16 October.
Medal table
| 1 |  Italy |
4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 |  Russia |
4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  People's Republic of China |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  France |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Romania |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  United States |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Germany |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Ukraine |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Belarus |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hungary |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Netherlands |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  South Korea |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 |  Switzerland |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 12 | 12 | 18 | 42 | |
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Men's events
| Individual Épée |
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| Team Épée |
Ronan Gustin Gauthier Grumier Gauthier Grumier Gauthier Grumier is a French épée fencer.Grumier won the gold medal in the épée team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Spain in the final. He accomplished this with his team mates Érik Boisse, Ulrich Robeiri and Fabrice Jeannet... Jean-Michel Lucenay Jean-Michel Lucenay Jean-Michel Lucenay is a French épée fencer.-References:*... Yannick Borel |
Géza Imre Géza Imre Géza Imre is a Hungarian fencer, who has won two Olympic medals in the Épée competitions, a silver medal in 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and a bronze medal in 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.... Peter Somfai Gábor Boczkó Gabor Boczko Gábor Boczkó is a Hungarian fencer, who won a silver medal in the team Épée competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens together with Krisztián Kulcsár, Géza Imre and Iván Kovács.-Record Against Selected Opponents:... Peter Szenyi |
Fabian Kauter Benjamin Steffen Max Heinzer Florian Staub |
| Individual Foil |
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| Team foil |
Zhang Liangliang Lei Sheng Lei Sheng Lei Sheng is a Chinese foil fencer.Lei won the bronze medal at the foil 2006 World Fencing Championships after he lost 15-10 to Peter Joppich in the semi final. He also competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics-References:... Zhu Jun Zhu Jun (fencer) Zhu Jun is a Chinese foil fencer, who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major performances:*2003 World Junior Championships - 1st team/individual*2006 Asian Games - 1st team;... Ma Jianfei |
Marcel Marcilloux Victor Sintes Erwan Le Pechoux Brice Guyart Brice Guyart Brice Guyart is a foil fencer from France.- Honours :* 2000 – Team Olympic Champion* 2001 – Team World Champion with France* 2001 – World Bronze Medal* 2003 – World Bronze Medal... |
Sebastian Bachmann Peter Joppich Peter Joppich Peter Joppich is a German foil fencer.Joppich won the gold medal at the foil 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Andrea Baldini 15-14 in the final. He beat Baldini again in the 2007 final, 15-9. He was also the 2003 World Champion.-References:* Markus Wessel / WDR.de... Benjamin Kleibrink Benjamin Kleibrink Benjamin Philip Kleibrink is a German Foil fencer.Kleibrink's greatest achievement is a gold medal win in men's individual Foil in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. To win gold, Kleibrink beat Kenta Chida 15-10, Lei Sheng 15-7, Zhu Jun 15-4, and then Yuki Ota 15-9 in the final... Andre Wessels |
| Individual Sabre |
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| Team sabre |
Nikolay Kovalev Nikolay Kovalev (fencer) Nikolay Anatolyevich Kovalev is a Russian sabre fencer.Kovalev won the bronze medal in the sabre team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Hungary in the bronze medal match... Reshetnikov Veniamin Alexey Yakimenko Alexey Yakimenko Alexey Yakimenko is a Russian fencer, who won a bronze medal in the team sabre competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens together with Alexei Diatchenko, Stanislav Pozdniakov and Sergey Sharikov. He represented Russia again at the 2008 Summer Olympics but did not win a medal... Pavel Bykov |
Valery Pryiemka Aliaksandr Buikevich Dmitri Lapkes Aliaksei Likhacheuski |
Diego Occhuizzi Aldo Montano Gianpiero Pastore Luigi Tarantino Luigi Tarantino Luigi Tarantino is an Italian fencer and Olympic medalist in the sabre competition. He was the 1998 World Champion for men's sabre.-References:... |
Women's events
| Individual Épée |
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| Team Épée |
Anca Maroiu Loredana Dinu Simona Alexandru Ana Maria Brânză Ana Maria Brânza Ana Maria Brânză is a Romanian épée fencer.On January 25, 2008, Ana-Maria Brânză captured the inaugural women's 2009 Qatar Fencing Épée Grand Prix individual's title.... |
Luo Xiaojuan Luo Xiaojuan Luo Xiaojuan is a Chinese épée fencer.Luo won the gold medal in the épée team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating a French competitor in the final. She accomplished this with her team mates Li Na, Zhang Li and Zhong Weiping.- References :... Li Na Li Na (fencer) Li Na is a female Chinese épée fencer.Li won the gold medal in the épée team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating France in the final... Sun Yujie Xu Anqi |
Rossella Fiamingo Mara Navarria Nathalie Moellhausen Bianca Del Carretto |
| Individual Foil |
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| Team foil |
Inna Deriglazova Aida Shanayeva Larisa Korobeynikova Yevgeniya Lamonova Yevgeniya Lamonova Yevgeniya Alekseyevna Lamonova is a Russian foil fencer.She won the gold medal in the foil team event at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- External links :*... |
Arianna Errigo Arianna Errigo Arianna Errigo is an Italian foil fencer.-External links:* on fie.ch... Valentina Vezzali Valentina Vezzali Maria Valentina Vezzali is an Italian fencer who has won five Olympic gold medals in foil competitions.-Career:... Elisa Di Francisca Elisa Di Francisca Elisa Di Francisca is an Italian foil fencer, she's individual foil world champion, won the gold medal in 2010.-Career:... Ilaria Salvatori Ilaria Salvatori Ilaria Salvatori is an Italian foil fencer.She won a bronze medal in the foil team event at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- References :... |
Lee Hye-Sun Nam Hyun-Hee Nam Hyun-Hee Nam Hyun-Hee is a South Korean foil fencer.Nam won the bronze medal in the foil team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Poland in the bronze medal match. She accomplished this with her team mates Jeon Hee-Sok, Jung Gil-Ok and Seo Mi-Jung... Jeon Hee-Sook Jung Gil-Ok Jung Gil-Ok Jung Gil-Ok is a South Korean foil fencer.Jung won the bronze medal in the foil team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Poland in the bronze medal match. She accomplished this with her team mates Jeon Hee-Sok, Seo Mi-Jung and Nam Hyun-Hee... |
| Individual Sabre |
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| Team sabre |
Ekaterina Diatchenko Sofiya Velikaya Sofiya Velikaya Sofiya Aleksandrovna Velikaya is a Russian sabre fencer.-External links:** at sports-reference.com... Julia Gavrilova Dina Galiakbarova |
Olena Khomrova Olena Khomrova Olena Khomrova is a Ukrainian fencer and member of the team which won the gold medal in sabre at the 2008 Summer Olympics.... Halyna Pundyk Halyna Pundyk Halyna Vasylivna Pundyk is an Ukrainian fencer and member of the team which won the gold medal in sabre at the 2008 Summer Olympics.... Olha Kharlan Olha Zhovnir Olha Zhovnir Olha Zhovnir is a Ukrainian fencer and member of the team which won the gold medal in sabre at the 2008 Summer Olympics.... |
Ibtihaj Muhammad Mariel Zagunis Mariel Zagunis Mariel Leigh Zagunis is an American Olympic sabre fencer, of Lithuanian heritage. She won the gold medals in the individual sabre at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics. She is only the second American ever to have won a gold medal in Olympic fencing.-Biography:Zagunis is the... Dagmara Wozniak Dagmara Wozniak Dagmara Wozniak is a Polish-born American sabre fencer. Wozniak was named to the U.S. Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in women's sabre competition.... Daria Schneider |