Fencing at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

Fencing at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was the sixth and last appearance of Fencing at the Commonwealth Games.

The events took place in one of the three sports halls forming part of the Meadowbank Sports Centre, which was built specifically for the Games, at a cost of £2.8 million.

England won seven of the eight gold medals to top the table.

Medal table

Medal winners + Event Gold Silver BronzeFoil, MenFoil – Team, MenBarry PaulGraham PaulMike BreckinErnest SimonGregory BenkoBill RonaldGerry WiedelKonrad WidmaierMagdy ConydÉpée, MenÉpée – Team, MenBill HoskynsPeter JacobsRalph JohnsonGeorge SandorIan HunterDerek RussellKonrad WidmaierLester WongPeter BakonyiSabre, MenSabre- Team, MenDavid AcfieldRodney CraigRichard CohenTony MitchellSandy LeckieGordon WilesGabor AratoGregory BenkoLaszlo TornallyayFoil, WomenFoil – Team, WomenClare HenleyJanet Wardell-YerburghSue GreenBarbara WilliamsJudith BainSusan YoungsFleurette CampeauKay AoyamaPacita Weidel

Results

Foil (men) Final pool (round robin) Pos Athlete Wins1 Mike Breckin 4 won by barrage2 Barry Paul 43 Graham Paul 34 Gregory Benko 25 Brian Pickworth 16 Magdy Conyd 1

Épée (men) Final pool (round robin) Pos Athlete Wins1 Bill Hoskyns 4 2 Lester Wong 33 Peter Jacobs 34 Peter Bakonyi 25 Derek Russell 26 Ralph Johnson 1

Sabre (men) Final pool (round robin) Pos Athlete Wins1 Sandy Leckie 52 Rodney Craig 43 Richard Cohen 34 Gordon Wiles 25 Leslie Samek 16 Robert Foxcroft 0

Foil (team) Final pool (round robin) Team 1 Team 2 ScoreEngland Australia 5–4Canada Scotland 8–1Australia Canada 6–3England Scotland 6–3England Canada 8–1 Scotland Australia 5–4

Épée (team) Final pool (round robin) Team 1 Team 2 ScoreEngland Scotland 5–4Canada New Zealand 5–3England Canada 7–2Scotland New Zealand5–4England New Zealand 5–0Scotland Canada 5–2

Sabre (team) Final pool (round robin) Team 1 Team 2 ScoreEngland Scotland 6–3Australia Canada 6–3England Canada 7–2Scotland Australia 8–1Scotland Canada 5–3England Australia 9–0

Foil (women) Final pool (round robin) Pos Athlete Wins1 Janet Wardell-Yerburgh 42 Marion Exelby 43 Susan Youngs 34 Sue Green 35 Julia Barkley 16 Barbara Williams 0

Foil (women team) Final pool (round robin) Team 1 Team 2 ScoreEngland Canada 8–1Scotland Australia 5–4England Scotland 7–2Canada Australia 6–3England Australia 5–4Scotland Canada 6–3

References

See also List of Commonwealth Games medallists in fencing