Delia Turner wins Vet Sabre World Championship in Croatia

2011 Veterans Fencing World Championships

2011 Veterans Fencing World Championships

Delia Turner claimed gold by defeating teammate Ellen O’Leary 10-9 in the finals of the Vet 60 Women’s Sabre World Championships today in Porec, Croatia.  Both fencers came out of the preliminary rounds and the 1st and 2nd seeds and marched through the elimination tables to meet in the finals.

Turner brings the US their first gold medal of the 2011 Veteran World Championships.  She had won the 2011 US National Championship in the V60 category in July.

Final Results: Vet 60 Women’s Sabre

Ranking  Name  First name  Country
 1  TURNER  Delia  USA
 2  O’LEARY  Ellen  USA
 3  HALSTED  Clare  GBR
 3  LANGTON  Marguerite  RSA
 5  EARL  Silvia  GBR
 6  LEPELTIER  Marie-Josephe  FRA
 7  EVENS  Muriel  USA
 8  GREUNKE  Brigitte  GER
 9  HIATT  Diane  USA
 10  FRITH  Vivien Ena  GBR
 11  MARTIN  Brigitte  FRA
 12  HAMANN  Annegret  GER
 13  TACHIBANA  Yoshiko  JPN
 14  SHINKI  Masako  JPN
 15  DELON  Antoinette  FRA
 16  PRADELLE  Marie-Theese  FRA
 17  SHEPHERD-FOSTER  Patricia  GBR
 18  TANAKA  Yumiko  JPN

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