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World Vets Set to Compete in Croatia

09/29/2010, 11:54am CDT
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USA Fencing is pleased to announce its team to the World Veteran Fencing Championships, to take place in Porec, Croatia, September 29 – October 3, 2010.

The World Veteran Fencing Championships continues to grow rapidly. This year more than 600 competitors from 30 countries will compete in all six weapons in the different age categories. Men’s and women’s , épée, foil and saber events are to be held in three age categories: 50-59, 60-69, and 70 and older.

Fifty-five of those competitors will be Americans and many are veterans in more ways than one, having participated in multiple championships and earning World Veteran Championship medals in the past. Last year’s team alone claimed 10 medals, including six won by team members who return this year.

Walter Dragonetti will return to defend his 2009 epee crown, for example. Anne-Marie Walters, Delia Turner and Eileen O’Leary will all look to convert their 2009 silver medals into gold. Atilio Tass and Ray Sexton hope to better their saber bronzes.

The Veteran Age Team standings are calculated as the best two of three national tournaments: the NAC age-specific Veterans tournaments in December and March, and the Veterans Age Championship at the Summer National Championships. The first World Veteran's Fencing Championships took place in 1998. The Championships are held by the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime, the international fencing federation.

The US team’s roster is below. The schedule, and the competition's website, can be found at http://www.fencingveterans2010.com/en/ . Stay tuned for results from the exciting competition.

About USA Fencing: USA Fencing is the national governing body of the sport of fencing in the United States. USA Fencing is affiliated with the Féderation Internationale d'Escrime (FIE), the international federation for fencing, and with the US Olympic Committee. USA Fencing is based at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

For more information, please contact: Cindy Bent Findlay | USA Fencing Media Relations | 614.746.6733 | pr@usfencing.org 

 

VETERAN MEN'S EPEE 50-59

Gelnaw, William

 

Ridge, John

 

Dragonetti, Walter

 

Richards, Dick

 

VETERAN MEN'S EPEE ? 60?69
Tyson, Julian
King, Richard
Messing, Arnold
Spahn, Jeffrey

VETERAN MEN'S EPEE ? 70+
Adams, James H
Campe, Kazimieras
Kocsy, Alexander
Miernik, Marcel

VETERAN WOMEN'S EPEE ? 50?59
Bosco, Marianne
Verhave, Michelle
Leighton, Louise
Lacarra, Rosanna M

VETERAN WOMEN'S EPEE ? 60?69
Runyon, Cynthia
Aher, Bonnie
Bedrosian, Patricia
Kallus, Diane

VETERAN MEN'S FOIL ? 50?59
Kaihatsu, Edward J
Lutton, Thomas
Bennett, Philippe
Jones, Sam J

VETERAN MEN'S FOIL ? 60?69
Patterson, Jan
Sexton III, Ray
King, Ronald F
Harper, Brian

VETERAN MEN'S FOIL ? 70+
Adams, James H
Chang, Fritz
Miernik, Marcel
Sady, Edward L

VETERAN WOMEN'S FOIL ? 50?59
Starks?Faulkner, Jennette
Walters, Anne?Marie
Kenessey?Gasparin, Katalin
Verhave, Michelle

VETERAN WOMEN'S FOIL ? 60?69
Lutton, Patricia
Rosenfeld, Madelon
Bedrosian, Patricia
O'Leary, Ellen

VETERAN WOMEN'S FOIL ? 70+
Evans, Judith F
Jackson, Una

VETERAN MEN'S SABRE - 50?59
Runyan, Joshua
Anthony Jr, Donald
Tass, Atilio
Gutman, Garik

VETERAN MEN'S SABRE ? 60?69
Yung, Wang
Sexton III, Ray
Baker, Keith L
Apostol, Paul

VETERAN MEN'S SABRE ? 70+
Adams, James H
Abrams, Irwin B
Hall, William N
Kosow, David P

VETERAN WOMEN'S SABRE ? 50?59
Eyre, Jane
Turner, Delia
Bender, Jeannine
Runyan, Heidi

VETERAN WOMEN'S SABRE ? 60?69
Nicolau, D.D. (Doty)
O'Leary, Ellen
Aher, Bonnie
Lawrence, Sarah

VETERAN WOMEN'S SABRE ? 70+
Felty, Louisa
Anderson, Anita
Jackson, Una

COACHES
Dolgikh, Iryna
Sopromadze, Lasha

HEAD OF DELEGATION
Rinaldo Campana

TEAM CAPTAINS
BIEBEL, Joe
OFFERLE, Jude

REFEREES from the United States to the Championships:
Bill Becker
Mary Mahon


 

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