Last weekend the national fencing championships took place in Maribor. Across all weapons and categories, Ljubljana Fencing Club had as many as 22 entries.
Our coach Jure was competition director and Simona refereed. Our members competed as well.
On Saturday the competition was held in sabre and foil, and our coach Gaja competed too, finishing 3rd in both weapons.
On Sunday the competition was in épée.
Boys D épée:
- Jon Ponikvar – 2nd place
- Oskar Gruden – 3rd place
- Arne Bajuk – 5th place
- Maks Krivec Križ – 6th place
- Nejc Hudej – 7th place
- Jernej Mustar – 10th place
In girls D épée, Devi Kuščer finished 3rd.
Boys and girls C épée:
- Lars Ponikvar – 1st place
- Lucija Vanček – 2nd place
- Brin Božič – 3rd place
- Ruben Flotta – 7th place
- Sebastjan Djurkovič – 8th place
- Nejc Zarnik – 9th place
In boys B épée, Bernard Baler and Viktor Štrumbelj shared 11th place.
In girls B épée, Lucija Vanček finished 3rd and Zoja Katarina Hlebec 5th.
Mitja Godnjavec fenced in both senior men's épée, finishing 19th, and veterans' épée, finishing 7th.
In senior women's épée, Gaja Kores finished 3rd.
We brought home as many as 10 medals from the national championships: 1 gold, 2 silver and 7 bronze.
Gallery
Gallery in the archive: National Championships 2016