The annual British Fencing Community Awards recognise the best of our clubs, coaches, fencers and volunteers and their contribution to fencing.
The 2019-2020 awards took place online, with the winners announced throughout December 2020.
Performance Athlete of the Year – Sponsored by Pulseroll
Marcus Mepstead
Young Athlete of the Year (Junior/u20) – Sponsored by Pulseroll
Teagan Williams-Stewart
Wheelchair Athlete of the Year
Piers Gilliver
Performance Coach of the Year
Dan Kellner
Development Coach of the Year
Chris Howser
Community Coach of the Year
Paul Davis
Outstanding Contribution by a Referee
Jennifer Sancroft
Outstanding Contribution by a Volunteer
Viv Mills
Performance Club of the Year
Newham Swords
Development Club of the Year
Paul Davis Fencing Academy
Community Club of the Year – Sponsored by Playwaze
Bristol Blades
University Club of the Year
University of Kent Fencing Club
Fencing Personality of the Year
Gillian Aghajan
Viveca Abrahams Memorial Innovation Award
Street Swords
The athletes listed below have been nominated in one or more Athlete of the Year award categories of Performance, Young (Junior/U20) and Wheelchair.
Alec Brooke
Benjamin Andrews
Carolina Stutchbury
Marcus Mepstead
Piers Gilliver
Teagan Williams-Stewart
The coaches listed below have been nominated in one or more Coach of the Year award categories of Performance, Development and Community.
Anthony Klenczar
Chris Howser
Dan Kellner
Ian Lichfield
Neil Bromley
Paul Davis
Pierre Harper
Tamas Kovacs
Jennifer Sancroft
Patrick Jennings
Phil Elliot
Gillian Aghajan
Jacqui Lever
Viv Mills
The clubs listed below have been nominated in one or more Club of the Year categories of Performance, Development and Community.
Bristol Blades
Crawley Sword
Fencers Club London
Knightsbridge Fencing Club
Newham Swords
Paul Davis Fencing Academy
Durham University
Lancaster University
University of Kent
Shield of Endeavour (Paul Davis Fencing Academy)
Street Swords (Beth Davidson/Stewart Watson)
Gillian Aghajan
Johnny Davis
Peter Jacobs
Pierre Harper
Professor Sue Benney
Chris Howser
Gillian Aghajan
Matt Cooper
The criteria for the 2019-2020 awards can be found below:
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