# 2012 European Fencing Championships

The 2012 European Fencing Championships was the 25th edition and held in Legnano, Italy. The event took place from June 15–20, 2012.

## Schedule

| ● | Opening Ceremony | ● | Finals | ● | Closing Ceremony |
| June | June | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Total |
| Ceremonies | Ceremonies | ● | | | | | ● | |
| Foil Individual | Foil Individual | | Men | | Women | | | 2 |
| Sabre Individual | Sabre Individual | Men | Women | | | | | 2 |
| Épée Individual | Épée Individual | Women | | | Men | | | 2 |
| Foil Team | Foil Team | | | | | Men | Women | 2 |
| Sabre Team | Sabre Team | | | Men | | Women | | 2 |
| Épée team | Épée team | | | Women | | | Men | 2 |
| Total Gold Medals | Total Gold Medals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 |

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Foil | Aleksey Cheremisinov (RUS) | Benjamin Kleibrink (GER) | Richard Kruse (GBR) Michał Majewski (POL) |
| Épée | Pavel Sukhov (RUS) | Nikolai Novosjolov (EST) | Max Heinzer (SUI) Jörg Fiedler (GER) |
| Sabre | Aleksey Yakimenko (RUS) | Boladé Apithy (FRA) | Aliaksandr Buikevich (BLR) Andriy Yahodka (UKR) |
| Team Foil | Italy | France | Germany |
| Team Épée | Switzerland | Hungary | Ukraine |
| Team Sabre | Russia | Romania | Germany |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Foil | Inna Deriglazova (RUS) | Kamilla Gafurzianova (RUS) | Larisa Korobeynikova (RUS) Arianna Errigo (ITA) |
| Épée | Simona Alexandru (ROU) | Anca Măroiu (ROU) | Monika Sozanska (GER) Lyubov Shutova (RUS) |
| Sabre | Olha Kharlan (UKR) | Vassiliki Vougiouka (GRE) | Aleksandra Socha (POL) Marion Stoltz (FRA) |
| Team Foil | Italy | France | Russia |
| Team Épée | Russia | Romania | Estonia |
| Team Sabre | Russia | Ukraine | Italy |

### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | Italy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Romania | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | France | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Estonia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Belarus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 12 | 12 | 18 | 42 |

## Results overview
### Men
#### Foil individual

| Position | Name | Country |
| | Aleksey Cheremisinov | Russia |
| | Benjamin Kleibrink | Germany |
| | Richard Kruse | Great Britain |
| | Michał Majewski | Poland |
| 5. | Radosław Glonek | Poland |
| 6. | Renal Ganeyev | Russia |
| 7. | Alexander Choupenitch | Czech Republic |
| 8. | André Weßels | Germany |
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Radosław Glonek | 13 | | |
| Aleksey Cheremisinov | 15 | | |
| Aleksey Cheremisinov | 15 | Aleksey Cheremisinov | 15 |
| | | Richard Kruse | 11 |
| Renal Ganeyev | 4 | Richard Kruse | 11 |
| Richard Kruse | 15 | | | | |
| Richard Kruse | 15 | | | Aleksey Cheremisinov | 15 |
| | | | | Benjamin Kleibrink | 7 |
| Benjamin Kleibrink | 15 | | | Benjamin Kleibrink | 7 |
| Andre Wessels | 12 | | | | |
| Andre Wessels | 12 | Benjamin Kleibrink | 15 | | |
| | | Michał Majewski | 14 |
| Alexander Choupenitch | 8 | Michał Majewski | 14 |
| Michał Majewski | 15 | | |

