2012 European Fencing Championships
The 2012 European Fencing Championships was the 25th edition and held in Legnano, Italy. The event took place from June 15–20, 2012.
Schedule
| ● | Opening Ceremony | ● | Finals | ● | Closing Ceremony |
| June | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremonies | ● | ● | ||||||
| Foil Individual | Men | Women | 2 | |||||
| Sabre Individual | Men | Women | 2 | |||||
| Épée Individual | Women | Men | 2 | |||||
| Foil Team | Men | Women | 2 | |||||
| Sabre Team | Men | Women | 2 | |||||
| Épée team | Women | Men | 2 | |||||
| Total Gold Medals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foil[1] |  Aleksey Cheremisinov (RUS) |
 Benjamin Kleibrink (GER) |
 Richard Kruse (GBR) Michał Majewski (POL) |
| Épée[2] | Pavel Sukhov (RUS) |
 Nikolai Novosjolov (EST) |
 Max Heinzer (SUI) Jörg Fiedler (GER) |
| Sabre[3] | Aleksey Yakimenko (RUS) |
 Boladé Apithy (FRA) |
 Aliaksandr Buikevich (BLR) Andriy Yagodka (UKR) |
| Team Foil[4] |  Italy |
France |
Germany |
| Team Épée[5] | Switzerland |
 Hungary |
Ukraine |
| Team Sabre[6] | Russia |
 Romania |
Germany |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foil[7] | Inna Deriglazova (RUS) |
Kamilla Gafurzianova (RUS) |
Larisa Korobeynikova (RUS) Arianna Errigo (ITA) |
| Épée[8] | Simona Alexandru (ROU) |
Anca Măroiu (ROU) |
Monika Sozanska (GER) Lyubov Shutova (RUS) |
| Sabre[9] | Olha Kharlan (UKR) |
 Vassiliki Vougiouka (GRE) |
Aleksandra Socha (POL) Marion Stoltz (FRA) |
| Team Foil[10] | Italy |
France |
Russia |
| Team Épée[11] | Russia |
Romania |
Estonia |
| Team Sabre[12] | Russia |
Ukraine |
Italy |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | Italy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Romania | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | France | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Estonia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Belarus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 12 | 18 | 42 | |
Results overview
Men
Foil individual
| Position | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
 | Aleksey Cheremisinov | Russia |
 | Benjamin Kleibrink | Germany |
 | Richard Kruse | Great Britain |
| | Michał Majewski | Poland |
| 5. | Radosław Glonek | Poland |
| 6. | Renal Ganeyev | Russia |
| 7. | Alexander Choupenitch |  Czech Republic |
| 8. | André Weßels | Germany |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Radosław Glonek |
13 | |||||||||
| Aleksey Cheremisinov |
15 | |||||||||
| Aleksey Cheremisinov |
15 | |||||||||
| Richard Kruse |
11 | |||||||||
| Renal Ganeyev |
4 | |||||||||
| Richard Kruse |
15 | |||||||||
| Aleksey Cheremisinov |
15 | |||||||||
| Benjamin Kleibrink |
7 | |||||||||
| Benjamin Kleibrink |
15 | |||||||||
| Andre Wessels |
12 | |||||||||
| Benjamin Kleibrink |
15 | |||||||||
| Michał Majewski |
14 | |||||||||
| Alexander Choupenitch |
8 | |||||||||
| Michał Majewski |
15 | |||||||||
Épée individual
| Position | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| | Pavel Sukhov | Russia |
| | Nikolai Novosjolov | Estonia |
| | Max Heinzer | Switzerland |
| | Jörg Fiedler | Germany |
| 5. | Paolo Pizzo | Italy |
| 6. | Tomasz Motyka | Poland |
| 7. | Jean-Michel Lucenay | France |
| 8. | Fredrik Backer |  Norway |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Max Heinzer |
15 | |||||||||
| Fredrik Backer |
14 | |||||||||
| Max Heinzer |
8 | |||||||||
| Nikolai Novosjolov |
15 | |||||||||
| Nikolai Novosjolov |
15 | |||||||||
| Jean-Michel Lucenay |
14 | |||||||||
| Nikolai Novosjolov |
12 | |||||||||
| Pavel Sukhov |
