Australian Fencing

Oceania Cadets 2017

  The AFF congratulates the following fencers who have been selected to represent Australia at the
Oceania Cadets in Noumea, New Caledonia (6th - 8th Oct 2017).

Men's Epee	Women's Epee
No one selected	Elisabeth CHUA Juanita KOSCHIER
Men's Foil	Women's Foil
Clayton FERGUSON Julian MORTIMER	Krystal JESSUP Mayuri MURALIDHARAN Giorgia SALMAS
Men's Sabre	Women's Sabre
No one selected	No one selected

Last Updated 01-Oct-2017

Vale John Humphreys

The Australian Fencing Federation notes with sadness the passing of Australian Olympic fencer John Humphreys on 14th September 2017 aged 85.

John was an Australian National Epee Champion (1962 and 1963) and dual Olympian, representing Australia in epee in 1960 (Rome) and 1964 (Tokyo).  

John also represented Australia at the World Fencing Championships in Montreal (1967) and Grenoble (1974), and at the Commonwealth Games in Perth (1962) and Jamaica (1966).

John continued fencing as a veteran, most recently winning the 70+ men’s epee event at the 2006 Australian and Oceania Open and Veteran Fencing Championships.

A Queenslander who played a role in establishing the original state fencing organisation, John was a life member of the Queensland Fencing Association.

A service celebrating John’s life will be held at Centenary Memorial Gardens, Wacol Station Road, Sumner, Brisbane, commencing at 1 pm on Monday, 25th September, 2017. (source: http://tributes.couriermail.com.au/notice/440912010) 

Opportunities for referees

For referees looking to upgrade their qualifications, the Fencing Confederation of Asia has announced it will run an additional C Licence seminar and exam in Dubai from 14th-17th December 2017. There will also be a seminar and exam run in conjunction with the 2018 Asian Junior and Cadet Championships in Dubai.

Referees will be invited to nominate to the AFF to participate in these courses closer to the time.

Australia's pool of internationally qualified referees across all weapons continues to grow following examination success for Rob Di Pasquale (foil) and Stephen Darragh (sabre) at the C Licence Refereeing Seminar and Exam held in Bangkok, Thailand last week.

Congratulations Rob and Stephen.

2017 Asian Veteran Fencing Championships

  The AFF congratulates the following fencers who have been selected to represent Australia at the
2017 Asian Veteran Fencing Championships in Bangkok, Thailand (9th - 12th Sep.).

Men's Epee	Women's Epee
Davide Wheeler Brian Wrigley	Benita Ramage Catherine Syme Melissa Yeung
Men's Foil	Women's Foil
Peter Barry Michael Prince Adam Reynolds Andre Tyshchenko Davide Wheeler	Jenny Bonney-Millett  Harriet Jordan Julia Lyaschenko
Men's Sabre	Women's Sabre
George Forster Radu Vintila Davide Wheler	Min Yi Du Harriet Jordan Melissa Yeung

Last Updated 5th September 2017

2017 Summer Universaide

  The AFF congratulates the following fencers who have been selected to represent Australia at the
2017 Summer Universaide in Taipei, Taiwan (19th - 30th Aug).

Last Updated 3 August 2017

Vale Andrew Ius

The AFF is deeply saddened to announce that our immediate past President Mr Andrew Ius passed away peacefully on 25 July 2017, following an extended period of illness.

Andrew contributed more than 30 years of selfless and devoted service to the AFF and the Australian fencing community, in a broad range of roles. He was a member of the former AFF Executive (and the current Board) for 32 years from his election in 1985 until his retirement at the 2017 AGM.

During that time, Andrew held a range of roles (including Treasurer, Secretary-General and Public Officer) and sat on a number of Commissions, including the Tournament Management Commission, the Finance & Administration Commission and the Selection Commission. He served as President of the AFF from 2009 to 2016.

Andrew also took on team management roles for a number of Australian representative teams and was instrumental in the successful hosting of key international events including the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and the Challenge Australia Epee World Cup. 

Andrew's contribution to the AFF was recognised by the award of Life Membership in May 2017 - the citation outlining the full extent of Andrew's contribution to Australian fencing is available here.

The AFF joins with the Australian and international fencing community in sending our heartfelt condolences to Andrew's wife Helen Smith, son Adriano, daughter Pia and many family and friends.

A service celebrating Andrew's life will be held at 10:00am on Friday, 4 August 2017 at Nelson Brothers Funeral Home at 81 Kororoit Creek Road, Williamstown. Members of the fencing community are welcome to attend.

Negrini Fencing Line sponsors Men's Foil Team.

The AFF is delighted to announce that Italian fencing manufacturer Negrini Fencing Line has agreed to sponsor our Men's Foil Team by providing a set of equipment (mask, whites, bag etc) to each World Champs team member. Certain additional discounts on equipment purchases will also be made available. Negrini's support is a well deserved recognition of the gains made by our Men's Foil Team in recent years, and a reflection of the strong bonds between the Australian and Italian fencing communities. We welcome Negrini as a valued partner of Australian fencing!

FCA licences now available

We are pleased to advise that Australian fencers are now able to purchase Fencing Confederation of Asia (FCA) licences, following the launch of the Asian Cadet Circuit website by the FCA. The website provides details of the forthcoming Asian Cadet Circuit competitions, as well as a ranking of fencers within the Asia/Oceania - click here.  

Fencers who are intending to compete in Asian Cadet Circuit events during 2017 (including the two events to be hosted in Australia) will require a FCA licence. Licences must be purchased through the AFF, at a cost of $25 - to purchase a licence, click here.

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