#### Épée individual

| Position | Name | Country |
| | BOEZ Pavel Sukhov | Russia |
| | Nikolai Novosjol | Estonia |
| | Max Heinzer | Switzerland |
| | Jörg Fiedler | Germany |
| 5. | Paolo Pizzo | Italy |
| 6. | Tomasz Motyk | Poland |
| 7. | Jean-Michel Lucenay | France |
| 8. | Fredrik Backer | Norway |
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Max Heinzer | 15 | | |
| Fredrik Backer | 14 | | |
| Fredrik Backer | 14 | Max Heinzer | 8 |
| | | Nikolai Novosjolov | 15 |
| Nikolai Novosjolov | 15 | Nikolai Novosjolov | 15 |
| Jean-Michel Lucenay | 14 | | | | |
| Jean-Michel Lucenay | 14 | | | Nikolai Novosjolov | 12 |
| | | | | Pavel Sukhov | 15 |
| Tomasz Motyka | 6 | | | Pavel Sukhov | 15 |
| Jörg Fiedler | 15 | | | | |
| Jörg Fiedler | 15 | Jörg Fiedler | 8 | | |
| | | Pavel Sukhov | 9 |
| Pavel Sukhov | 15 | Pavel Sukhov | 9 |
| Paolo Pizzo | 11 | | |

#### Sabre individual

| Position | Name | Country |
| | Aleksey Yakimenko | Russia |
| | Boladé Apithy | France |
| | Aliaksandr Buikevich | Belarus |
| | Andriy Yahodka | Ukraine |
| 5. | Diego Occhiuzzi | Italy |
| 6. | Nicolas Limbach | Germany |
| 7. | Tiberiu Dolniceanu | Romania |
| 8. | Luigi Samele | Italy |
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Aleksey Yakimenko | 15 | | |
| Tiberiu Dolniceanu | 13 | | |
| Tiberiu Dolniceanu | 13 | Aleksey Yakimenko | 15 |
| | | Aliaksandr Buikevich | 9 |
| Aliaksandr Buikevich | 15 | Aliaksandr Buikevich | 9 |
| Luigi Samele | 8 | | | | |
| Luigi Samele | 8 | | | Aleksey Yakimenko | 15 |
| | | | | Boladé Apithy | 12 |
| Nicolas Limbach | 13 | | | Boladé Apithy | 12 |
| Boladé Apithy | 15 | | | | |
| Boladé Apithy | 15 | Boladé Apithy | 15 | | |
| | | Andriy Yagodka | 10 |
| Andriy Yagodka | 15 | Andriy Yagodka | 10 |
| Diego Occhiuzzi | 14 | | |

#### Foil team

| Position | Name | Country |
| | Valerio Aspromonte Giorgio Avola Andrea Cassarà Andrea Baldini | Italy |
| | Enzo Lefort Erwann Le Péchoux Victor Sintès | France |
| | Benjamin Kleibrink Peter Joppich Sebastian Bachmann André Weßels | Germany |
| 4. | Aleksey Cheremisinov Renal Ganeyev Artur Akhmatkhuzin Aleksey Khovanskiy | Russia |
| 5. | James-Andrew Davis Richard Kruse Husayn Rosowsky Laurence Halsted | Great Britain |
| 6. | Michał Majewski Radosław Glonek Paweł Kawiecki Leszek Rajski | Poland |
| 7. | Rene Pranz Moritz Hinterseer Roland Schlosser Tobias Hinterseer | Austria |
| 8. | Rostyslav Hertsyk Volodymyr Koltygo Andriy Pohrebnyak Klod Yunes | Ukraine |
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Italy | 45 | | |
| Austria | 22 | | |
| Austria | 22 | Italy | 45 |
| | | Russia | 32 |
| Great Britain | 24 | Russia | 32 |
| Russia | 45 | | | | |
| Russia | 45 | | | Italy | 45 |
| | | | | France | 34 |
| France | 45 | | | France | 34 |
| Poland | 39 | | | | |
| Poland | 39 | France | 45 | | |
| | | Germany | 31 | Third place | Third place |
| Ukraine | 39 | Germany | 31 | Third place | Third place |
| Germany | 40 | | | | |
| Germany | 40 | | | Russia | 33 |
| | | | | Germany | 38 |

