Caroline Sharp, Author at Canadian Fencing Federation

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Registration is now open for the Canada Cup East and Canada Cup West Events!

The Canada Cup East and Canada Cup West are development events offering domestic points in the early part of the annual competition calendar. Registration is… Read More

Tournament Sanction and Results Forms Now Available

The CFF has updated its Tournament Sanction and Results forms for Canadian domestic competition organizers. All forms and information can be found on the CFF… Read More

Carding 2017-18

The Canadian Fencing Federation is pleased to announce the official list of athletes who have been approved by Sport Canada for the next carding cycle… Read More

Canada Cup Events Announced for 2017-18

The CFF is pleased to announce the following Canada Cup events for the 2017-18 season: Canada Cup East – Nov. 3-5, 2017, Markham, ON Canada… Read More

Canada’s Women’s Foil Team Finishes 6th at the 2017 Fencing World Championships

Canada’s Women’s Foil and Men’s Sabre Teams were in action today at the Fencing Senior World Championships in Leipzig, Germany. Canada’s Women’s Foil Team of… Read More

Seven Canadian Fencers Advance to the Top 64’s at the 2017 World Fencing Championships

The preliminary individual rounds are all completed at the 2017 World Fencing Championships, hosted in Leipzig, Germany from July 19th to 26th. The top 64… Read More

Canadian Fencers Head to the 2017 Senior World Championships

The Canadian Fencing Federation (CFF) is pleased to announce that the following athletes have qualified to represent Canada at the 2017 Senior World Fencing Championships… Read More

Canada Wins bronze in Sabre at U23 Wheelchair Fencing World Championships

Ryan Rousell (Asquith, SK) won bronze at the U23 Wheelchair Fencing World Championships in Men’s Individual Sabre A in Warsaw, Poland yesterday, stopping a Russian… Read More

Fencing Coach Development Contractor

The Canadian Fencing Federation (CFF) is the national non-profit organization that governs the sport of fencing in Canada. The CFF is seeking a motivated, energetic… Read More

Canada Takes Home Six Medals at the 2017 Senior Pan American Fencing Championships

The 2017 Senior Pan American Fencing Championships wrapped up in Montreal on Sunday with Canada taking home six medals, two in Individual competition and four… Read More

2017 Senior Pan American Fencing Championships Hosted in Montreal June 13-18

The Canadian Fencing Federation is pleased to announce that Montreal will be host to the 2017 Senior Pan American Fencing Championships, scheduled to take place… Read More

CFF Hires CFF Communications and Member Services Contractor

The CFF is pleased to announce that Sasha Pellerin-Gardner has joined its team as a Communications and Member Services Contractor. Sasha will be working with… Read More

Benjamin Manano Announced as Chair of the Wheelchair Fencing Committee

The CFF is pleased to announce that Benjamin Manano has been selected as Chair of the Wheelchair Fencing Committee. Manano has worked as Weapon Leader… Read More

Successful Weekend for Canadian Fencers Competing Around the World

It was a busy weekend for Canada’s Senior National Team fencers as they competed in a variety of International competitions in all weapons and came… Read More

Matthieu Hébert finishes top 8 at Wheelchair Fencing World Cup

Matthieu Hébert finished in 7th place in Men’s Epee A this past weekend at the Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in the Netherlands. The result was… Read More

CFF Seeks a Chairperson for its Wheelchair Fencing Committee

The CFF is seeking a Chair for its Wheelchair Fencing Committee. The terms of reference for the… Read More

Fencer Eleanor Harvey Moves Up to Top Eight in Women’s Foil World Rankings

Eleanor Harvey’s 11th place finish at the Reinhold World Cup in Tauberbischofsheim, Germany moves her to top eight in the Women’s Foil World Rankings. Harvey… Read More

Canada’s Best Take to the Podium at the 2017 Canadian Fencing Championships

GATINEAU – The Canadian Fending Federation marked the close of a very successful Fencing Week in Canada with the 2017 Canadian Fencing Championships from April… Read More

Fencers in action for ParticipACTION!

First ever Fencing Medley on the Mall a success! OTTAWA — Olympians and Paralympians were on Ottawa’s Sparks Street Mall today, giving Canadians the opportunity to get… Read More

Athletes EN GARDE for Canada’s 150 Play List!

