Loyal Tingley was the 1939 US Epee champion and was selected for the 1940 US Olympic Team….but, of course, the Olympics were cancelled due to WWII.
Epee
Pesthy, Paul
AFLA national epee champion (1964, ’66, ’67, ’68, ’83). Member, U.S. Olympic fencing team (1964, ’68, ’76); member, U.S. Olympic modern pentathlon team (1964, ’68). Olympic silver medalist, Pentathlon team 1964, World Team Bronze 1962, ’63. IFA epee champion (1964) and NCAA epee champion (1964, ’65) for Rutgers.
Bradford, Vincent
USFA national foil champion (1984); national epee champion (1982, ’83,’84, ’86).
NIWFA foil champion (1975,’77) for San Jose State. Assistant Director USFA Coaches College. Coach, Texas Fencing Academy.
1966 Moscow World Championships
Carol Kuzen, Carl Borack, Stan Sieja, Denise O’Connor, “vladimir” our interpreter, and Leslie Bleamaster
Photo taken by Joe Elliottt, Moscow World Championships, 1966
Annavedder, Max
Max went to California State University Long Beach, and wanted to be a writer. He loved fencing and was a B-rated fencer when he died. He fenced foil his first year.
1986 U.S. Men’s World Championships Epee Team
l to r Holt Farley, Steve Trevor, Chuck Michael, Lee Shelley, Bob Marx. The U.S. Men’s World Championships Epee Team, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1986. photo by Carl Borack
Vebell wins ’64 Martini & Rossi
Ed Vebell (right) winning the gold medal at the 1964 Martini & Rossi International Epee Tournament at the New York Athletic Club. Vebell was the first American to win this title.
Higgins, Eugene
Mr. Eugene Higgins
AMERICA’SFIRST NATIONALEPEE CHAMPION
Mr. Higgins is not only the richest but the handsomest unmarried New Yorker,” the account went on . “He is a devoted golfer, an expert cross-country rider, a’goodgun,’ a skillful fisherman and a yachtsman of no mean seamanship” and he won the American fencing championships in the duelling sword (epee) while representing the New York Athletic Club. He studied fencing in France with Mr. Ruze’. “Sartorially, he is all that can be desired.
Elliott and Netburn
Joe Elliott and Steve Netburn, US epee champions at the 1966 World Championships in Moscow
1974 Men’s Epee National Championship finalists
From Right to Left: Dan Cantillon who defeated Carl Borack (on his left) in a fence-off for first place, both of us had 4 and 1 records in the final. Wayne Johnson-3rd, Bill Matheson, 4th,, Bill Reith, 5th, and Paul Pesthy, 6th.
1974 Men’s Epee National Championship finalists
Sauer, Alfred
Alfred Ernest Sauer learned to fence at the Chicago Turngemeinde when he was 16. He went on to win the US National Championships in saber (1909), epee (1913), and foil (1916) representing the Illinois Athletic Club.
1967 Pan Am Games gold medal epee team
1967 Pan Am Games gold medal epee team for USA. Standing l to r- Paul Pesthy, Ralph Spinella, Carl Borack, Frank Anger. Kneeling – Coach Delmar Calvert, armorer Dan DeChaine, Coach Stan Sieja.
Dutcher, Ray
13-time Indian Club Champion, 1920 US Epee Champion, 6th at the 1920 Olympic Games – Men’s Epee Team.
Watson, Ruby
Ruby Watson of the Metropolitan Division was the most formidable voice year after year for the development and inclusion of Women’s Epee and Women’s Saber in US Division 1 and Olympic events.
2009 Women’s Pan Am Epee Team
Team USA, winners of the Pan Am Zonal women’s Team Epee competition. Courtney Hurley, Danielle Henderson, Kelley Hurley and Lindsay Campbell.
Men’s Epee Olympians
Men’s Team Epee
1932 George Calnan, Bronze
1932 Gustave Heiss, Bronze
1932 Frank Righeimer, Bronze
1932 Tracy Jaeckel, Bronze
1932 Curtis Shears, Bronze
1932 Miguel de Capriles, Bronze
Men’s Epee Record Holders
8 Titles
Leo George Nunes 1917, 1922, out 1921, 1924, out 1925, 1926, 1928, 1932
6 Titles
Gustave Marinius Heiss out 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, out 1940, 1941
Women’s Epee World Champions
Gold Medalists
2006, Courtney Hurley, CWE
Bronze Medalists
1998, Jessica Burke, Kate Rudkin, Arlene Stevens, JWET
1999, Jessica Burke, JWE
1999, Andrea Ament, CWE
2002, Sada Jacobson, JWE
2002, Kerry Walton, JWE
2003, Kamara James, JWE
2004, Keri Byerts, CWE
Men’s Epee World Champions
Gold Medalist
2006, Graham Wicas, CME
Silver Medalist
2007, Graham Wicas, JME
Bronze Medalists
1975, Tim Glass, JME
1999, Seth Kelsey, Soren Thompson, Jan Viviani, JMET
2002, Benjamin Bratton, CME
2006, Benjamin Ungar, JME