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 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

French finished in 10^th place out of 193 fencers. He lost his round of 16 bout by one point, a heartbreaking 15-14 to Maciej Bielec from Poland to advance to the quarter-finals. French has had success in Plovdiv before. In 2014, French came 5^th at the Junior World Championships, staged in Plovdiv. He also finished with a bronze medal in Cadet Men’s Epee that year.

Canada had some strong team performances. Following is a summary of Canada’s top 16 team results:

JR Women’s Epee (Cindy Gao, Ariane Leonard, Alexanne Verret, Emma Von Dadelszen) – 10^th

JR Men’s Sabre (Francois Cauchon, Angelo Chiara, Spencer McPhedran, Hunter Moricz) – 11^th

JR Women’s Sabre (Frederique Bourget, Marina Guintchinskaia, Rachel Lamarre, Madison Thurgood) – 11^th

JR Men’s Foil (Blake Broszus, Daniel Gu, Brandon Jalowica, Adam Nazarali) – 11^th

Junior Women’s Foil (Ariane Bilodeau, Jane Caulfield, Cynthia Liu, Naomi Moindrot-Zilliox) – 13^th

Congratulations to all the athletes and thanks to all of the Coaches and Team Managers who supported the athletes and made the trip to Bulgaria.

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