Everyone Welcome to The Fencing Medley on the Mall OTTAWA — Fencing athletes will be on the Sparks Street Mall (Ottawa) giving Canadians the opportunity to… Read More

Canada Has One Top 10 and Five Top 16 Finishes at the 2017 Junior World Fencing Championships

Dylan French (DYN, Richmond, BC) led all Canadians with his top ten finish in Junior Men’s Epee at the 2017 Junior World Fencing Championships in… Read More

Registration Deadline for Nationals Approaches and Senior Team Event Information

A reminder that the registration deadline for the CFF National Championships scheduled to take place from April 21-23 in Gatineau, QC is quickly approaching! Registration… Read More

One Silver Medal, Two Top 8’s and Two Top 16’s for Canada’s Cadets at the 2017 Junior and Cadet World Fencing Championships

Canada capped off the Cadet competition of the 2017 Junior and Cadet World Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria with an impressive silver medal in the Mixed… Read More

Canadian Fencing Federation Staff Change

Due to a restructuring of staff positions to better align with the new CFF strategic plan, Tim Stang is no longer employed with the Canadian… Read More

Athletes Selected to Represent Canada at the 2017 Junior and Cadet Fencing World Championships

The CFF is pleased to announce that the following athletes have qualified to represent Canada at the Junior and Cadet World Fencing Championships scheduled for… Read More

Canadian Medalists in NCAA Fencing Championships

Several Canadians were in action at the 2017 NCAA Fencing Championships this past weekend in Indianapolis, Indiana. The event which features several top ranked fencers… Read More

Young Foil Fencers Show Potential at Long Beach Fencing Grand Prix

Both the Men’s and Women’s Foil athletes were in action this past weekend at the Absolute Fencing Gear Long Beach Foil Grand Prix in California. Read More

Registration for the CFF National Championships is Now Open!

Registration for the CFF National Championships, scheduled for April 21-23, 2017 in Gatineau, Quebec is now open and can be accessed through the CFF website… Read More

Young Canadian Fencers Excel at Cleveland North American Cup

A large number of young Canadian fencers made the trip to Cleveland, Ohio this week to take part in the March North American Cup (NAC). Read More

CFF is Seeking Nominations

The CFF will be staging its 5th Annual Awards & Recognition Banquet on Saturday, April 22nd in conjunction with the CFF National Fencing Championships in… Read More

Gold, Silver and Bronze For Canada on Final Day of Pan American Fencing Championships

Canada earned three more medals on the final day of team competition at the Junior Pan American Fencing Championships in Havana, Cuba. A highlight of… Read More

Canada wins three team medals at the Junior Pan American Fencing Championships

All three of Canada’s teams that were in action yesterday at the Junior Pan American Fencing Championships in Havana, Cuba came away with hardware. Canada’s… Read More

Junior Pan American Fencing Championships Results for Day Two of Individual Competition

The second day of Individual competition at the junior Pan American Fencing Championships in Havana, Cuba saw women’s foil, men’s sabre and men’s epee in… Read More

Canada Wins Two Medals on First Day of Junior Pan American Fencing Championships

The junior competition of the Cadet and Junior Pan American Championships got underway yesterday in Havana, Cuba with women’s epee, men’s foil and women’s sabre… Read More

Canada Wins Four Medals on Day Two of the Cadet Pan American Fencing Championships

The Cadet (17U) Pan American Fencing Championships wrapped up Friday with Canada taking home four medals for a total of five in the competition. Canada’s… Read More

Canada Wins Bronze on First Day of Cadet Pan American Fencing Championships

Natasha Kis-Toth (DYN, Richmond, BC) took home Canada’s first medal of the Cadet and Junior Pan American Fencing Championships in Havana, Cuba, a bronze medal… Read More

2017 CANADIAN FENCING CHAMPIONSHIPS – U15, CADET, JUNIOR, SENIOR, UNIVERSITY, VETERANS

The CFF is pleased to announce that the event details for the 2017 Canadian Fencing Championships, scheduled for April 21-23 in Gatineau, QC, are now… Read More

Canadian Saber Events Return to Four (4) Metre On-guard Distance

sanctioned tournaments will now be conducted using the four-meter on-guard lines effective immediately. The FIE will return to using the four-metre on guard lines at… Read More

Fencer Maximilien Van Haaster Finishes 13th in Bonn World Cup

Canada’s young Rio Olympians continue to climb the rankings in World Cup competition, showing their potential for Tokyo 2020. Maximilien Van Haaster (Montreal, QC) took… Read More

Canadian Women Fencers Excel in Weekend International Competitions

It was a busy weekend for International fencing, with a number of Canadian women in competition around the world. Canadian Senior Sabre athlete Marissa Ponich… Read More

Results: 2017 Canada Cup

RICHMOND, BC – The Canadian Fencing Federation, in partnership with local host the British Columbia Fencing Association, hosted the 2017 Canada Cup from January 28-30. Read More

Junior World Cup Silver Medal for Canada’s Men’s Sabre Team

It was a busy weekend in Junior and Senior World Cup action with Canadian junior men’s sabre, senior men’s foil and senior women’s epee athletes… Read More

Deadline to register for the January Canada Cup is Fast Approaching!

