2006 European Fencing Championships

The 2006 European Seniors Fencing Championship was held in İzmir, Turkey, between 4 July and 9 July 2006. The event, sanctioned by the European Fencing Confederation (EFC), was organized by the Turkish Fencing Federation (TEF). 382 senior fencers from 37 European countries competed in the championship's foil, épée, and sabre events. Russia was the most successful nation, followed by Hungary and Romania. This was the first time that the championship was hosted by Turkey.

Venue

İzmir is the third largest city of Turkey. The competitions took place in İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall, a multi-purpose hall with a capacity of around 9,000 persons, completed in 2005.

Medal summary

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Foil  Ralf Bißdorf (GER)  Richard Kruse (GBR)  Brice Guyart (FRA)
 Benjamin Kleibrink (GER)
Épée  Iván Kovács (HUN)  Bastien Sicot (FRA)  Alfredo Rota (ITA)
 Pavel Kolobkov (RUS)
Sabre  Aleksey Yakimenko (RUS)  Volodymyr Lukashenko (UKR)  Julien Pillet (RUS)
 Florin Zalomir (ROU)
Team foil  France
Sébastien Coutant
Brice Guyart
Grégory Koenig
Térence Joubert
 Poland
Wojciech Szuchnicki
Radosław Glonek
Sławomir Mocek
Michał Majewski
 Russia
Andrey Deyev
Youri Moltchan
Sergey Tikhonov
Dmitriy Petrov
Team épée  Hungary
Gábor Boczkó
Iván Kovács
Géza Imre
Attila Fekete
 Poland
Robert Andrzejuk
Krzysztof Mikołajczak
Tomasz Motyka
Adam Wiercioch
 Italy
Stefano Carozzo
Alfredo Rota
Paolo Milanoli
Diego Confalonieri
Team sabre  Romania
Mihai Covaliu
Rareș Dumitrescu
Constantin Sandu
Florin Zalomir
 Hungary
Zsolt Nemcsik
Tamás Decsi
Balázs Lengyel
Balázs Lontay
 Russia
Aleksey Yakimenko
Aleksey Frosin
Stanislav Pozdnyakov
Nikolay Kovalev

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Foil  Ianna Rouzavina (RUS)  Elisa Di Francisca (ITA)  Claudia Pigliapoco (ITA)
 Anna Rybicka (POL)
Épée  Claudia Bokel (GER)  Tatiana Logunova (RUS)  Nadiya Kazimirchuk (UKR)
 Anca Măroiu (ROU)
Sabre  Sofiya Velikaya (RUS)  Olha Kharlan (UKR)  Ilaria Bianco (ITA)
 Bogna Jóźwiak (POL)
Team foil  Russia
Svetlana Bojko
Julia Khakimova
Ianna Rouzavina
Aida Shanayeva
 Romania
Roxana Scarlat
Cristina Ghiță
Cristina Stahl
 Poland
Karolina Chlewińska
Sylwia Gruchała
Magdalena Mroczkiewicz
Anna Rybicka
Team épée  Romania
Ana Maria Brânză
Loredana Iordăchioiu
Iuliana Măceșeanu
Anca Măroiu
 Hungary
Adrienn Hormay
Tímea Nagy
Emese Szász
Hajnalka Toth
 Germany
Claudia Bokel
Imke Duplitzer
Britta Heidemann
Marijana Markovic
Team sabre  Russia
Sofiya Velikaya
Yekaterina Fedorkina
Yekaterina Dyachenko
Yelena Nechayeva
 Poland
Bogna Jóźwiak
Aleksandra Socha
Irena Więckowska
Lidia Sołtys
 Poland
Anne-Lise Touya
Solenne Mary
Léonore Perrus
Cécile Argiolas

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Italy5139
2 Hungary2204
3 Romania2125
4 Germany2024
5 France1135
6 Poland0336
7 Ukraine0213
8 Italy0145
9 Great Britain0101
Total 12 12 18 42

Results

Men

Individual foil

Semi-finals Final
 United Kingdom Richard Kruse 15  
 France Brice Guyart 11  
 
     Germany Ralf Bißdorf 15
   United Kingdom Richard Kruse 7
 Germany Ralf Bißdorf 15
 Germany Benjamin Kleibrink 13  

Individual épée

Semi-finals Final
 France Bastien Sicot 15  
 Russia Pavel Kolobkov 5  
 
     France Bastien Sicot 8
    Hungary Iván Kovács 15
 Hungary Iván Kovács 15
 Italy Alfredo Rota 9  

Individual sabre

Semi-finals Final
 Ukraine Volodymyr Lukashenko 15  
 France Julien Pillet 11  
 
     Ukraine Volodymyr Lukashenko 11
    Russia Aleksey Yakimenko 15
 Russia Aleksey Yakimenko 15
 Romania Florin Zalomir 14  

Women

Individual foil

Semi-finals Final
 Russia Ianna Rouzavina 14  
 Poland Anna Rybicka 8  
 
     Russia Ianna Rouzavina 15
   Italy Elisa Di Francisca 10
 Italy Elisa Di Francisca 10
 Italy Claudia Pigliapoco 9  

Individual épée

Semi-finals Final
 Germany Claudia Bokel 15  
 Romania Anca Măroiu 8  
 
     Germany Claudia Bokel 11
    Russia Tatiana Logunova 10
 Ukraine Nadiya Kazimirchuk 13
 Russia Tatiana Logunova 14  

Individual sabre

Semi-finals Final
 Russia Sofiya Velikaya 15  
 Italy Ilaria Bianco 4  
 
     Russia Sofiya Velikaya 15
    Ukraine Olha Kharlan 14
 Ukraine Olha Kharlan 15
 Poland Bogna Jóźwiak 14  

References

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