
2006 World Fencing Championships
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FIE World Championships in Fencing
The World Championships in Fencing is an annual competition organized by the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime or FIE, . The world championships are, after the Olympic Games, the most prominent international competition in the sport of fencing...
were held at the Oval Lingotto
Oval Lingotto
Torino Oval Lingotto is an indoor arena in Turin, Italy. It was built for use at the 2006 Winter Olympics, during which it hosted speed skating events...
in Turin
Turin
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, Italy
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. The event took place from September 29 to October 7, 2006.
Medal table
1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Men's events
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Épée | ![]() Wang Lei (fencing) Wang Lei is a Chinese épée fencer.Wang won the gold medal at the épée 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Joaquim Videira 6-5 in the final. He also won the silver medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
![]() Joaquim Videira Joaquim Filipe Ferreira dos Santos Videira is a Portuguese fencer. He was the épée world vice champion in 2006.-Biography:Joaquim Videira started fencing under the direction of his coach, the Hélder Alves.... |
![]() Igor Tikhomirov Igor Tikhomirov is a Canadian épée fencer.He competed for the USSR at the 1988 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the épée team competition... ![]() Sven Järve Sven Järve is an Estonian épée fencer.Jarve won the bronze medal at the épée 2006 World Fencing Championships after he lost 15-12 to Joaquim Videira in the semi final.-Record Against Selected Opponents:... |
Foil | ![]() Peter Joppich Peter Joppich is a German foil fencer.Joppich won the gold medal at the foil 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Andrea Baldini 15-14 in the final. He beat Baldini again in the 2007 final, 15-9. He was also the 2003 World Champion.-References:* Markus Wessel / WDR.de... |
![]() Andrea Baldini Andrea Baldini is an Italian foil fencer.Baldini won the silver medal at the foil 2006 World Fencing Championships after he lost the final 15-14 versus Peter Joppich.... |
![]() Stefano Barrera Stefano Barrera is an Italian foil fencer.Barrera won the bronze medal for the foil 2006 World Fencing Championships after he lost 15-13 to Andrea Baldini in the semi final. Two years later, in the 2008 World Fencing Championships he won the team competition.He belongs to Centro Sportivo... ![]() Lei Sheng Lei Sheng is a Chinese foil fencer.Lei won the bronze medal at the foil 2006 World Fencing Championships after he lost 15-10 to Peter Joppich in the semi final. He also competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics-References:... |
Sabre | ![]() Stanislav Pozdniakov Stanislav Alexeyevich Pozdniakov is a Russian fencer, who has won five Olympic medals in the sabre competitions. He also won the gold medal at the 2006 World Fencing Championships and the 2007 World Fencing Championships in the individual sabre as well as a bronze medal in the team sabre in... |
![]() Zsolt Nemcsik Zsolt Nemcsik is a Hungarian sabre fencer.Nemcsik won the individual silver sabre medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2006 World Fencing Championships after he lost the final 15-11 versus Stanislav Pozdniakov.... |
![]() Alexei Frossine Alexei Frossine is a Russian fencer who won a gold medal in the team sabre competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney together with Alexei Diatchenko, Stanislav Pozdniakov, and Sergey Sharikov... ![]() Won Woo-Young Won Woo-Young is a South Korean sabre fencer.He won the bronze medal at the sabre 2006 World Fencing Championships, after losing 15-10 to Zsolt Nemcsik in the semi-final. At the sabre 2010 World Fencing Championships, he won the gold medal.-Achievements References :*... |
Team Épée | ![]() Érik Boisse Érik Boisse is a French épée fencer. He is the son of Philippe Boisse.Boisse won the gold medal in the épée team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Spain in the final. He accomplished this with his team mates Ulrich Robeiri, Gauthier Grumier,... ![]() Gauthier Grumier Gauthier Grumier is a French épée fencer.Grumier won the gold medal in the épée team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Spain in the final. He accomplished this with his team mates Érik Boisse, Ulrich Robeiri and Fabrice Jeannet... ![]() Fabrice Jeannet Fabrice Jeannet is a retired French épée fencer.Jeannet won the gold medal in the épée team event at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics and a silver medal in the individual épée in 2008. He was also a member of the French team that won the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Spain in... ![]() Ulrich Robeiri Ulrich Robeiri is a French épée fencer.Robeiri won the gold medal in the épée team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Spain in the final. He accomplished this with his team mates Érik Boisse, Gauthier Grumier and Fabrice Jeannet.-References:*... |