The deadline to register for the January Canada Cup, scheduled to take place January 28-30 in Richmond, BC is fast approaching. Register by Saturday, January… Read More

Eleanor Harvey Finishes 10th in Women’s Foil World Cup in Algeria

Coming off her gold medal last weekend in Division One Women’s Foil at the North American World Cup, Eleanor Harvey (Hamilton, ON) continues to show… Read More

Registration is now open for the January Canada Cup

Registration for the January Canada Cup, set to take place in Richmond, B.C. from January 28-30 is now open! The CFF has implemented a new… Read More

Canada’s Junior Epee Team Finishes 8th in the Junior World Cup in Spain

Canada’s top junior women’s epee and junior women’s foil athletes competed in World Cups this past weekend. Canada’s women’s epee team of Cindy Gao (VGO,… Read More

Weekend Wrap up: Kelleigh Ryan Finishes 5th at Div. 1 Foil NAC and Shirley Wang Finishes 6th in Women’s Epee at Cadet European Fencing Circuit event

Kelleigh Ryan (Ottawa, ON) travelled to Long Island for the North American Cup (NAC) Division 1 event for Foil and finished 5th. Ryan had a… Read More

Update on CFF Competitions for 2017

The CFF Competition Review Committee met in November to complete its work on aligning competitions to Fencing’s Long Term Athlete Development Plan. Throughout its deliberations,… Read More

Canadian Fencers Excel at the Richmond North American Cup

Canadian fencers travelled to the North American Cup (NAC) for Veteran and Senior Division 1, 1-A and Div. 2 competitions staged in Richmond, Virginia this… Read More

Eleanor Harvey Finishes 7th in Women’s Foil Grand Prix in Turin and Shaul Gordon finishes 30th in Men’s Sabre World Cup

Eleanor Harvey (Hamilton, ON) continues to show that she is a world force in women’s foil, finishing 7th and just out of the medal round… Read More

Fencing Weekend Wrap-Up, Nov. 28 – FIE Congress and Canada’s Cadet Women’s Foil Team takes Home Bronze

Canada’s Cadet (U17) foil athletes were the only ones in competition this past weekend with the FIE Congress taking place in Moscow, and consequently no… Read More

Fencing Weekend Wrap Up, Nov. 21: Gold for Canada in Men’s and Women’s Junior World Cup Foil!

Canada’s top junior foil athletes were in Guatemala this past weekend to take part in the Men’s and Women’s Junior World Cup. Canadians Daniel Gu… Read More

Canadians Win Multiple Medals at the 2016 Commonwealth Veteran Fencing Championships

Canada’s top Veteran Fencers were in Christ Church, New Zealand to take part in the 2016 Commonwealth Veteran Fencing Championships. Competition wrapped up yesterday, with… Read More

Veteran Commonwealth Fencing Championships

The 2016 Veteran Commonwealth Fencing Championships takes place Nov. 17 – 20, 2016 in Christchurch, New Zealand. A total of 20 fencers have made the… Read More

Wheelchair Fencer Pierre Mainville Finishes 5th in Pisa World Cup

Pierre Mainville (St. Colomban, QC) is pleased with the results of his first World Cup in Wheelchair Fencing since the Rio Paralympic Games. The event… Read More

Fencing Weekend Wrap-Up, Nov. 14 – Canadians Excel at November NAC and Senior World Cup action

Canadians took part in the November North American Cup in Milwaukee this past weekend and Canada had a number of top 8 and top 16… Read More

Fencing Weekend Wrap Up, Oct. 31st: It was a great weekend of competition for Canada’s top Cadet (U17) and Junior (U20) fencers

Canada’s up-and-coming Sabre fencers were in action at the Cadet European Fencing Championship (EFC) event in London, England. The event featured 219 fencers from 22… Read More