2023 European Fencing Championships

2023 European Fencing Championships
Host city	Plovdiv
Dates	16–18 June 2023
Main venue	Kolodruma

The 2023 European Fencing Championships was a fencing competition that took place from 16 to 18 June 2023 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.^[1] This edition of the championships only featured individual events, as the team events took place at the 2023 European Games. The points awarded in this championship were valid for Olympic qualification.^[2]

Schedule

●	Opening Ceremony	●	Finals	●	Closing Ceremony

June^[3]	16	17	18	Total
Ceremonies	●		●
Foil Individual	Women		Men	2
Épée Individual	Men	Women		2
Sabre Individual		Men	Women	2
Total Gold Medals	2	2	2	6

Medal summary

Men's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Foil	Filippo Macchi Italy	Enzo Lefort France	Guillaume Bianchi Italy
Foil	Filippo Macchi Italy	Enzo Lefort France	Rafael Savin France
Épée	Davide Di Veroli Italy	Federico Vismara Italy	Mateusz Antkiewicz Poland
Épée	Davide Di Veroli Italy	Federico Vismara Italy	Marco Brinkmann Germany
Sabre	Sandro Bazadze Georgia	András Szatmári Hungary	Enver Yıldırım Turkey
Sabre	Sandro Bazadze Georgia	András Szatmári Hungary	Sébastien Patrice France

Women's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Foil	Martina Batini Italy	Martina Favaretto Italy	Alice Volpi Italy
Foil	Martina Batini Italy	Martina Favaretto Italy	Francesca Palumbo Italy
Épée	Alexandra Louis-Marie France	Mara Navarria Italy	Nelli Differt Estonia
Épée	Alexandra Louis-Marie France	Mara Navarria Italy	Auriane Mallo-Breton France
Sabre	Manon Brunet France	Sara Balzer France	Theodora Gkountoura Greece
Sabre	Manon Brunet France	Sara Balzer France	Martina Criscio Italy

Medal table

* Host nation (Bulgaria)

Results

Men

Foil individual

Position^[4]	Name	Country
	Filippo Macchi	Italy
	Enzo Lefort	France
	Guillaume Bianchi	Italy
	Rafael Savin	France
5.	Daniele Garozzo	Italy
6.	Alexander Kahl	Germany
7.	Alessio Foconi	Italy
8.	James Davis	United Kingdom

Round of 16			Quarter-finals			Semi-finals			Final

1	Enzo Lefort	15

49	Klod Yunes	5
			1	Enzo Lefort	15

			24	James Davis	9
24	James Davis	15

25	Alex Tofalides	6
						1	Enzo Lefort	15

						12	Rafael Savin	10
5	Leszek Rajski	8

12	Rafael Savin	15
			12	Rafael Savin	15

			4	Daniele Garozzo	9
13	Dániel Dósa	11

4	Daniele Garozzo	15
									1	Enzo Lefort	14

									10	Filippo Macchi	15
3	Guillaume Bianchi	15

19	Andrzej Rządkowski	8
			3	Guillaume Bianchi	15

			11	Alexander Kahl	8
11	Alexander Kahl	15

6	Stef Van Campenhout	13
						3	Guillaume Bianchi	13

						10	Filippo Macchi	15
7	Marcus Mepstead	8

10	Filippo Macchi	15
			10	Filippo Macchi	15

			18	Alessio Foconi	9
18	Alessio Foconi	15

2	Michał Siess	8

Épée individual

Position^[5]	Name	Country
	Davide Di Veroli	Italy
	Federico Vismara	Italy
	Mateusz Antkiewicz	Poland
	Marco Brinkmann	Germany
5.	Tibor Andrásfi	Hungary
6.	Jonathan Svensson	Sweden
7.	Yordan Galabov	Bulgaria
8.	David Van Nunen	Netherlands

