The 2023 European Cadets and Juniors Fencing Championships were held in Tallinn, Estonia from 21 to 28 February 2023 at the Tallink Tennis Centre. The championships featured individual and team competitions in all three weapons (épée, foil and sabre) for cadet (U17) and junior (U20) categories and were organised under the auspices of the European Fencing Confederation.
Background Tallinn was selected as host due to its proven track record in organizing international fencing events, including the U23 European Championships. The mayor of Tallinn and the Estonian minister of culture welcomed the event as a celebration of youth sport and international cooperation.
Venue The championships took place at the Tallink Tennis Centre, which provided multiple pistes and facilities for athletes, officials, and spectators. The venue was adapted for simultaneous cadet and junior competitions across all three weapons: épée, foil, and sabre.
Schedule The competition was divided into two segments: Cadet (U17) competitions: 21–24 February 2023. Junior (U20) competitions: 25–28 February 2023.
Each segment included individual and team events for men and women. The opening ceremony was held on 21 February following the first day of cadet individual events.
Notable performances Italy, France, and Hungary dominated the medal standings, with strong performances across both cadet and junior categories. Several athletes achieved double podium finishes in individual and team events.
Officials and organization The event was overseen by EFC President Giorgio Scarso and featured a full roster of international referees and commission delegates. More than 40 national federations affiliated with the EFC sent delegations. Each country was permitted to enter up to four athletes per individual event and one team per weapon category.
Medal summary Cadet Championships
Women Épée Team épéeGreta Gachalyi Lotti HorvathBlanka Virag NagyHanna TerhesAntonina Halemba Oliwia JaneczekMagda RatynaAleksandra SzymanskaEmily Conrad Anna MaksymenkoUstina OhonPolina Spyrydonova Foil Team foilMariavittoria Elvira Berretta Greta ColliniSofia GiordaniVittoria PinnaMarta Jakubowska Natasza KusAleksandra NowakowskaHanna WojtasSzonja Badar Anna KollarJazmin PappJazmin Sperka Sabre Team sabreRosemarie Benciu Amalia CovaliuAnastasia FuseaAlexandra MitrusDorottya Csonka Emese DomonkosCsenge KonyaNadin TothElisabetta Borrelli Gaia Karola CarafaGiada LikajBenedetta StangoniMen Épée Team épéeBence Balazs Mark HorvathMatyas KiralyDomonkos PelleDario Benetti Leonardo CortiniEttore LeporatiCristiano SenaCador Beautyman Tristan LumineauSameer Sunder RajanCheney Zhu Foil Team foilMattia De Cristofaro Elia PasinJacopo PoggioFernando ScaloraMihkel Archer Aarav ChaudhariCallum PenmanDavid SosnovMatthew Haral Amrani Evyatar KorenEitan LembergerRan Traitel Crystal Sabre Team sabreMatteo Ottaviani Francesco PaganoLeonardo RealeMassimo SibilloCasian Cidu Dacian EnacheAlexandru EvaCristian MacoveiMatyas Monori Zsadany PappZalan SzalaiOszkar Vajda
Junior championships
Women Épée Team épéeCecylia Cieslik Alicja KlasikGloria KlughardtKinga ZgryzniakJuliette Baudinot Anaelle DoquetOceane FrancillonneElena SeilleAdele Bogdanov Nicole FeyginAlexandra KravetsSophia Vainberg Foil Team foilGiulia Amore Matilde CalvaneseCarlotta FerrariAurora GrandisLior Druck May Kagan TyagunovLihi Peer KorenGili KuritzkyMalwina Kolodziejczyk Antonina LachmanAmelia OlszewskaKarolina Zurawska Sabre Team sabreSugar Katinka Battai Dorottya CsonkaKira KeszeiAnna SpieszCarlotta Fusetti Michela LandiMaria Clementina PolliManuela SpicaBegum Alkaya Damla DemirkolNisanur ErbilNil GungorMen Épée Team épéeMate Csabai Gergely KovacsViktor KulcsarSoma SomodyNicolo del Contrasto Matteo GalassiSimone MencarelliMarco PaganelliBastien Archambeaud Mael DenauxLino Heurlin VazquezJunes Lechevalier Boiseel Foil Team foilWael Abdeljalil Anas AnaneEliot ChagnonAdrien SpichigerAdam Jakubowski Piotr KaskowJakub KotekMateusz KwiatkowskiAlbert Bagdany Ambrus BudahazyMattia RubinGergo Szemes Sabre Team sabreCasian Cidu Vlad CovaliuMihnea EnacheRadu NituKornel Pech Mirko PetruczBertalan TothBenedek VighJaime Florez Santiago MadrigalYago MoranAsier Olangua
Medal table
References
External links EFC news article Delegation information PDF British Fencing team page