Fencing at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was the second appearance of Fencing at the Commonwealth Games. The events took place in the Lord Byng Secondary School gymnasium in West Point Grey, Vancouver.
England topped the fencing medal table with five gold medals.
Medal table
Medal winners Foil MenFoil – Team MenRené PaulAllan JayRalph CoopermanIvan LundJohn FethersRod SteelCarl SchwendeJ.A. HowardRoland AsselinÉpée MenÉpée – Team MenRené PaulAllan JayCharles de BeaumontCarl SchwendeEdward BrookeRoland AsselinIvan LundJohn FethersLaurence Harding-SmithSabre MenSabre- Team MenCarl SchwendeLeslie KrasaRoland AsselinMichael AmbergWilliam BeatleyRalph CoopermanIvan LundJohn FethersRod SteelLaurence Harding-SmithFoil Women
Results
Foil (men) Final pool Pos Athlete Wins/hits against1 René Paul 7 wins2 John Fethers 6 wins3 Allan Jay 4 wins4 Ralph Cooperman 4 wins5 Ossie Reynolds 2 wins6 Ivan Lund 2 wins7 Austen Gittos 2 wins8 D. R. Robins 1 wins
Foil (women) Final pool Pos Athlete Wins/hits against1 Mary Glen-Haig 6 wins2 Gillian Sheen 5 wins3 Aileen Harding 3 wins4 Jean Gilbert 3 wins5 Margaret Anne Kimber 2 wins6 Joyce Francis 1 win7 Elizabeth Hale 1 win
Épée Final pool Pos Athlete Wins, hits F-A1 Ivan Lund 6 wins2 René Paul 4 wins, 17–123 Carl Schwende 4 wins, 13–124 Ossie Reynolds 4 wins, 16–155 Edward Brooke 4 wins, 15–156 Laurence Harding-Smith 3 wins7 Roland Asselin 2 wins8 Walter G. Stafford 1 win
Sabre Final pool Pos Athlete Wins1 Michael Amberg 7 wins2 Ralph Cooperman 6 wins3 John Erle Fethers 4 wins4 Carl Schwende 4 wins5 Leslie Krasa 3 wins6 Ossie Reynolds 2 wins7 Andrew Malherbe 1 win8 William Beatley 1 win
Foil (team) Team 1 Team 2 ScoreEngland Canada 8–1Australia New Zealand 7–2England Australia 6–3Canada New Zealand 6–3England New Zealand 5–4Australia Canada 7–2 Pos Team W L Pts1 Cooperman, Jay, Paul 30192 Fethers, Lund Steel 21173 Asselin, Schwende, J. A. Howard 1294 Hampton, Gittos, Stafford 039
Épée (team) Team 1 Team 2 ScoreCanadaAustralia 6–3 England New Zealand 7–2England Canada 6–3Australia New Zealand 9–0England Australia 5–4Canada New Zealand 8–1 Pos Team W L Pts1 Paul, Jay, de Beaumont 30182 Schwende, Asselin, Brooke 21173 Lund, Fethers, Harding-Smith 12164 Hampton, Gittos, Stafford 033
Sabre (team) Team 1 Team 2 ScoreCanada Australia 6–3England New Zealand 9–0Canada England 5–4Australia New Zealand6–3England Australia 7–2Canada New Zealand7–2 Pos Team W L Pts1 Schwende, Krasa, Asselin 30182 Amberg, Beatley, Cooperman 21203 Lund, Fethers, Steel, Harding-Smith 12114 Hampton, Gittos, Stafford 035
References
See also List of Commonwealth Games medallists in fencing