The 2024 European Cadets and Juniors Fencing Championships were held in Naples, Italy from 22 to 29 February 2024. The event featured individual and team competitions across all three weapons — épée, foil, and sabre — for both sexes in both cadet (U17) and junior (U20) categories. It was organized under the auspices of the European Fencing Confederation (EFC) and hosted at the Mostra d'Oltremare exhibition center.
Background The European Cadets and Juniors Championships serve as a key developmental milestone for young fencers across Europe. Many participants go on to compete at senior European Championships and Olympic Games. Naples was selected as the host city due to its strong fencing tradition and infrastructure, with the Mostra d'Oltremare providing a multi-piste venue suitable for large-scale international events.
Schedule The competition was divided into two segments: Cadets: 22–25 February 2024 Juniors: 26–29 February 2024
The opening ceremony took place on 22 February at 18:30 local time.
Participating nations Over 40 national federations affiliated with the EFC sent delegations to the championships. Each country was allowed to enter up to four athletes per individual event and one team per weapon category. Fencers from Russia and Belarus were able to enter as individual neutral athletes.
Notable performances Several athletes distinguished themselves with double podium finishes in both individual and team events. The Italian delegation topped the overall medal table, continuing their dominance in youth fencing.
Cadet Championships
Women Epée Team epéeEmili Conrad Anna MaksymenkoAlina DmytrukMariia SeredaAlicja Goczal Oliwia JaneczekLaura MisiakMagda RatynaEliisa Kikerpill Aleksandra NikolajevaKsenja ParlinJulia Trynova Foil Team foilMichalina Bartol Natasza KusAleksandra NowakowskaHanna WojtasMariavittoria Elvira Berretta Maria Elisa FattoriLudovica FranzoniVittoria RivaAhlaia Borysova Svitlana BryzgalovaAnna ShcherbaMilana Stepovyk Sabre Team sabreFrancesca Lentini Benedetta StangoniDiletta FusettiVittoria MocciNadin Toth Brigitta RaczPolli SzaboDorottya CsonkaValeriia Shchepkina Viktoria KorotchenkoAnna SuvorovaMaiia VelychkoMen Epée Team epéeMaksym Mykytenko Myron DurnevychMark StasovskyiMaksym GulaDoruk Erolcevik Mert Ahmet KocGoksu Mert OranAlaz Guney KarakasJuliano Nicola Squieri Aurelien FavreGianluca WichtMaurice Staeheli Foil Team foilEvyatar Koren Eitan LembergerIlay SorianoRan Traitel CrystalBoumaza Mahel Gaven Mary ThibaultParpeyrat Fournel UlisseWatson GuillaumeMarco Panazzolo Emanuele IaquintaElia PasinMattia Conticini Sabre Team sabreValerio Reale Leonardo RealeChristian MurtasMassimo SibilloSimeon Dalekov Nikola GospodinovNikolay-Tomas GeorgievNikola MeicovLorinc Kovacs Akos FaboDaniel BerkesziBotond Csoba
Junior championships
Women Epée Team epée Emily Conrad Alina DmytrukAnna MaksymenkoOleksandra RomanovaAnaelle Doquet Oceane FrancillonneThais Naucelle JardellGarance PalpacuerGreta Gachalyi Blanka Virag NagyReka SalamonDorina Wimmer Foil Polina VolobuevaNeutral Athlete Team foil Alicia Audibert Keren AyePauline Le ChanjourGarance RogerLuca Kalocsai Anna KollarPetra PolonyiEszter WolfMarta Jakubowska Natasza KusAmelia OlszewskaKarolina Zurawska Sabre Team sabre Emese Domonkos Csenge KonyaZsanett KovacsAnna SpieszRoxane Chabrol Alejandra MangaAurore PatriceToscane ToriAlessandra Nicolai Maria Clementina PolliManuela SpicaMariella VialeMen Epée Team epée Nicolo del Contrasto Matteo GalassiFabio MastromarinoJacopo RizziMatthew Buelau Ole PetersenJulius RuppenthalJakob StangeFedor Khaperskiy Yehonathan Lambrey MessikaAlon SaridDov Ber Vilensky Foil Team foil Mattia De Cristofaro Federico GregantiMatteo IacomoniGregorio IsolaniAnas Anane Eliot ChagnonAdrien Helmy-CocoynacqLouis PradelAlbert Bagdany Almos BalintAmbrus BudahazyMattia Rubin Sabre Team sabre Casian Cidu Vlad CovaliuMihnea EnacheRadu NituTom Couderc Benjamin DucerfRemi GarrigueAxel PoguJorge Casaus Pielago Jaime FlorezSantiago MadrigalAsier Olangua
Medal table
Officials and organization The event was overseen by Jon Willis, President of the Directoire Technique, and Georgina Usher, EFC Event Safeguarding Officer. Referees and medical staff were appointed by the EFC, and the British delegation included a full coaching and support team.
References
External links Official event website British Fencing event page