#### Épée team

| Position | Name | Country |
| | Fabian Kauter Max Heinzer Benjamin Steffen | Switzerland |
| | Gábor Boczkó Géza Imre Péter Somfai | Hungary |
| | Bohdan Nikishyn Dmytro Karyuchenko Maksym Khvorost Anatoliy Herey | Ukraine |
| 4. | Jean-Michel Lucenay Ulrich Robeiri Alexandre Blaszyck Daniel Jérent | France |
| 5. | Paolo Pizzo Matteo Tagliariol Francesco Martinelli Diego Confalonieri | Italy |
| 6. | Martin Čapek Jakub Ambrož Jiří Beran | Czech Republic |
| 7. | Tomasz Motyka Radosław Zawrotniak Michal Adámek Piotr Kruczek | Poland |
| 8. | Pavel Sukhov Anton Avdeev Nikita Glazkov Sergey Bida | Russia |
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| France | 45 | | |
| Poland | 41 | | |
| Poland | 41 | France | 29 |
| | | Switzerland | 45 |
| Czech Republic | 35 | Switzerland | 45 |
| Switzerland | 45 | | | | |
| Switzerland | 45 | | | Switzerland | 45 |
| | | | | Hungary | 35 |
| Hungary | 40 | | | Hungary | 35 |
| Russia | 36 | | | | |
| Russia | 36 | Hungary | 45 | | |
| | | Ukraine | 31 | Third place | Third place |
| Ukraine | 45 | Ukraine | 31 | Third place | Third place |
| Italy | 39 | | | | |
| Italy | 39 | | | France | 33 |
| | | | | Ukraine | 38 |

#### Sabre team

| Position | Name | Country |
| | Veniamin Reshetnikov Aleksey Yakimenko Nikolay Kovalev Pavel Bykov | Russia |
| | Florin Zalomir Tiberiu Dolniceanu Rareș Dumitrescu Alexandru Sirițeanu | Romania |
| | Max Hartung Nicolas Limbach Benedikt Wagner Matyas Szabo | Germany |
| 4. | Diego Occhiuzzi Luigi Samele Giampiero Pastore Massimiliano Murolo | Italy |
| 5. | Valery Pryiemka Aliaksandr Buikevich Aliaksei Likhacheuski Dmitry Lapkes | Belarus |
| 6. | Dmytro Boyko Andriy Yahodka Oleh Shturbabin Dmytro Pundyk | Ukraine |
| 7. | Nicolas Rousset Vincent Anstett Boladé Apithy Philémon Barruyer | France |
| 8. | Áron Szilágyi Balázs Lontay Tamás Decsi Csaba Norbert Gáll | Hungary |
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Russia | 45 | | |
| Ukraine | 31 | | |
| Ukraine | 31 | Russia | 45 |
| | | Italy | 36 |
| Hungary | 38 | Italy | 36 |
| Italy | 45 | | | | |
| Italy | 45 | | | Russia | 45 |
| | | | | Romania | 42 |
| Belarus | 36 | | | Romania | 42 |
| Romania | 45 | | | | |
| Romania | 45 | Romania | 45 | | |
| | | Germany | 34 | Third place | Third place |
| France | 43 | Germany | 34 | Third place | Third place |
| Germany | 45 | | | | |
| Germany | 45 | | | Italy | 43 |
| | | | | Germany | 45 |

### Women
#### Foil individual

| Position | Name | Country |
| | Inna Deriglazova | Russia |
| | Kamilla Gafurzianova | Russia |
| | Larisa Korobeynikova | Russia |
| | Arianna Errigo | Italy |
| 5. | Elisa Di Francisca | Italy |
| 6. | Aida Shanaeva | Russia |
| 7. | Valentina Vezzali | Italy |
| 8. | Ysaora Thibus | France |
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Elisa Di Francisca | 11 | | |
| Larisa Korobeynikova | 15 | | |
| Larisa Korobeynikova | 15 | Larisa Korobeynikova | 8 |
| | | Kamilla Gafurzianova | 15 |
| Ysaora Thibus | 11 | Kamilla Gafurzianova | 15 |
| Kamilla Gafurzianova | 15 | | | | |
| Kamilla Gafurzianova | 15 | | | Kamilla Gafurzianova | 8 |
| | | | | Inna Deriglazova | 15 |
| Valentina Vezzali | 6 | | | Inna Deriglazova | 15 |
| Arianna Errigo | 15 | | | | |
| Arianna Errigo | 15 | Arianna Errigo | 14 | | |
| | | Inna Deriglazova | 15 |
| Inna Deriglazova | 15 | Inna Deriglazova | 15 |
| Aida Shanaeva | 8 | | |

