Fencing at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Fencing at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was the fifth appearance of Fencing at the Commonwealth Games. The fencing took place at the Excelsior School Auditorium in Kingston, Jamaica and consisted of eight events.

England made a clean sweep of all eight gold medals to top the table.

Medal table

Medal winners + Event Gold Silver BronzeFoil, MenAllan Jay Bill Hoskyns Graham Paul Foil – Team, MenEngland Allan JayGraham PaulBill HoskynsAustralia Barry WasleyBrian McCowageJohn HumphreysRussell HobbyScotland George SandorJoseph RorkeRobert WilsonÉpée, MenBill Hoskyns John Pelling Robert Reynolds Épée – Team, MenEngland Bill HoskynsJohn PellingPeter JacobsCanada John AndruKonrad WidmaierPeter BakonyiAustralia Barry WasleyJohn HumphreysPeter HardimanRussell HobbySabre, MenRalph Cooperman Sandy Leckie Gabor Arato Sabre- Team, MenEngland Ralph CoopermanRichard OldcornJohn RaydenAustralia Brian McCowageGabor AratoLaszlo TornallyayCanada John AndruLeslie SamekRobert FoxcroftFoil, WomenJanet Wardell-Yerburgh Shirley Parker Gaye McDermit Foil – Team, WomenEngland Janet Wardell-YerburghJoyce PearceShirley ParkerAustralia Jeanette BeauchampMelody ColemanWalburga WinterNew Zealand Joyce FentonGaye McDermitPamela French

Results

Foil (men) Final pool Pos Athlete Wins1 Allan Jay 5 wins2 Bill Hoskyns 43 Graham Paul 44 Russell Hobby 45 Brian Pickworth 46 Michael Henderson 37 Brian McCowage 28 George Sandor 2

Épée (men) Final pool Pos Athlete Wins1 Bill Hoskyns 5 wins2 John Pelling53 Robert Reynolds 44 Peter Bakonyi 45 John Humphreys 46 Peter Jacobs 37 George Sandor 28 Konrad Widmaier 0

Sabre (men) Final pool Pos Athlete Wins1 Ralph Cooperman 7 wins2 Sandy Leckie53 Gabor Arato 44 John Andru 35 Brian Pickworth 36 Bob Binning 37 John Rayden 28 Raymond E. Jackson 1

Foil (team) Semi finals Team 1 Team 2 ScoreEngland Scotland 5–0Australia New Zealand 5–0 Bronze play off Team 1 Team 2 ScoreScotland New Zealand 5–1 Final Team 1 Team 2 ScoreEngland Australia 5–1

Épée (team) Semi finals Team 1 Team 2 ScoreEngland Scotland 5–2Canada Australia 5–1 Bronze play off Team 1 Team 2 ScoreAustralia Scotland 5–3 Final Team 1 Team 2 ScoreEngland Canada 5–0

Sabre (team) Semi finals Team 1 Team 2 ScoreEngland Canada 5–4Australia New Zealand 5–3 Bronze play off Team 1 Team 2 ScoreCanada New Zealand 5–3 Final Team 1 Team 2 ScoreEngland Australia 5–2

Foil (women) Final pool Pos Athlete Wins1 Janet Wardell-Yerburgh 6, won by barrage2 Shirley Parker63 Gaye McDermit 44 Jeanette Beauchamp 45 Dot Coleman 36 Julia Davis 37 Angela Julian 28 Joyce Pearce 0

Foil (women team) Bronze play off Team 1 Team 2 ScoreNew Zealand Wales 5–2 Final Team 1 Team 2 ScoreEngland Australia 5–0

References

See also List of Commonwealth Games medallists in fencing