15 | |||||||||
| Tomasz Motyka |
6 | |||||||||
| Jörg Fiedler |
15 | |||||||||
| Jörg Fiedler |
8 | |||||||||
| Pavel Sukhov |
9 | |||||||||
| Pavel Sukhov |
15 | |||||||||
| Paolo Pizzo |
11 | |||||||||
Sabre individual
| Position | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| | Aleksey Yakimenko | Russia |
| | Boladé Apithy | France |
| | Aliaksandr Buikevich | Belarus |
| | Andriy Yagodka | Ukraine |
| 5. | Diego Occhiuzzi | Italy |
| 6. | Nicolas Limbach | Germany |
| 7. | Tiberiu Dolniceanu | Romania |
| 8. | Luigi Samele | Italy |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Aleksey Yakimenko |
15 | |||||||||
| Tiberiu Dolniceanu |
13 | |||||||||
| Aleksey Yakimenko |
15 | |||||||||
| Aliaksandr Buikevich |
9 | |||||||||
| Aliaksandr Buikevich |
15 | |||||||||
| Luigi Samele |
8 | |||||||||
| Aleksey Yakimenko |
15 | |||||||||
| Boladé Apithy |
12 | |||||||||
| Nicolas Limbach |
13 | |||||||||
| Boladé Apithy |
15 | |||||||||
| Boladé Apithy |
15 | |||||||||
| Andriy Yagodka |
10 | |||||||||
| Andriy Yagodka |
15 | |||||||||
| Diego Occhiuzzi |
14 | |||||||||
Foil team
| Position | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| | Valerio Aspromonte Giorgio Avola Andrea Cassarà Andrea Baldini | Italy |
| | Enzo Lefort Erwann Le Péchoux Victor Sintès | France |
| | Benjamin Kleibrink Peter Joppich Sebastian Bachmann André Weßels | Germany |
| 4. | Aleksey Cheremisinov Renal Ganeyev Artur Akhmatkhuzin Aleksey Khovanskiy | Russia |
| 5. | James-Andrew Davis Richard Kruse Husayn Rosowsky Laurence Halsted | Great Britain |
| 6. | Michał Majewski Radosław Glonek Paweł Kawiecki Leszek Rajski | Poland |
| 7. | Rene Pranz Moritz Hinterseer Roland Schlosser Tobias Hinterseer |  Austria |
| 8. | Rostyslav Hertsyk Volodymyr Koltygo Andriy Pogrebnyak Klod Yunes | Ukraine |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Italy |
45 | |||||||||
| Austria |
22 | |||||||||
| Italy |
45 | |||||||||
| Russia |
32 | |||||||||
| Great Britain |
24 | |||||||||
| Russia |
45 | |||||||||
| Italy |
45 | |||||||||
| France |
34 | |||||||||
| France |
45 | |||||||||
| Poland |
39 | |||||||||
| France |
45 | Third place | ||||||||
| Germany |
31 | |||||||||
| Ukraine |
39 | Russia |
33 | |||||||
| Germany |
40 | Germany |
38 | |||||||
Épée team
| Position | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| | Fabian Kauter Max Heinzer Benjamin Steffen | Switzerland |
| | Gábor Boczkó Géza Imre Péter Somfai | Hungary |
| | Bohdan Nikishyn Dmytro Karyuchenko Maksym Khvorost Anatoliy Herey | Ukraine |
| 4. | Jean-Michel Lucenay Ulrich Robeiri Alexandre Blaszyck Daniel Jerent | France |
| 5. | Paolo Pizzo Matteo Tagliariol Francesco Martinelli Diego Confalonieri | Italy |
| 6. | Martin Čapek Jakub Ambrož Jiří Beran | Czech Republic |
| 7. | Tomasz Motyka Radosław Zawrotniak Michal Adámek Piotr Kruczek | Poland |
| 8. | Pavel Sukhov Anton Avdeev Nikita Glazkov Sergey Bida | Russia |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| France |
45 | |||||||||
| Poland |
41 | |||||||||
| France |
29 | |||||||||
| Switzerland |
45 | |||||||||
| Czech Republic |
35 | |||||||||
| Switzerland |
45 | |||||||||
| Switzerland |
45 | |||||||||
| Hungary |
35 | |||||||||
| Hungary |
40 | |||||||||
| Russia |
36 | |||||||||
| Hungary |
45 | Third place | ||||||||
| Ukraine |
31 | |||||||||
| Ukraine |
45 | France |
33 | |||||||
| Italy |
39 | Ukraine |
38 | |||||||
Sabre team
| Position | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| | Veniamin Reshetnikov Aleksey Yakimenko Nikolay Kovalev Pavel Bykov | Russia |
