This article forms part of a series of reports accompanying the 2024-25 BF Annual Report.
Update: 15/10/2025. This post is under construction, updated by the GBR Team.
In this report:
The work to support our GBR athletes to international success forms part of the GBR Pathway Programme. This six-weapon programme, based on the BF Fencer Pathway Model, exists to support athletes in achieving GBR Olympic success and inspiring others. It now covers athletes aged 14 to 35 (and beyond for those performing at the Olympic level) who are moving through a defined development pathway to success at the highest level of fencing.
In 2023-24, there were 1579 individual entries to the EFC and FIE Cadet (U17), Junior (U20), and Senior competitions (a slight increase on the 1529 entries in 2022-23). There was an increase on the amount of individual fencers participating in the season, 389 compared to 337 in 2022-23. The average number of participants in each event remained at 4.0, compared to 4.0 in 2022-23.
Performances were sustained, yielding 34 medals in the season-ending July 2024, including 28 individual and 6 team medals across Cadet, Junior, U23s, and Senior age categories, (an increase of one from the 33 medals attained in 2022-23).
Notable Performances:
In July 2024, Carolina Stutchbury achieved a Bronze Medal in the Senior Europeans.
Funding sources to support our GBR athletes included: Sport England ‘Talent‘, UK Sport Progression (includes ‘National Teams) UK Sport Podium (one named athlete), The BF Charity, The Epee Club, although the majority of the cost of competing on the international circuit continues to lie with the athletes (and/or their families).
(reflecting 2023-24 season-ending July 2024, bracketed numbers are the totals for that age group)
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Last Year | |
| Cadet – Non- Nominated | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Cadet – Nominated | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 |
| Cadet – Major Championship | 1 | 1 | 2 (15) | 3 (18) | |
| Junior – Non- Nominated | 2 | ||||
| Junior – Nominated | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Junior – Major Championship | 1 | 2 | 3 (6) | 1 (7) | |
| EFC U23 Event | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| FIE Satellite Event | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| FIE Senior Event | 1 | 2 (13) | 1 (8) | ||
| Total | 9 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 33 |
Note: This report covers competitions from February 2024 to July 2025. While some fall outside the Financial year, from a fencing perspective, this is considered the period of Major Championships across all the age groups: Cadets, Juniors, U23s, and Seniors.
Cadet and Junior European Championships Naples, Italy:
Full squads were selected across the six weapons, with several athletes fencing, both cadets and juniors.
Other notable performances:
Cadet (U17) and Junior (U20) World Championships Riyadh, Saudi Arabia:
Full junior and cadet squads across the six weapons were selected. There is no cadet team event, and only cadets meeting qualification standards were selected. With positive performances this year a full cadet squad was selected.
Other Notable Performances
U23 European Games, Antalya Turkey
BF sent a six-weapon squad to the 2024 U23 European Championships with several athletes who identified the U23 Europeans as their milestone event, meeting the qualification standard.
The event’s strategic objective is to provide the right competitive experiences for athletes transitioning from Junior to Senior levels to boost their performances. The overall results were slightly better than the previous seasons.
Senior European Games, Basel, Switzerland
A reduced squad competed at the Senior Europeans, reflecting the drive to increase standards across the weapons. A number of younger athletes gained their first Senior Major Champions experience.
Carolina Stutchbury achieved British Fencing’s first Senior European Championships medal in Women’s Foil.
Notable Performances:
Zonal Championships, Differdange Luxembourg
A squad of six athletes attended the event with the expectation that several athletes would gain experience for future events.
In April 2024, the 2014 European Champion, James-Andrew Davis announced his retirement from international competition. Best wishes to him in all his future endeavours.
Notable Team Performances:
Notable Individual Performances:
Notable Performances:
BF would like to thank:
And finally, we would like to thank all the athletes who continue to dedicate themselves to developing and achieving excellence in and through fencing.
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