Round of 16			Quarter-finals			Semi-finals			Final

64	Hadrien Favre	11

16	Tibor Andrásfi	15
			16	Tibor Andrásfi	14

			9	Marco Brinkmann	15
9	Marco Brinkmann	15

25	Max Heinzer	14
						9	Marco Brinkmann	12

						21	Davide Di Veroli	15
5	Fabian Herzberg	9

21	Davide Di Veroli	15
			21	Davide Di Veroli	15

			20	Jonathan Svensson	8
20	Jonathan Svensson	15

29	Yuval Freilich	13
									21	Davide Di Veroli	15

									30	Federico Vismara	14
30	Federico Vismara	15

14	Maciej Bielec	12
			30	Federico Vismara	14

			43	David Van Nunen	9
43	David Van Nunen	15

38	Patrick Jørgensen	10
						30	Federico Vismara	15

						23	Mateusz Antkiewicz	7
7	Alexander Biro	11

23	Mateusz Antkiewicz	15
			23	Mateusz Antkiewicz	15

			31	Yordan Galabov	8
15	Dávid Nagy	12

31	Yordan Galabov	15

Sabre individual

Position^[6]	Name	Country
	Sandro Bazadze	Georgia
	András Szatmári	Hungary
	Enver Yıldırım	Turkey
	Sébastien Patrice	France
5.	Matyas Szabo	Germany
6.	Krzysztof Kaczkowski	Poland
7.	Boladé Apithy	France
8.	Maxime Pianfetti	France

Round of 16			Quarter-finals			Semi-finals			Final

1	Sandro Bazadze	15

16	Razvan Ursachi	10
			1	Sandro Bazadze	15

			9	Boladé Apithy	7
9	Boladé Apithy	15

8	Beka Bazadze	6
						1	Sandro Bazadze	15

						4	Enver Yıldırım	7
28	Maxime Pianfetti	15

12	George Dragomir	14
			28	Maxime Pianfetti	12

			4	Enver Yıldırım	15
20	Michele Gallo	8

4	Enver Yıldırım	15
									1	Sandro Bazadze	15

									2	András Szatmári	11
3	Matyas Szabo	15

14	Santiago Madrigal	12
			3	Matyas Szabo	13

			6	Sébastien Patrice	15
22	Matteo Neri	9

6	Sébastien Patrice	15
						6	Sébastien Patrice	14

						2	András Szatmári	15
7	Krzysztof Kaczkowski	15

10	Luca Curatoli	13
			7	Krzysztof Kaczkowski	9

			2	András Szatmári	15
15	Luigi Samele	10

2	András Szatmári	15

Women

Foil individual

Position^[7]	Name	Country
	Martina Batini	Italy
	Martina Favaretto	Italy
	Alice Volpi	Italy
	Francesca Palumbo	Italy
5.	Julia Walczyk-Klimaszyk	Poland
6.	Morgane Patru	France
7.	Ariadna Castro	Spain
8.	Hanna Łyczbińska	Poland

Round of 16			Quarter-finals			Semi-finals			Final

1	Martina Batini	15

17	Maria Mariño	7
			1	Martina Batini	15

			25	Ariadna Castro	4
9	Pauline Ranvier	13

25	Ariadna Castro	15
						1	Martina Batini	15

						4	Francesca Palumbo	12
37	Hanna Łyczbińska	15

21	Alina Poloziuk	12
			37	Hanna Łyczbińska	8

			4	Francesca Palumbo	15
20	Lior Druck	5

4	Francesca Palumbo	15
									1	Martina Batini	WO

									6	Martina Favaretto
3	Julia Walczyk-Klimaszyk	15

14	Leonie Ebert	14
			3	Julia Walczyk-Klimaszyk	8

			6	Martina Favaretto	15
11	Ysaora Thibus	11

6	Martina Favaretto	15
						6	Martina Favaretto	15

						2	Alice Volpi	9
7	Anita Blaze	14

10	Morgane Patru	15
			10	Morgane Patru	7

			2	Alice Volpi	15
15	Carolina Stutchbury	14

2	Alice Volpi	15

Épée individual

Position^[8]	Name	Country
	Alexandra Louis-Marie	France
	Mara Navarria	Italy
	Nelli Differt	Estonia
	Auriane Mallo-Breton	France
5.	Anna Kun	Hungary
6.	Marie-Florence Candassamy	France
7.	Kristina Kuusk	Estonia
8.	Angela Krieger	Switzerland

