Category: Achievements

  • Youth 5 Nations

    Youth 5 Nations

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    The Youth 5 Nations fencing competition took place last weekend (29th-30th June) at NUI Maynooth, Ireland. Northern Ireland was represented by fencers in all three weapons.

    Northern Ireland Fencing Ltd. wishes to congratulate all NIR fencers on their performance, with particular mention to some fantastic individual performances, including:

    1st place for Daniel Sigurdsson in Men’s Foil

    3rd place for Charlotte Slater in Women’s Epee

    Last 16 finishes for Catherine McConvey, Izzy Evans and Emma Yeaman (Women’s Foil), Alex Newell and Abdul Bedair (Men’s Epee), Jonathan Connery, Finn McMullan and Rowan Luney (Men’s Foil)

    Northern Ireland earned some further exceptional results in Sunday’s team events with the Men’s Foil team winning silver (Daniel Sigurdsson (Captain), Rowan Luney, Finn McMullan, Jonathan Connery).

    We hope that all NIR fencers are proud of their performance, and have gained some valuable experience to take forward in their fencing careers.

    NIF would also like to thank the volunteers who accompanied the NI team, including Team Manager (Katie Gillespie), Assistant Team Manager (Barry Quigley), and other staff (Johnny Burnside and Geoffrey Corcoran).

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  • British Youth Championships Results

    British Youth Championships Results

    A huge Congratulations to Daniel Sigurdsson who came 2nd in the Under 18 Men’s Foil last weekend in Sheffield, a great achievement.  And Well Done to all our fencers who qualified to compete in this event

  • Johnny Davis: Foil Weapon Manager Role

    Johnny Davis: Foil Weapon Manager Role

    On top of his appointment as a selector for the British Senior Men’s and Women’s Foil Teams for the 2017/18 season, Johnny Davis will also be taking on a role as one of two Foil Weapon Managers for British Fencing.  The Weapons Manager is a key role in the development of performance strategy and welfare of the national squads and NI Fencing would like to take this opportinity to congratulate Johnny on this addition to his impressive Fencing resume!

    Johnny had this to say on his new role;

    I am very pleased and honoured to have been asked to take on this role of Foil Weapon Manager for British Fencing. As well as continuing my role as a Selector I will be working with the coaches and athletes in order to maximise the potential of both Men’s and Women’s  Foil  across the Cadet, Junior and Senior categories and exploring how we can best help to develop a World Class environment which will yield International results

     

    You can read the British Fencing announcement here

  • Congratulations

    Congratulations

    NI Fencing would like to congratulate Brian Murray (Junior Sabre) , Philip Slater (Junior Epee) Paul Verdon (Cadet Foil and Epee) and Jonathan Burnside (Junior Epee) for selection for both the European Cadets in Serbia 27th February and the World Championships in France in April.

     

    Also Congratulations to Philip Slater for reaching the Last 32 in the Junior World Cup Epee competition in Riga last week.  Well done on such a great achievement!

  • Success at Junior Commonwealh

    A huge congratulations to the Woman’s Foil team; Keziah Beattie, Lucy Taylor, Olivia Keys and Victoria Duxbury, who won Bronze in the Junior Commonwealth Team Event!! Well Done girls you did great!!

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  • Junior Commonwealth Selections

    The Selections for Junior Commonwealth have been made.  The full list is post on the Selection Decisions Page.  Everyone on the list will have received an e-mail to the email account connected to their BFA membership.  Congratulations everyone!

  • BYC Success – New Under 18 British Champion – Stephen Brown

    Stephen Brown of Friends of Grosvenor Fencing Club is the new Under 18 British Foil Champion!

    Forty-seven fencers took part in this event which saw Stephen beat Isaac Mulcahy 15-7 in the first semi-final and John Feaster overcome Alan Lozovik 15-11 in the second.

    Mihai Rascu oversaw the gold medal match.  After the opeing period John was leading 9-6.  The second period began with a stunning fight back from Stephen and a failed video appeal from John meant Stephen was able to draw level at 13-13.  Stephen scored again to take the lead for the first time in the match before John levelled at 14-14.  A fantastically sharp attack from Stephen saw him take the title 15-14.

    Many congratulations to Stephen on this fantastic result.

     

  • NI Fencing Domestic Awards 2012/13

    We are pleased to announce the final year end awards for 2012/13

     

    Senior Awards 

    Mens Foil                            Clarke Little

    Womens Foil                     Rachel Philpott

    Mens Epee                         Philip Slater

    Womens Epee                   Eimile McSorley

    Mens Sabre                        James Nicholls

    Womens Sabre                 Kathryn Marshall

     

    Under 16 Awards

    U16 Mens Foil                    Philip Slater

    U16 Womens Foil             Rachel Philpott

    U16 Mens Epee                 Philip Slater

    U16 Womens Epee          Rosie McGonagle

    U16 Mens Sabre                Niall McCafferty

    U16 Womens Sabre         Kathryn Marshall

    Congratulations to all!  Any outstanding awards will be sent out in the next few weeks.

  • Congratulations to Fiona Haldane “Local Hero”

    Fiona Haldane Local Hero

    Congratulations to Fiona Haldane on being awarded the Local Hero Award at the Belfast Telegraph Sports Personality Awards.  This rounds off a fantastic year for the Northern Ireland Veteran Fencer as she also won a Bronze Medal at the World Veteran Fencing Championships in Austria.

    “Fiona Haldane is the type of inspirational person that Northern Ireland sport needs. At 62, the Ulster woman is still competing as a top fencer, becoming the Northern Ireland and Irish Women’s Epee champion in 2012.”

    Fiona is pictured receiving her award from Nick Harkness

    Congratulations from all in NI Fencing