| | Florin Zalomir Tiberiu Dolniceanu Rareș Dumitrescu Alexandru Sirițeanu | Romania |
| | Max Hartung Nicolas Limbach Benedikt Wagner Matyas Szabo | Germany |
| 4. | Diego Occhiuzzi Luigi Samele Giampiero Pastore Massimiliano Murolo | Italy |
| 5. | Valery Pryiemka Aliaksandr Buikevich Aliaksei Likhacheuski Dmitry Lapkes | Belarus |
| 6. | Dmytro Boyko Andriy Yagodka Oleh Shturbabin Dmytro Pundyk | Ukraine |
| 7. | Nicolas Rousset Vincent Anstett Boladé Apithy Philémon Barruyer | France |
| 8. | Áron Szilágyi Balázs Lontay Tamás Decsi Csaba Norbert Gáll | Hungary |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Russia |
45 | |||||||||
| Ukraine |
31 | |||||||||
| Russia |
45 | |||||||||
| Italy |
36 | |||||||||
| Hungary |
38 | |||||||||
| Italy |
45 | |||||||||
| Russia |
45 | |||||||||
| Romania |
42 | |||||||||
| Belarus |
36 | |||||||||
| Romania |
45 | |||||||||
| Romania |
45 | Third place | ||||||||
| Germany |
34 | |||||||||
| France |
43 | Italy |
43 | |||||||
| Germany |
45 | Germany |
45 | |||||||
Women
Foil individual
| Position | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| | Inna Deriglazova | Russia |
| | Kamilla Gafurzianova | Russia |
| | Larisa Korobeynikova | Russia |
| | Arianna Errigo | Italy |
| 5. | Elisa Di Francisca | Italy |
| 6. | Aida Shanaeva | Russia |
| 7. | Valentina Vezzali | Italy |
| 8. | Ysaora Thibus | France |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Elisa Di Francisca |
11 | |||||||||
| Larisa Korobeinikova |
15 | |||||||||
| Larisa Korobeinikova |
8 | |||||||||
| Kamilla Gafurzianova |
15 | |||||||||
| Ysaora Thibus |
11 | |||||||||
| Kamilla Gafurzianova |
15 | |||||||||
| Kamilla Gafurzianova |
8 | |||||||||
| Inna Deriglazova |
15 | |||||||||
| Valentina Vezzali |
6 | |||||||||
| Arianna Errigo |
15 | |||||||||
| Arianna Errigo |
14 | |||||||||
| Inna Deriglazova |
15 | |||||||||
| Inna Deriglazova |
15 | |||||||||
| Aida Shanaeva |
8 | |||||||||
Épée individual
| Position | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| | Simona Alexandru | Romania |
| | Anca Măroiu | Romania |
| | Monika Sozanska | Germany |
| | Lubov Shutova | Russia |
| 5. | Britta Heidemann | Germany |
| 6. | Violetta Kolobova | Russia |
| 7. | Laura Flessel-Colovic | France |
| 8. | Anna Sivkova | Russia |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Lubov Shutova |
15 | |||||||||
| Laura Flessel-Colovic |
6 | |||||||||
| Lubov Shutova |
13 | |||||||||
| Simona Alexandru |
15 | |||||||||
| Violetta Kolobova |
14 | |||||||||
| Simona Alexandru |
15 | |||||||||
| Simona Alexandru |
15 | |||||||||
| Anca Măroiu |
6 | |||||||||
| Britta Heidemann |
9 | |||||||||
| Monika Sozanska |
10 | |||||||||
| Monika Sozanska |
13 | |||||||||
| Anca Măroiu |
15 | |||||||||
| Anca Măroiu |
15 | |||||||||
| Anna Sivkova |
14 | |||||||||
Sabre individual
| Position | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| | Olha Kharlan | Ukraine |
| | Vassiliki Vougiouka | Greece |
| | Aleksandra Socha | Poland |
| | Marion Stoltz | France |
| 5. | Ilaria Bianco | Italy |
| 6. | Bogna Jóźwiak | Poland |
| 7. | Julia Gavrilova | Russia |
| 8. | Araceli Navarro |  Spain |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Vassiliki Vougiouka |
15 | |||||||||
| Bogna Jóźwiak |
12 | |||||||||
| Vassiliki Vougiouka |
15 | |||||||||
| Marion Stoltz |
9 | |||||||||
| Marion Stoltz |
15 | |||||||||
| Ilaria Bianco |
12 | |||||||||
| Vassiliki Vougiouka |
14 | |||||||||
| Olha Kharlan |
15 | |||||||||
| Julia Gavrilova |
13 | |||||||||
| Aleksandra Socha |
15 | |||||||||
| Aleksandra Socha |
9 | |||||||||
| Olha Kharlan |
15 | |||||||||