![]() Jose Luis Abajo José Luis Abajo Gómez is a Spanish épée fencer.Abajo won the silver medal in the épée team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after losing to France in the final... ![]() Ignacio Canto Ignacio Canto is a Spanish épée fencer.Canto won the silver medal in the épée team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after losing to France in the final. He accomplished this with his team mates Jose Luis Abajo, Juan Castaneda and Eduardo Sepulveda Puerto.-References:... ![]() Juan Castaneda Juan Castañeda is a Spanish épée fencer.Castañeda won the silver medal in the épée team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after losing to France in the final. He accomplished this with his team mates Ignacio Canto, José Luis Abajo and Eduardo Sepulveda Puerto.-References:... ![]() Eduardo Sepulveda Puerto Eduardo Sepulveda Puerto is a Spanish épée fencer.Sepulveda Puerto won the silver medal in the épée team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after losing to France in the final. He accomplished this with his team mates Ignacio Canto, Juan Castaneda and Jose Luis Abajo.-References:... |
![]() Dmytro Chumak Dmytro Chumak is a Ukrainian épée fencer.Chumak won the bronze medal in the épée team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Hungary in the bronze medal match. He accomplished this with his team mates Dmitriy Karuchenko, Maksym Khvorost and Bogdan Nikishin. He competed at the... ![]() Dmitriy Karuchenko Dmitriy Karuchenko is a Ukrainian épée fencer.Karuchenko competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics.He won the bronze medal in the épée team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Hungary in the bronze medal match. He accomplished this with his team mates Dmytro Chumak, Maksym... ![]() Maksym Khvorost Maksym Khvorost is a Ukrainian épée fencer.Khvorost won the bronze medal in the épée team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Hungary in the bronze medal match... ![]() Bogdan Nikishin Bohdan Nikishin is a Ukrainian épée fencer.Nikishin won the bronze medal in the épée team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after defeating Hungary in the bronze medal match. He accomplished this with his team mates Dmitriy Karuchenko, Maksym Khvorost and Dmytro Chumak... |
Team Foil | ![]() ![]() Nicolas Beaudan Nicolas Beaudan is a French foil fencer. His nickname is the "black cat". He began fencing when he was eight years old... ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() Peter Joppich Peter Joppich is a German foil fencer.Joppich won the gold medal at the foil 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Andrea Baldini 15-14 in the final. He beat Baldini again in the 2007 final, 15-9. He was also the 2003 World Champion.-References:* Markus Wessel / WDR.de... ![]() Benjamin Kleibrink Benjamin Philip Kleibrink is a German Foil fencer.Kleibrink's greatest achievement is a gold medal win in men's individual Foil in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. To win gold, Kleibrink beat Kenta Chida 15-10, Lei Sheng 15-7, Zhu Jun 15-4, and then Yuki Ota 15-9 in the final... |
![]() Andrea Baldini Andrea Baldini is an Italian foil fencer.Baldini won the silver medal at the foil 2006 World Fencing Championships after he lost the final 15-14 versus Peter Joppich.... ![]() Andrea Cassarà Andrea Cassarà is an Italian fencer and Olympian. He has won medals for foil.- External links :*... ![]() Salvatore Sanzo Salvatore Sanzo is an Italian fencer and Olympian. He won a team gold and individual silver medal in Athens and an individual bronze medal in Beijing in foil.One of the greatest foil fencers of all time.... ![]() |
Team Sabre | ![]() Vincent Anstett Vincent Anstett is a French sabre fencer.Anstett won the gold medal in the sabre team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Spain in the final... ![]() Nicolas Lopez Nicolas Lopez is a French sabre fencer.Lopez won the gold medal in the sabre team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Ukraine in the final... ![]() Julien Pillet Julien Pillet is a French sabre fencer. He is a three-time Olympic medalist as he won the gold in the team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics and also at the 2008 Summer Olympics... ![]() Boris Sanson Boris Sanson is a French sabre fencer.Sanson won the gold medal in the sabre team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships in Turin after beating Spain in the final. He accomplished this with his team mates Vincent Anstett, Julien Pillet and Nicolas Lopez... |
![]() Dmytro Boiko Dmytro Boiko is a Ukrainian sabre fencer.Boiko won the silver medal in the sabre team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after losing to France in the final. He accomplished this with his team mates Volodymyr Lukashenko, Oleh Shturbabin and Vladislav Tretiak.- References :... ![]() Vladimir Lukashenko Volodymyr Lukashenko is a Ukrainian sabre fencer.He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.... ![]() Oleg Shturbabin Oleh Shturbabin is a Ukrainian sabre fencer.He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing in sixth position in the sabre event. Shturbabin won the silver medal in the sabre team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after losing to France in the final. He accomplished this with his... ![]() Vladislav Tretiak (fencer) Vladislav Tretiak is a Ukrainian fencer who competed in the Sabre Individual at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.... |
