ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay, June 2-8, 2022—The 2022 Pan American Senior Fencing Championships have finished, including 12 men’s and women’s individual and team events in epee, foil and sabre. The event took place in Asunción’s Polideportivo Central del Parque Olimpico, with 303 individual fencers and 24 countries participating. USA won the medal count, including 15 overall (7 gold, 4 silver, 4 bronze), followed by Canada with 11 (2 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze) and Venezuela with 6 (2 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze).
In individual men’s sabre, USA’s Daryl Homer faced teammate Eli Dershwitz in the final match, winning with a 15-11 score. In the semifinal round, Dershwitz won against Argentina’s Pascual Maria Di Tella, 15-11, while Homer defeated teammate Andrew Mackiewicz, 15-4.
In individual women’s sabre, USA’s Anne-Elizabeth Stone faced Canada’s Gabriella Page in the final match, winning with a 15-11 score. In the semifinal round, Page won against teammate Madison Thurgood, 15-5, while Stone defeated Venezuela’s Shia Rodriguez, 15-7.
Individual Men’s Sabre (52 fencers)
1. Daryl Homer (USA, gold)
2. Eli Dershwitz (USA, silver)
3. Andrew Mackiewicz (USA, bronze)
3. Pascual Maria Di Tella (ARG, bronze)
5. Fares Arfa (CAN)
6. Eliecer Romero (VEN)
7. Jose Quintero (VEN)
8. Roberto Monsalva (CHI)
Individual Women’s Sabre (47 fencers)
1. Anne-Elizabeth Stone (USA, gold)
2. Gabriella Page (CAN, silver)
3. Madison Thurgood (CAN, bronze)
3. Shia Rodriguez (VEN, bronze)
5. Natalia Botello (MEX)
6. Elizabeth Tartakovsky (USA)
7. Maria Belen Perez Maurice (ARG)
8. Julieta Toledo (MEX)
In men’s team sabre, USA faced Canada, winning with a 45-37 score. In the semifinal round, Canada won against Brazil, 45-24, while USA defeated Colombia, 45-39. The bronze medal went to Colombia over Brazil, 45-35.
In the final match of women’s team sabre, USA faced Canada, winning with a 45-34 score. In the semifinal round, Canada won against Brazil, 45-32, while USA defeated Venezuela, 45-29. The bronze medal went to Brazil over Venezuela, 45-44.
Men’s Team Sabre (14 countries)
1. USA (gold)
2. Canada (silver)
3. Colombia (bronze)
4. Brazil
5. Venezuela
6. Argentina
7. Mexico
8. Chile
Women’s Team Sabre (11 countries)
1. USA (gold)
2. Canada (silver)
3. Brazil (bronze)
4. Venezuela
5. Mexico
6. Argentina
7. Colombia
8. Chile
In individual men’s foil, USA’s Alexander Massialas faced Canada’s Maximilien Van Haaster in the final match, winning with a 15-13 score. In the semifinal round, Van Haaster won against USA’s Nick Itkin, 15-13, while Massialas defeated teammate Gerek Meinhardt, 15-14.
In individual women’s foil, Canada’s Eleanor Harvey faced USA’s Olympic champion Lee Kiefer in the final match, winning with a 15-11 score. In the semifinal round, Kiefer won against teammate Jacqueline Dubrovich, 15-10, while Harvey defeated teammate Jessica Zi Jia Guo, 15-13.
Individual Men’s Foil (47 fencers)
1. Alexander Massialas (USA, gold),
2. Maximilien Van Haaster (CAN, silver)
3. Gerek Meinhardt (USA, bronze)
3. Nick Itkin (USA, bronze)
5. Chase Emmer (USA)
6. Dante Leonel Cerquetti (ARG)
7. Blake Broszus (CAN)
8. Eli Schenkel (CAN)
Individual Women’s Foil (44 fencers)
1. Eleanor Harvey (CAN, gold)
2. Lee Kiefer (USA, silver)
3. Jessica Zi Jia Guo (CAN, bronze)
3. Jacqueline Dubrovich (USA, bronze)
5. Katina Proestakis (CHI)
6. Zander Rhodes (USA)
7. Sabrina Fang (CAN)
8. Mariana Pistoia (BRA)
In the final match of men’s team foil, USA faced Canada, winning with a 45-25 score. In the semifinal round, Canada won against Brazil, 45-34, while USA defeated Argentina, 45-18. The bronze medal went to Brazil over Argentina, 45-41.
In the final match of women’s team foil, Canada faced USA, winning with a 45-37 score. In the semifinal round, USA won against Chile, 45-16, while Canada defeated Brazil, 45-25. The bronze medal went to Chile over Brazil, 44-43.
Men’s Team Foil (12 countries)
- USA (gold)
- Canada (silver)
- Brazil (bronze)
- Argentina
- Venezuela
- Chile
- Mexico
- Colombia
Women’s Team Foil (10 countries)
- Canada (gold)
- USA (silver)
- Chile (bronze)
- Brazil
- Mexico
- Colombia
- Argentina
- Peru
In individual men’s epee, Venezuela’s Ruben Limardo Gascon faced teammate Grabiel Lugo in the final match, winning with a 10-9 score. In the semifinal round, Lugo won against Canada’s Samuel Gallagher Pelletier, 15-12, while Limardo Gascon defeated teammate Francisco Limardo, 15-11.
In individual women’s epee, Argentina’s Isabel Di Tella faced USA’s Katharine Holmes in the final match, winning with a 15-12 score. In the semifinal round, Holmes won against Paraguay’s Montserrat Viveros, 15-11, while Di Tella defeated Mexico’s Sheila Liliana Tejeda, 15-9.
Individual Men’s Epee (58 fencers)
1. Ruben Limardo Gascon (VEN, gold)
2. Grabiel Lugo (VEN, silver)
3. Francisco Limardo (VEN, bronze)
3. Samuel Gallager Pelletier (CAN, bronze)
5. Eduardo Garcia (PER)
6. Curtis McDowald (USA)
7. Athos Schwantes (BRA)
8. Dariel Carrion Arce (CUB)
Individual Women’s Epee (55 fencers)
1. Isabel Di Tella (ARG, gold)
2. Katharine Holmes (USA, silver)
3. Montserrat Viveros (PAR, bronze)
3. Sheila Liliana Tejeda (MEX, bronze)
5. Leonora MacKinnon (CAN)
6. Maria Luisa Doig Calderon (PER)
7. Anna Van Brummen (USA)
8. Josefina Maria Mendez Bello (ARG)
In the final match of men’s team epee, Venezuela faced Colombia, winning with a 32-31 score. In the semifinal round, Colombia won against USA, 41-40, while Venezuela defeated Argentina, 42-40. Argentina won the bronze medal against USA, 45-36.
In the final match of women’s team epee, USA faced Venezuela, winning with a 35-23 score. In the semifinal round, Venezuela won against Canada, 45-41, while USA defeated Argentina, 45-25. The bronze medal went to Canada over Argentina, 43-42.
Men’s Team Epee (13 countries)
- Venezuela (gold)
- Colombia (silver)
- Argentina (bronze)
- USA
- Canada
- Cuba
- Brazil
- Panama
Women’s Team Epee (13 countries)
- USA (gold)
- Venezuela (silver)
- Canada (bronze)
- Argentina
- Mexico
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Costa Rica