2025 European Cadets and Juniors Fencing Championships
| 2025 European Cadets and Juniors Fencing Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23 February – 3 March 2025 |
| Organiser | European Fencing Confederation |
← 2024 2026 → | |
The 2025 European Fencing Cadet and Junior Championships were held from 23 February to 3 March 2025 in Antalya, Türkiye. The event was organized by the European Fencing Confederation (EFC) in partnership with the Turkish Fencing Federation and took place at the Antalya Spor Salonu.[1]
Participation
A total of 776 athletes and 119 teams from across Europe competed in individual and team events across all three weapons: foil, épée, and sabre.[1]
Schedule
The competition was divided into cadet and junior events:
- Cadet events: 23–26 February 2025
- Junior events: 27 February – 3 March 2025[1]
Highlights
Cadet events
Italy led the cadet medal table with 12 medals, including team golds in Men's Épée, Women's Foil, and Women's Sabre.[2] Türkiye won gold in Men's Sabre (Candeniz Berrak), Women's Foil (Alara Atmaca), and the Men's Sabre Team event.,[3] Hungary secured individual titles in Men's Épée (Donát Kiss) and Men's Foil (Hunor Kosztolányi).[4].Ukraine claimed gold in Women's Épée through Alina Dmytruk.[4]
Junior events
Italy again topped the junior medal standings, with Matilde Molinari winning Women's Foil and strong team performances.[2] Great Britain made history by winning its first-ever Junior European Team titles in Men's Épée and Men's Foil.[2] Ukraine won Women's Épée through Anna Maksymenko.[4] Athletes competing under the AIN designation (neutral flag) earned medals in Men's Sabre (Pavel Graudyn) and Men's Foil (Aleksandr Kerik).[1]
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Turkiye)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy | 8 | 5 | 10 | 23 |
| 2 |  Ukraine | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 |  Hungary | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 |  Turkiye* | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| – | Neutral athletes | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Romania | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 |  France | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 |  Poland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 |  Germany | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Georgia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Czechia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 24 | 24 | 36 | 84 | |
Cadet championships
Cadet championships are for fencers under the age of 17.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | |||
| Epée | Donat Kiss Hungary
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Nicolo Sonnessa Italy
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Arsenii Karapysh Ukraine
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| Francesco Delfino Italy
| |||
| Team epée | Italy Davide del Prete Francesco Delfino Riccardo Magni Nicolo Sonnessa |
Hungary Donat Kiss Lenard Koch Benjamin Makai Aron Petrovszki |
Belgium Alexander De Winter Achille Grandjean Matthys Hercot Wout Van Laecke |
| Foil | Hunor Kosztolanyi Hungary
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Marco Panazzolo Italy
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Nicolo' Collini Italy
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| Lucas Robinet France
| |||
| Team foil | Italy Nicolo' Collini Mattia Gianese Emanuele Iaquinta Marco Panazzolo |
France Leo Blanchard Mahel Boumaza Evan Darmani Lucas Robinet |
Hungary Aron Bodor Roland Grosz Hunor Kosztolanyi Csanad Rozsa |
| Sabre | Candeniz Berrak Turkey
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Nikolay-Tomas Georgiev Bulgaria
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Andrea Tribuno Italy
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| Leonard Weber Germany
| |||
| Team sabre | Turkey Yigit Ayaz Candeniz Berrak Poyraz Kumuk Arda Takka |
Italy Christian Avaltroni Leonardo Reale Andrea Tribuno Davide Vivaldi |
France Maxence Bloin Baptiste Hospital Ulysse le Gac Briand Lino Vacca |
| Women | |||
| Epée | Alina Dmytruk Ukraine
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Ludovica Costantini Italy
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Natalia Constantin Romania
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| Rubeen Rembi France
| |||
| Team epée | Ukraine Marharyta Anharska Valeriia Bilous-Gridzhak Alina Dmytruk Polina Spyrydonova |
Hungary Lotti Horvath Izabella Ronaszeki Anna Szilard Hanna Terhes |
Czech Republic Adela Bartoskova Natalie Coufalova Hana Jurkova Eliska Kahabkova |
| Foil | Alara Atmaca Turkey
|
Karolina Makowska Poland
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Giorgia Ruta Italy