![]() Alexei Frossine Alexei Frossine is a Russian fencer who won a gold medal in the team sabre competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney together with Alexei Diatchenko, Stanislav Pozdniakov, and Sergey Sharikov... ![]() Nikolay Kovalev (fencer) Nikolay Anatolyevich Kovalev is a Russian sabre fencer.Kovalev won the bronze medal in the sabre team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Hungary in the bronze medal match... ![]() Stanislav Pozdniakov Stanislav Alexeyevich Pozdniakov is a Russian fencer, who has won five Olympic medals in the sabre competitions. He also won the gold medal at the 2006 World Fencing Championships and the 2007 World Fencing Championships in the individual sabre as well as a bronze medal in the team sabre in... ![]() Alexey Yakimenko Alexey Yakimenko is a Russian fencer, who won a bronze medal in the team sabre competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens together with Alexei Diatchenko, Stanislav Pozdniakov and Sergey Sharikov. He represented Russia again at the 2008 Summer Olympics but did not win a medal... |
Women's events
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Épée | ![]() Tímea Nagy Tímea Nagy is a Hungarian fencer who has won two Olympic gold medals in Individual Épée. She is left-handed, and became world champion in the épée discipline at the 2006 World Fencing Championships... |
![]() Irina Embrich Irina Embrich is an Estonian épée fencer.Embrich won the silver medal at the épée 2006 World Fencing Championships after she lost the final 15-11 versus Tímea Nagy.-References:... |
![]() Emese Szász Emese Szász is a Hungarian épée fencer.Szász won the bronze medal at the épée 2006 World Fencing Championships after she lost 15-10 to Irina Embrich in the semi final.-Achievements:* 2010 World Fencing Championships, épée... ![]() Laura Flessel-Colovic Laura Flessel-Colovic is a French épée fencer. She is currently number one on the all-time list of French female Winter or Summer Olympic medal winners with five medals, two more than... |
Foil | ![]() Margherita Granbassi Margherita Granbassi is an Italian foil fencer.Granbassi won the gold medal at the foil 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Valentina Vezzali 7-6 in the final. Later in the tournament she also won a silver in the team's foil event together with her team mates Elisa Di Francisca,... |
![]() Valentina Vezzali Maria Valentina Vezzali is an Italian fencer who has won five Olympic gold medals in foil competitions.-Career:... |
![]() Aida Mohamed Aida Mohamed is a Hungarian foil fencer of Arabic descent.Mohamed won the bronze medal at the foil 2006 World Fencing Championships after she lost 15-3 to Valentina Vezzali in the semi final.... ![]() Giovanna Trillini Giovanna Trillini is an Italian foil fencer. She is a 4-time Olympic champion and she won an additional silver and 3 bronze medals in individual Olympic competitions.... |
Sabre | ![]() Rebecca Ward Rebecca "Becca" Ward is an American sabre fencer. She won the gold medal at the sabre 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Mariel Zagunis 15-11 in the final, and took bronze in both individual and team sabre events at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.-History:A member of the Oregon Fencing... |
![]() Mariel Zagunis Mariel Leigh Zagunis is an American Olympic sabre fencer, of Lithuanian heritage. She won the gold medals in the individual sabre at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics. She is only the second American ever to have won a gold medal in Olympic fencing.-Biography:Zagunis is the... |
![]() Sada Jacobson Sada Molly Jacobson is an American fencer. Her hometown is Dunwoody, GA. She is the 2008 Olympic Individual Sabre silver medalist and 2004 Olympic Individual Sabre bronze medalist. She has been training at Nellya fencers from a young age.-Background:Jacobson is a daughter of David Jacobson, a... ![]() Kim Hye-Lim Kim Hye-Lim is a South Korean sabre fencer.Kim won the bronze medal at the sabre 2006 World Fencing Championships after she lost 15-14 to Rebecca Ward in the semi final.-References:... |
Team Épée | ![]() Li Na (fencer) Li Na is a female Chinese épée fencer.Li won the gold medal in the épée team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating France in the final... ![]() Luo Xiaojuan Luo Xiaojuan is a Chinese épée fencer.Luo won the gold medal in the épée team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating a French competitor in the final. She accomplished this with her team mates Li Na, Zhang Li and Zhong Weiping.- References :... ![]() Zhang Li (fencer) Zhang Li is a female Chinese épée fencer.Zhang won the gold medal in the épée team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating France in the final. She accomplished this with her team mates Li Na, Luo Xiaojuan and Zhong Weiping. She also represented China at the 2004 Athens... ![]() Zhong Weiping Zhong Weiping is a female Chinese épée fencer.Zhong won the gold medal in the épée team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating France in the final. She accomplished this with her team mates Li Na, Luo Xiaojuan and Zhang Li... |