#### Épée individual

| Position | Name | Country |
| | Simona Alexandru | Romania |
| | Anca Măroiu | Romania |
| | Monika Sozanska | Germany |
| | Lubov Shutova | Russia |
| 5. | Britta Heidemann | Germany |
| 6. | Violetta Kolobova | Russia |
| 7. | Laura Flessel-Colovic | France |
| 8. | Anna Sivkova | Russia |
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Lubov Shutova | 15 | | |
| Laura Flessel-Colovic | 6 | | |
| Laura Flessel-Colovic | 6 | Lubov Shutova | 13 |
| | | Simona Alexandru | 15 |
| Violetta Kolobova | 14 | Simona Alexandru | 15 |
| Simona Alexandru | 15 | | | | |
| Simona Alexandru | 15 | | | Simona Alexandru | 15 |
| | | | | Anca Măroiu | 6 |
| Britta Heidemann | 9 | | | Anca Măroiu | 6 |
| Monika Sozanska | 10 | | | | |
| Monika Sozanska | 10 | Monika Sozanska | 13 | | |
| | | Anca Măroiu | 15 |
| Anca Măroiu | 15 | Anca Măroiu | 15 |
| Anna Sivkova | 14 | | |

#### Sabre individual

| Position | Name | Country |
| | Olha Kharlan | Ukraine |
| | Vassiliki Vougiouka | Greece |
| | Aleksandra Socha | Poland |
| | Marion Stoltz | France |
| 5. | Ilaria Bianco | Italy |
| 6. | Bogna Jóźwiak | Poland |
| 7. | Julia Gavrilova | Russia |
| 8. | Araceli Navarro | Spain |
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Vassiliki Vougiouka | 15 | | |
| Bogna Jóźwiak | 12 | | |
| Bogna Jóźwiak | 12 | Vassiliki Vougiouka | 15 |
| | | Marion Stoltz | 9 |
| Marion Stoltz | 15 | Marion Stoltz | 9 |
| Ilaria Bianco | 12 | | | | |
| Ilaria Bianco | 12 | | | Vassiliki Vougiouka | 14 |
| | | | | Olha Kharlan | 15 |
| Julia Gavrilova | 13 | | | Olha Kharlan | 15 |
| Aleksandra Socha | 15 | | | | |
| Aleksandra Socha | 15 | Aleksandra Socha | 9 | | |
| | | Olha Kharlan | 15 |
| Araceli Navarro | 9 | Olha Kharlan | 15 |
| Olha Kharlan | 15 | | |

#### Foil team

| Position | Name | Country |
| | Valentina Vezzali Arianna Errigo Elisa Di Francisca Ilaria Salvatori | Italy |
| | Corinne Maîtrejean Ysaora Thibus Astrid Guyart Anita Blaze | France |
| | Inna Deriglazova Aida Shanaeva Kamilla Gafurzianova Larisa Korobeynikova | Russia |
| 4. | Martyna Synoradzka Anna Rybicka Małgorzata Wojtkowiak Sylwia Gruchała | Poland |
| 5. | Gabriella Varga Aida Mohamed Fanny Kreiss Edina Knapek | Hungary |
| 6. | Sandra Bingenheimer Anne Sauer Katja Wächter Martina Zacke | Germany |
| 7. | Kateryna Chentsova Olena Khismatulina Olha Leleiko Anastasiya Moskovska | Ukraine |
| 8. | Anna Bentley Martina Emanuel Natalia Sheppard Sophie Troiano | Great Britain |
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Italy | 45 | | |
| Ukraine | 26 | | |
| Ukraine | 26 | Italy | 45 |
| | | Poland | 31 |
| Hungary | 35 | Poland | 31 |
| Poland | 38 | | | | |
| Poland | 38 | | | Italy | 45 |
| | | | | France | 28 |
| France | 45 | | | France | 28 |
| Germany | 30 | | | | |
| Germany | 30 | France | 45 | | |
| | | Russia | 43 | Third place | Third place |
| Great Britain | 2 | Russia | 43 | Third place | Third place |
| Russia | 5 | | | | |
| Russia | 5 | | | Poland | 31 |
| | | | | Russia | 38 |

