The British Fencing Championships are held annually to determine the British champion. The Championships are currently held at the English Institute of Sport, Sheffield or the Lee Valley Athletics Centre. These championships (known as the Nationals) are not to be confused with a new Championship introduced in 2023 called the British Open Championships, where any athlete can compete and are not restricted to British athletes.
The championships were not held during World War I, World War II and in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Past winners
Men's foil
YearWinner1898Holmes Turner1899Bulkley Praed 1900Thomas Hobbins 1901 Harry Evan James1902John Jenkinson1903 John Jenkinson1904John Jenkinson1905Robert Montgomerie1906 Edgar Seligman1907 Edgar Seligman1908Robert Montgomerie1909 Robert Montgomerie1910 Robert Montgomerie1911 Edgar Amphlett1912 Geoffrey Doyne 1913 Gordon Alexander 1914 Roland Willoughby1915-19 No Competition1920 Geoffrey Doyne1921 Ralph Sutton 1922 Ralph Sutton 1923 Ernest Stenson-Cooke 1924 George Sherriff 1925 George Sherriff 1926 S R Bousfield1927 Denis Pearce1928 Emrys Lloyd 1929 Jack Evan James 1930 Emrys Lloyd1931 Emrys Lloyd1932 Emrys Lloyd1933 Emrys Lloyd1934 David Bartlett1935 David Bartlett1936 Christopher Hammersley 1937 Emrys Lloyd 1938 Emrys Lloyd1939 Harry Cooke1940-46No Competition1947 René Paul1948 Arthur Smith1949 René Paul
YearWinner1950 René Paul1951 Harry Cooke1952 Luke Wendon1953Raymond Paul1954 John Fethers1955Raymond Paul1956 René Paul1957 Raymond Paul1958 Raymond Paul1959 Bill Hoskyns1960 Derrick Cawthorne1961 Sandy Leckie1962René Paul1963 Allan Jay1964 Bill Hoskyns1965 Sandy Leckie1966 Graham Paul 1967 Sandy Leckie1968 Graham Paul1969 Mike Breckin1970 Bill Hoskyns1971 Graham Paul 1972 Tony Power1973 Graham Paul 1974 Barry Paul1975 Barry Paul 1976 Barry Paul 1977 Nick Bell1978 Pierre Harper 1979 Barry Paul 1980 Barry Paul1981 Rob Bruniges1982 Pierre Harper1983 Pierre Harper 1984 Bill Gosbee 1985 Bill Gosbee 1986 Pierre Harper 1987 Pierre Harper 1988 Pierre Harper1989 Donnie McKenzie 1990 Bill Gosbee 1991 Bill Gosbee
YearWinner1992 Bill Gosbee1993 Laurent Harper 1994 Laurent Harper1995 Paul Walsh1996 Harry Lancaster1997 Paul Walsh1998 Sam Johnson1999 James Beevers2000 James Beevers2001 Richard Kruse2002 James Beevers2003 David Mansoor2004 James Beevers 2005 Jamie Kenber2006 Richard Kruse2007 Richard Kruse2008 David Riseley2009 Laurence Halsted2010 Keith Cook2011 Husayn Rosowsky2012 Rhys Melia2013 Alex Tofalides 2014 No Competition2015 Richard Kruse2016 Marcus Mepstead2017Richard Kruse2018Richard Kruse2019James-Andrew Davis2020No competition2021Kamal Minott2022Dominic De Almeida2023Jamie Cook2024Kamal Minott2025Jamie Cook2026 Mohammed Belbouab
Men's épée
YearWinner1904Edgar Seligman1905Robert Montgomerie1906Edgar Seligman1907 Robert Montgomerie1908 Leaf Daniell1909 Robert Montgomerie1910 Edgar Amphlett1911 John Blake1912 Robert Montgomerie1913Gordon Vereker1914 Robert Montgomerie1915-19 No Competition1920 Martin Holt1921 Herbert Huntington1922 George Burt1923 Martin Holt 1924 Charles Biscoe1925 Barry Notley1926 Ian Campbell-Gray1927 Barry Notley1928 Bertie Childs1929 Luke Fildes1930 Ian Campbell-Gray1931 Bertie Childs 1932 Ian Campbell-Gray1933 Bert Pelling1934 Bert Pelling1935 Ian Campbell-Gray1936 Charles de Beaumont1937 Charles de Beaumont 1938 Charles de Beaumont1939 Terry Beddard1940-46No Competition1947 Peter Dix1948 Ron Parfitt1949 Peter Dix1950 Ron Parfitt1951 Bert Pelling1952 Allan Jay1953Charles de Beaumont
