Calum Johnston (born 13 January 1992) is a Scottish épée fencer.
Career
Johnston started fencing aged 11 at the Linlithgow Academy school club.
Johnston captained the Edinburgh University team while at University and helped them become British BUCS league champions. He has won the British épée national title at the
British Fencing Championships
The British Fencing Championships are held annually to determine the British champion. The Championships are currently held at the English Institute of Sport, Sheffield.
The championships were not held during World War I, World War II and in 20 ...
on four occasions in 2016, 2018, 2021 and 2023. When he won the title in 2016, he became the first Scotsman for 27 years to win the épée title.
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Johnston has also won three medals at the Commonwealth fencing championships. At the 2018 championships in Canberra, Australia, he won silver in the individual championships, losing by a single point in the final, and won bronze in the team championships. At the 2022 championships in London, England, he won silver in the team championships, making him the most successful Scottish male épéeist at the Commonwealth championships.]
References
British male épée fencers
Living people
1992 births
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