| Araceli Navarro |
9 | |||||||||
| Olha Kharlan |
15 | |||||||||
Foil team
| Position | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| | Valentina Vezzali Arianna Errigo Elisa Di Francisca Ilaria Salvatori | Italy |
| | Corinne Maîtrejean Ysaora Thibus Astrid Guyart Anita Blaze | France |
| | Inna Deriglazova Aida Shanaeva Kamilla Gafurzianova Larisa Korobeynikova | Russia |
| 4. | Martyna Synoradzka Anna Rybicka Małgorzata Wojtkowiak Sylwia Gruchała | Poland |
| 5. | Gabriella Varga Aida Mohamed Fanny Kreiss Edina Knapek | Hungary |
| 6. | Sandra Bingenheimer Anne Sauer Katja Wächter Martina Zacke | Germany |
| 7. | Kateryna Chentsova Olena Khismatulina Olha Leleiko Anastasiya Moskovska | Ukraine |
| 8. | Anna Bentley Martina Emanuel Natalia Sheppard Sophie Troiano | Great Britain |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Italy |
45 | |||||||||
| Ukraine |
26 | |||||||||
| Italy |
45 | |||||||||
| Poland |
31 | |||||||||
| Hungary |
35 | |||||||||
| Poland |
38 | |||||||||
| Italy |
45 | |||||||||
| France |
28 | |||||||||
| France |
45 | |||||||||
| Germany |
30 | |||||||||
| France |
45 | Third place | ||||||||
| Russia |
43 | |||||||||
| Great Britain |
2 | Poland |
31 | |||||||
| Russia |
5 | Russia |
38 | |||||||
Épée team
| Position | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| | Violetta Kolobova Tatiana Logunova Lyubov Shutova Anna Sivkova | Russia |
| | Ana Maria Brânză Loredana Dinu Simona Gherman Anca Măroiu | Romania |
| | Julia Beljajeva Irina Embrich Erika Kirpu Kristina Kuusk | Estonia |
| 4. | Olena Kryvytska Kseniya Pantelyeyeva Anfisa Pochkalova Yana Shemyakina | Ukraine |
| 5. | Bianca Del Carretto Rossella Fiamingo Nathalie Moellhausen Mara Navarria | Italy |
| 6. | Imke Duplitzer Britta Heidemann Ricarda Multerer Monika Sozanska | Germany |
| 7. | Edina Antal Dorina Budai Emese Szász Emese Takacs | Hungary |
| 8. | Johanna Bergdahl Sanne Gars Emma Samuelsson Nina Westman |  Sweden |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Romania |
40 | |||||||||
| Sweden |
32 | |||||||||
| Romania |
45 | |||||||||
| Estonia |
37 | |||||||||
| Estonia |
45 | |||||||||
| Germany |
35 | |||||||||
| Romania |
41 | |||||||||
| Russia |
42 | |||||||||
| Italy |
41 | |||||||||
| Ukraine |
42 | |||||||||
| Ukraine |
33 | Third place | ||||||||
| Russia |
45 | |||||||||
| Hungary |
31 | Estonia |
34 | |||||||
| Russia |
43 | Ukraine |
32 | |||||||
Sabre team
| Position | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| | Yekaterina Dyachenko Dina Galiakbarova Yuliya Gavrilova Sofiya Velikaya | Russia |
| | Olha Kharlan Olena Khomrova Halyna Pundyk Olha Zhovnir | Ukraine |
| | Ilaria Bianco Alessandra Lucchino Gioia Marzocca Irene Vecchi | Italy |
| 4. | Bogna Jóźwiak Katarzyna Kedziora Małgorzata Kozaczuk Aleksandra Socha | Poland |
| 5. | Cécilia Berder Charlotte Lembach Flora Palu Marion Stoltz | France |
| 6. | Aida Alasgarova Sevil Bunyatova Sevinj Bunyatova Sabina Mikina |  Azerbaijan |
| 7. | Réka Benkő Anna Márton Anna Várhelyi Kata Várhelyi | Hungary |
| 8. | Jasmin Bührle Alexandra Bujdoso Sibylle Klemm Stefanie Kubissa | Germany |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Russia |
45 | |||||||||
| Azerbaijan |
29 | |||||||||
| Russia |
45 | |||||||||
| Poland |
33 | |||||||||
| Germany |
32 | |||||||||
| Poland |
45 | |||||||||
| Russia |
45 | |||||||||
| Ukraine |
37 | |||||||||
| Italy |
45 | |||||||||
| France |
34 | |||||||||
| Italy |
42 | Third place | ||||||||
| Ukraine |
45 | |||||||||
| Hungary |
34 | Poland |
39 | |||||||
| Ukraine |
45 | Italy |
45 | |||||||