YearWinner1954Peter Greenhalgh1955Ray Harrison1956 Bill Hoskyns1957 Bill Hoskyns1958 Bill Hoskyns1959 Allan Jay1960 Allan Jay1961John Pelling1962Peter Jacobs1963 John Glasswell1964Peter Jacobs1965 John Pelling1966 Teddy Bourne1967Bill Hoskyns1968 Ralph Johnson1969Graham Paul1970 Peter Jacobs1971 Graham Paul1972 Teddy Bourne1973 Ted Hudson1974 Teddy Bourne1975 Tim Belson1976 Teddy Bourne1977 Teddy Bourne1978Teddy Bourne1979 Tim Belson1980 Steven Paul1981 John Llewellyn1982 Ralph Johnson1983 Steven Paul1984 Ralph Johnson1985 Ralph Johnson1986 Dominic Mahony1987 Ralph Johnson1988 John Llewellyn1989 Hugh Kernohan1990 Ralph Johnson1991 John Llewellyn1992 John Llewellyn1993Steven Paul
YearWinner1994 John Llewellyn1995 Quentin Berriman1996 Quentin Berriman1997 Quentin Berriman1998 Quentin Berriman1999 Quentin Berriman2000 Simon Austin2001 Greg Allen2002 Quentin Berriman2003 Tristan Lane2004 Tom Cadman2005 Chris Howser2006 Alastair Gerrard2007 Jon Willis2008 Jon Willis2009 Tom Bennett2010 Jon Willis2011 Philip Marsh 2012 Dudley Tredger 2013 David Gregory2014 No Competition2015 Tom Edwards2016 Calum Johnston2017Greg Allen2018Calum Johnston2019James Frewin2020No competition2021Calum Johnston2022Benjamin Andrews2023Calum Johnston2024Benjamin Andrews2025Tristan Lumineau2026 Benjamin Andrews
Men's sabre
YearWinner1898Walter Edgeworth-Johnstone1899Thomas Hobbins1900Walter Edgeworth-Johnstone1901 Thomas Hobbins1902Thomas Hobbins1903 Harry Evan-James1904Charles Wilson1905Charles Wilson1906 Charles Wilson1907 Ferdinand Fielmann1908 William Marsh 1909 William Marsh1910 Alfred Ridley-Martin1911 Bill Hammond1912 Charles Van Der Byl1913Alfred Ridley-Martin1914 Bill Hammond1915-19 No Competition1920 Cecil Kershaw1921 Bill Hammond1922 Archie Corble1923 Edgar Seligman1924 Edgar Seligman1925 Cecil Kershaw1926 Cecil Kershaw1927 Archie Corble1928 Guy Harry1929 Ronald Campbell1930 Geoffrey Trinder1931 Geoffrey Trinder1932 Gordon Pilbrow1933 Geoffrey Trinder1934 Geoffrey Trinder1935 Gordon Pilbrow1936 Robin Brook1937 Roger Tredgold1938 Gordon Pilbrow1939 Roger Tredgold1940-46No Competition1947 Roger Tredgold1948 Roger Tredgold
YearWinner1949 Roger Tredgold1950 Gordon Pilbrow1951 Pierre Turquet1952 Richard Porebski1953Richard Porebski1954Ralph Cooperman1955Roger Tredgold1956 Richard Porebski1957 Mike Amberg1958 Mike Amberg1959 Mike Amberg1960 Ralph Cooperman1961Ralph Cooperman1962Clive Fisher1963 Sandy Leckie1964Sandy Leckie1965 Sandy Leckie1966 Bill Hoskyns1967Sandy Leckie1968 Sandy Leckie1969 David Acfield1970 David Acfield1971 David Acfield1972 David Acfield1973 Peter Mather1974 Richard Cohen1975 John Deanfield1976 Jim Philbin1977 Jim Philbin1978 Jim Philbin1979 Mark Slade1980 Richard Cohen1981 Jim Philbin1982 Richard Cohen1983 Jim Philbin 1984 Paul Klenerman1985 Mark Slade1986 Richard Cohen1987 Richard Cohen1988 Mark Slade1989 Ian Williams
YearWinner1990 Gary Fletcher1991 Ian Williams1992 Ian Williams1993Amin Zahir1994 Nick Fletcher1995 Amin Zahir1996 James Williams1997 Nick Fletcher1998 Ian Williams1999 Robin Knight2000 James Williams2001 Chris Jamieson2002 David Sach2003 Mike Johnson2004 Chris Farren2005 Alex O'Connell2006 Alex O'Connell2007 Chris Buxton2008 Chris Buxton2009 Chris Buxton2010 Alex O'Connell2011 Alex Crutchett2012 James Honeybone2013 James Honeybone2014 No Competition2015 James Honeybone2016 Jonathan Webb2017James Honeybone2018James Honeybone2019William Deary2020No competition2021William Deary2022William Deary2023William Deary2024Curtis Miller2025Samuel Allen2026 William Deary
Women's foil