#### Épée team

| Position | Name | Country |
| | Violetta Kolobova Tatiana Logunova Lyubov Shutova Anna Sivkova | Russia |
| | Ana Maria Brânză Loredana Dinu Simona Gherman Anca Măroiu | Romania |
| | Julia Beljajeva Irina Embrich Erika Kirpu Kristina Kuusk | Estonia |
| 4. | Olena Kryvytska Kseniya Pantelyeyeva Anfisa Pochkalova Yana Shemyakina | Ukraine |
| 5. | Bianca Del Carretto Rossella Fiamingo Nathalie Moellhausen Mara Navarria | Italy |
| 6. | Imke Duplitzer Britta Heidemann Ricarda Multerer Monika Sozanska | Germany |
| 7. | Edina Antal Dorina Budai Emese Szász Emese Takacs | Hungary |
| 8. | Johanna Bergdahl Sanne Gars Emma Samuelsson Nina Westman | Sweden |
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Romania | 40 | | |
| Sweden | 32 | | |
| Sweden | 32 | Romania | 45 |
| | | Estonia | 37 |
| Estonia | 45 | Estonia | 37 |
| Germany | 35 | | | | |
| Germany | 35 | | | Romania | 41 |
| | | | | Russia | 42 |
| Italy | 41 | | | Russia | 42 |
| Ukraine | 42 | | | | |
| Ukraine | 42 | Ukraine | 33 | | |
| | | Russia | 45 | Third place | Third place |
| Hungary | 31 | Russia | 45 | Third place | Third place |
| Russia | 43 | | | | |
| Russia | 43 | | | Estonia | 34 |
| | | | | Ukraine | 32 |

#### Sabre team

| Position | Name | Country |
| | Yekaterina Dyachenko Dina Galiakbarova Yuliya Gavrilova Sofiya Velikaya | Russia |
| | Olha Kharlan Olena Khomrova Halyna Pundyk Olha Zhovnir | Ukraine |
| | Ilaria Bianco Alessandra Lucchino Gioia Marzocca Irene Vecchi | Italy |
| 4. | Bogna Jóźwiak Katarzyna Kedziora Małgorzata Kozaczuk Aleksandra Socha | Poland |
| 5. | Cécilia Berder Charlotte Lembach Flora Palu Marion Stoltz | France |
| 6. | Aida Alasgarova Sevil Bunyatova Sevinj Bunyatova Sabina Mikina | Azerbaijan |
| 7. | Réka Benkő Anna Márton Anna Várhelyi Kata Várhelyi | Hungary |
| 8. | Jasmin Bührle Alexandra Bujdoso Sibylle Klemm Stefanie Kubissa | Germany |
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Russia | 45 | | |
| Azerbaijan | 29 | | |
| Azerbaijan | 29 | Russia | 45 |
| | | Poland | 33 |
| Germany | 32 | Poland | 33 |
| Poland | 45 | | | | |
| Poland | 45 | | | Russia | 45 |
| | | | | Ukraine | 37 |
| Italy | 45 | | | Ukraine | 37 |
| France | 34 | | | | |
| France | 34 | Italy | 42 | | |
| | | Ukraine | 45 | Third place | Third place |
| Hungary | 34 | Ukraine | 45 | Third place | Third place |
| Ukraine | 45 | | | | |
| Ukraine | 45 | | | Poland | 39 |
| | | | | Italy | 45 |