![]() Marysa Baradji-Duchêne Marysa Baradji-Duchêne is a French épée fencer.Baradji-Duchêne won the silver medal in the épée team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after losing to China in the final. She accomplished this with her team mates Hajnalka Kiraly Picot, Maureen Nisima and Laura... ![]() Laura Flessel-Colovic Laura Flessel-Colovic is a French épée fencer. She is currently number one on the all-time list of French female Winter or Summer Olympic medal winners with five medals, two more than... ![]() Hajnalka Kiraly Picot Hajnalka Kiraly-Picot is a Hungarian-born French épée fencer, who won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics alongside Laura Flessel-Colovic, Maureen Nisima and Sarah Daninthe.... ![]() Maureen Nisima Maureen Nisima is a French épée fencer, who won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics alongside Laura Flessel-Colovic, Hajnalka Kiraly Picot and Sarah Daninthe.... |
![]() Claudia Bokel Claudia Bokel is a German épée fencer. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she won the silver medal in the épée competition with her teammates, Britta Heidemann and Imke Duplitzer. She won a gold medal at the 2001 World Fencing Championships and at the 2006 European Seniors Fencing Championship épée event... ![]() Imke Duplitzer Imke Duplitzer is a German épée fencer. At the 2004 Summer Olympics she won the silver medal in the épée competition with her teammates, Britta Heidemann and Claudia Bokel... ![]() Britta Heidemann Britta Heidemann is a German épée fencer. Heidemann had her biggest success on 13 August during the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, when she defeated Ana Maria Brânză to win the gold medal, just minutes after fellow countryman Benjamin Kleibrink won the men's individual foil competition... ![]() Marijana Markovic Marijana Marković is a German épée fencer.Marković won the bronze medal in the épée team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Romania in the bronze medal match. She accomplished this with her team mates Imke Duplitzer, Claudia Bokel and Britta Heidemann.- External links :*... |
Team Foil | ![]() Svetlana Boiko Svetlana Anatolyevna Boiko is a Russian foil fencer.Boiko won the gold medal in the foil team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Italy in the final... ![]() Aida Chanaeva Aida Vladimirovna Shanayeva is a Russian foil fencer.Chanayeva won the gold medal in the foil team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Italy in the final. She accomplished this with her team mates Svetlana Boiko, Julia Khakimova and Ianna Rouzavina.- External links :*... ![]() Julia Khakimova Julia Khakimova is a Russian foil fencer.Khakimova won the gold medal in the foil team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Italy in the final... ![]() Ianna Rouzavina Ianna Rouzavina is a Russian foil fencer.Rouzavina won the gold medal in the foil team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Italy in the final. She accomplished this with her team mates Aida Chanaeva, Julia Khakimova and Svetlana Boiko... |
![]() Elisa Di Francisca Elisa Di Francisca is an Italian foil fencer, she's individual foil world champion, won the gold medal in 2010.-Career:... ![]() Margherita Granbassi Margherita Granbassi is an Italian foil fencer.Granbassi won the gold medal at the foil 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Valentina Vezzali 7-6 in the final. Later in the tournament she also won a silver in the team's foil event together with her team mates Elisa Di Francisca,... ![]() Giovanna Trillini Giovanna Trillini is an Italian foil fencer. She is a 4-time Olympic champion and she won an additional silver and 3 bronze medals in individual Olympic competitions.... ![]() Valentina Vezzali Maria Valentina Vezzali is an Italian fencer who has won five Olympic gold medals in foil competitions.-Career:... |
![]() ![]() Jung Gil-Ok Jung Gil-Ok is a South Korean foil fencer.Jung won the bronze medal in the foil team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Poland in the bronze medal match. She accomplished this with her team mates Jeon Hee-Sok, Seo Mi-Jung and Nam Hyun-Hee... ![]() Nam Hyun-Hee Nam Hyun-Hee is a South Korean foil fencer.Nam won the bronze medal in the foil team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Poland in the bronze medal match. She accomplished this with her team mates Jeon Hee-Sok, Jung Gil-Ok and Seo Mi-Jung... ![]() Seo Mi-Jung Seo Mi-Jung is a South Korean foil fencer.Seo won the bronze medal in the foil team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Poland in the bronze medal match. She accomplished this with her team mates Jeon Hee-Sok, Jung Gil-Ok and Nam Hyun-Hee... |
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![]() Sada Jacobson Sada Molly Jacobson is an American fencer. Her hometown is Dunwoody, GA. She is the 2008 Olympic Individual Sabre silver medalist and 2004 Olympic Individual Sabre bronze medalist. She has been training at Nellya fencers from a young age.-Background:Jacobson is a daughter of David Jacobson, a... ![]() ![]() Rebecca Ward Rebecca "Becca" Ward is an American sabre fencer. She won the gold medal at the sabre 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Mariel Zagunis 15-11 in the final, and took bronze in both individual and team sabre events at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.-History:A member of the Oregon Fencing... ![]() Mariel Zagunis Mariel Leigh Zagunis is an American Olympic sabre fencer, of Lithuanian heritage. She won the gold medals in the individual sabre at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics. She is only the second American ever to have won a gold medal in Olympic fencing.-Biography:Zagunis is the... |
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