YearWinner1907 Millicent Hall1908 Millicent Hall1909 Cecilia Elizabeth Martin-Edmunds1910 Julia Johnstone1911 Gladys Daniell1912 Gladys Daniell1913Alice Walker1914 Alice Walker1915-19 No Competition1920 Charlotte Agnes Walker1921 Gladys Daniell1922 Millicent Hall1923 Gladys Davis1924 Gladys Daniell1925 Gladys Davis1926 Gladys Davis1927 Muriel Freeman1928 Peggy Butler1929 Muriel Freeman1930 Peggy Butler1931 Peggy Butler1932 Peggy Butler1933 Judy Guinness1934 Gwendoline Neligan1935 Gwendoline Neligan1936 Gwendoline Neligan1937 Gwendoline Neligan1938Judy Penn-Hughes1939 Betty Arbuthnott1940-46No Competition1947 Betty Arbuthnott1948 Mary Glen-Haig1949 Gillian Sheen1950 Mary Glen-Haig1951 Gillian Sheen1952 Gillian Sheen
YearWinner1953Gillian Sheen1954Gillian Sheen1955Gillian Sheen1956 Gillian Sheen1957 Gillian Sheen1958 Gillian Sheen1959 Margaret Stafford1960 Gillian Sheen1961Theresa Offredy1962Theresa Offredy 1963 Mary Ann Pritchard1964Shirley Netherway1965 Janet Bewley-Cathie1966 Shirley Parker1967Janet Wardell-Yerburgh1968 Sue Green1969Janet Wardell-Yerburgh1970 Janet Wardell-Yerburgh1971 Janet Wardell-Yerburgh1972 Janet Wardell-Yerburgh1973 Clare Halsted1974 Wendy Ager1975 Sue Wrigglesworth1976Linda Ann Martin1977 Hilary Cawthorne1978 Liz Wood1979 Liz Wood1980 Wendy Grant1981 Liz Thurley1982 Linda Ann Martin1983 Liz Thurley1984 Linda Ann Martin1985 Linda Ann Martin1986 Liz Thurley1987 Liz Thurley1988 Linda Ann Martin1989 Fiona McIntosh
YearWinner1990 Linda Strachan1991Fiona McIntosh1992 Lucy Harris1993Fiona McIntosh1994 Fiona McIntosh1995 Linda Strachan1996 Lucy Harris1997 Linda Strachan1998 Linda Strachan1999 Linda Strachan2000 Linda Strachan2001 Linda Strachan2002 Camille Datoo2003 Dominique Stowell2004 Camille Datoo2005 Camille Datoo2006 Dominique Stowell2007 Anna Bentley2008 Anna Bentley2009 Anna Bentley2010 Natalia Sheppard2011 Martina Emanuel2012 Elizabeth Ng2013 Dominique Szokolovics2014 No Competition2015 Ayesha Fihosy2016 Hannah Bryars2017Kate Beardmore2018Chloe Dixon2019Teagan Williams-Stewart2020No competition2021Carolina Stuchbury2022Kate Beardmore2023Amelie Tsang2024Amelie Tsang2025Amelie Tsang2026 Amelie Tsang
Women's épée
YearWinner1986 Alda Milner-Barry1987 Maureen Lloyd1988 Kate Smith1989 Penny Tomlinson1990 Nicky Twigg1991Georgina Usher1992Georgina Usher1993 Nicola Cain1994 Carol Greenway1995 Kate Houston1996 Sheila Pearce1997 Georgina Usher1998 Georgina Usher1999 Val Cramb
YearWinner2000Georgina Usher2001Georgina Usher2002 Georgina Usher2003 Georgina Usher2004 Jo Beadsworth2005 Kate Allenby2006 Georgina Usher2007Mary Cohen2008 Hannah Lawrence2009 Corinna Lawrence2010 Elisa Albini2011 Mary Cohen2012 Georgina Usher2013Corinna Lawrence
YearWinner2014 No Competition2015 Hannah Lawrence2016 Hannah Lawrence2017 Hannah Lawrence2018 Mary Cohen2019 Susan Maria Sica2020No competition2021 Alexandra Powell2022 Susan Maria Sica2023 Julia Caron2024 Susan Maria Sica2025 Susan Maria Sica2026 Susan Maria Sica
Women's sabre
YearWinner1989 Sally Claxton1990 Sue Benney1991Sheelagh Baines1992 Sue Benney1993 Sue Benney1994 Sue Benney1995 Sue Benney1996 Sue Benney1997 Louise Bond-Williams1998 Caroline Stevenson1999 Louise Bond-Williams2000Louise Bond-Williams2001Louise Bond-Williams2002 Louise Bond-Williams
YearWinner2003 Louise Bond-Williams2004 Louise Bond-Williams2005 Chrystall Nicoll2006 Louise Bond-Williams2007Jo Hutchison2008 Chrystall Nicoll2009 Louise Bond-Williams2010 Chrystall Nicoll2011 Louise Bond-Williams2012 Kira Roberts2013Sophie Williams2014 No Competition
YearWinner2015 Jo Hutchison2016 Caitlin Maxwell2017 Caitlin Maxwell2018 Caitlin Maxwell2019 Caitlin Maxwell2020No competition2021 Caitlin Maxwell2022 Caitlin Maxwell2023 Maria Chart2024 Maria Chart2025 Caitlin Maxwell2026 Kate Daykin
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