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| Elizaveta Kopyltsova Cyprus
| |||
| Team foil | Italy Maria Fattori Sofia Mancini Giorgia Ruta Alessandra Tavola |
Poland Michalina Bartol Karolina Makowska Zofia Mikulicka Danuta Tym |
Hungary Szilvia Mahovszkij Boglarka Markus Borbala Simon Xinyao Zhou |
| Sabre | Francesca Lentini Italy
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Amalia Covaliu Romania
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Boglarka Komjathy Hungary
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| irmak Senoglu Turkey
| |||
| Team sabre | Italy Vittoria Fusetti Francesca Lentini Vittoria Mocci Anna Torre |
Hungary Szonja Felfoldi Boglarka Komjathy Adel Kovacs Brigitta Racz |
Turkey Irem Guner Duru Ayse Ozgonul Ece Ozturk irmak Senoglu |
Junior championships
Junior championships are for fenders under the age of 20.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women | |||
| Epée | Anna Maksymenko Ukraine
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Emma Sont Romania
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Emily Conrad Ukraine
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| Cecylia Cieslik Poland
| |||
| Team epée | Ukraine Valeriia Bilous-Gridzhak Emily Conrad Alina Dmytruk Anna Maksymenko |
Hungary Greta Gachalyi Lotti Horvath Blanka Virag Nagy Dorina Wimmer |
Italy Allegra Cristofoletto Eleonora Orso Giulia Paulis Elisa Treglia |
| Foil | Matilde Molinari Italy
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Letizia Gabola Italy
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Kristina Petrova Ukraine
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| Ludovica Franzoni Italy
| |||
| Team foil | Italy Greta Collini Ludovica Franzoni Letizia Gabola Matilde Molinari |
France Alicia Audibert Keren Aye Garance Martin Garance Roger |
Great Britain Megan Elliott Isabella Johnson Amelie Tsang Zoe Wagstaff |
| Sabre | Aleksandra Mikhailova Individual Neutral Athletes
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Alexandra Kuvaeva Georgia
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Gaia Karola Carafa Italy
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| Vittoria Mocci Italy
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| Team sabre | Romania Rosemarie Benciu Amalia Covaliu Catinca Dumitru Anastasia Fusea |
France Roxane Chabrol Elea Faur Alejandra Manga Rita Robineaux |
Ukraine Sofia Holovkina Viktoriia Korotchenko Valeriia Morenets-Kubanska Maiia Velychko |
| Men | |||
| Epée | Domonkos Pelle Hungary
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Matthew Buelau Germany
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Marco Francesco Locatelli Italy
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| Bartosz Kuznik Poland
| |||
| Team epée | Great Britain Cador Beautyman Alec Brooke Tristan Lumineau Sameer Sunder-Rajan |
France Odinn Bindas Noam Duchene Etienne Imbert Aina Rahamefy |
Spain Jaime de la Cal Guijarro Jose Miguel Martin Gamazo Rayan Rami Rozpide Ricardo Sanchez Almoguera |
| Foil | Aleksandr Kerik Individual Neutral Athletes
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Adrien Helmy-Cocoynacq France
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Pavel Puzankov Individual Neutral Athletes
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| Iskander Bulatov Individual Neutral Athletes
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| Team foil | Great Britain Jaimie Cook David Kelly Callum Penman David Sosnov |
France Numa Crist Adrien Helmy-Cocoynacq Louis Pradel Antoine Spichiger |
Germany Henrik Barby Niklas Diestelkamp Ruben Lindner Linus Schulz |
| Sabre | Pavel Graudyn Individual Neutral Athletes
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Vlad Covaliu Romania
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Leonardo Reale Italy
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| Zsadany Papp Hungary
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| Team sabre | Italy Cosimo Bertini Edoardo Reale Leonardo Reale Valerio Reale |
France Baptiste Baylac Tom Couderc Roman Fraboulet Lucas Guilley |
Turkey Tolga Aslan Enes Talha Kalender Adem Doruk Kupeli Furkan Yaman |
References
- ^ a b c d "Follow the Action in Antalya". European Fencing Confederation. 26 February 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ a b c "History Made at Antalya 2025 Euros". British Fencing. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ "2025 Cadet & Junior European Championships Antalya". British Fencing. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ a b c "Articles – Cadet and Junior European Championship". Antalya 2025 Official Site. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
External links
- ^ not held due to Covid pandemic