Round of 16			Quarter-finals			Semi-finals			Final

32	Nelli Differt	14

49	Aube Vandingenen	12
			32	Nelli Differt	15

			9	Marie-Florence Candassamy	8
9	Marie-Florence Candassamy	15

25	Federica Isola	10
						32	Nelli Differt	10

						5	Mara Navarria	15
5	Mara Navarria	14

21	Kamila Pytka	8
			5	Mara Navarria	15

			36	Angela Krieger	13
45	Jazmin Toth	9

36	Angela Krieger	10
									5	Mara Navarria	8

									15	Alexandra Louis-Marie	15
3	Anna Kun	15

46	Coraline Vitalis	14
			3	Anna Kun	12

			6	Auriane Mallo-Breton	13
43	Alexandra Ehler	6

6	Auriane Mallo-Breton	15
						6	Auriane Mallo-Breton	13

						15	Alexandra Louis-Marie	15
7	Rossella Fiamingo	10

23	Kristina Kuusk	11
			23	Kristina Kuusk	5

			15	Alexandra Louis-Marie	15
15	Alexandra Louis-Marie	14

2	Renata Knapik-Miazga	13

Sabre individual

Position^[9]	Name	Country
	Manon Brunet	France
	Sara Balzer	France
	Theodora Gkountoura	Greece
	Martina Criscio	Italy
5.	Sabina Karimova	Azerbaijan
6.	Yoana Ilieva	Bulgaria
7.	Caitlin Maxwell	United Kingdom
8.	Julika Funke	Germany

Round of 16			Quarter-finals			Semi-finals			Final

1	Manon Brunet	15

17	Liza Pusztai	10
			1	Manon Brunet	15

			24	Julika Funke	7
24	Julika Funke	15

25	Palina Kaspiarovich	13
						1	Manon Brunet	15

						5	Theodora Gkountoura	14
5	Theodora Gkountoura	15

12	Małgorzata Kozaczuk	14
			5	Theodora Gkountoura	15

			4	Yoana Ilieva	13
13	Michela Battiston	8

4	Yoana Ilieva	15
									1	Manon Brunet	15

									7	Sara Balzer	10
3	Sabina Karimova	15

14	Cécilia Berder	10
			3	Sabina Karimova	11

			11	Martina Criscio	15
11	Martina Criscio	15

27	Sylwia Matuszak	9
						11	Martina Criscio	10

						7	Sara Balzer	15
7	Sara Balzer	15

23	Lika Jijieishvili	13
			7	Sara Balzer	15

			18	Caitlin Maxwell	10
18	Caitlin Maxwell	15

34	Angelika Wator	11

References

^ "2023 European Fencing Championships". AllSportDB. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
^ "Zonal Individual Championship in Plovdiv, Bulgaria". European Fencing Confederation. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
^ "2023 European Senior Individual Fencing Championships Finish in Plovdiv". FIE. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
^ "2023 European Fencing Championships − Men's Foil" (PDF). European Fencing Confederation. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
^ "2023 European Fencing Championships − Men's Épée" (PDF). European Fencing Confederation. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
^ "2023 European Fencing Championships − Men's Sabre" (PDF). European Fencing Confederation. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
^ "2023 European Fencing Championships − Women's Foil" (PDF). European Fencing Confederation. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
^ "2023 European Fencing Championships − Women's Épée" (PDF). European Fencing Confederation. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
^ "2023 European Fencing Championships − Women's Sabre" (PDF). European Fencing Confederation. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2025.

[1] "2023 European Fencing Championships". AllSportDB. Retrieved 20 May 2025.

[2] "Zonal Individual Championship in Plovdiv, Bulgaria". European Fencing Confederation. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2025.

[3] "2023 European Senior Individual Fencing Championships Finish in Plovdiv". FIE. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2025.

[4] "2023 European Fencing Championships − Men's Foil" (PDF). European Fencing Confederation. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2025.

[5] "2023 European Fencing Championships − Men's Épée" (PDF). European Fencing Confederation. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2025.

[6] "2023 European Fencing Championships − Men's Sabre" (PDF). European Fencing Confederation. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2025.

[7] "2023 European Fencing Championships − Women's Foil" (PDF). European Fencing Confederation. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2025.

[8] "2023 European Fencing Championships − Women's Épée" (PDF). European Fencing Confederation. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2025.

[9] "2023 European Fencing Championships − Women's Sabre" (PDF). European Fencing Confederation. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2025.

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