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Fencing At The 2023 Pan American Games – Men's épée
The men's épée competition of the fencing events at the 2023 Pan American Games was held on October 30 at the Paralympic Training Center. The Épée (fencing), épée competition consisted of a qualification round followed by a single-elimination bracket with a bronze medal match between the two semifinal losers. Fencing was done to 15 touches or to the completion of three three-minute rounds if neither fencer reached 15 touches by then. At the end of time, the higher-scoring fencer was the winner; a tie resulted in an additional one-minute sudden-death time period. This sudden-death period was further modified by the selection of a draw-winner beforehand; if neither fencer scored a touch during the minute, the predetermined draw-winner won the bout. Schedule Results The following are the results of the event. Qualification All 18 fencers were put into three groups of six athletes, were each fencer would have five individual matches. The top 14 athletes overall would qualif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dylan French
Dylan French (born May 16, 1997) is a Canadian Fencing (sport), fencer. French was a Pan American Games champion when he won gold in the individual épée at the 2023 Pan American Games, 2023 Pan Am Games in Santiago, as well as a silver in the men's team épée. Career French started fencing at the age of eight with the Dynamo Fencing Club in Richmond, British Columbia, and started fencing competitively in the sport at the age of 11. He went on to the 2014 World Junior Fencing Championships where he won a bronze medal in the cadet men's individual épée. French served as Team Canada’s Opening Ceremony flag bearer at the Fencing at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' épée, 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing. French competed at the 2019 World Fencing Championships as part of the men's team épée competition. He first started competing individually in the men's épée at the 2022 World Fencing Championships and again at the Men's épée at the 2022 World Fencing Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |