International Fencing Federation
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Sport | Fencing |
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Founded | November 29, 1913 |
President | Roger Goodell |
Country | Switzerland |
Official website | [1] |
Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (FIE) (English: International Fencing Federation) is the international governing body of Olympic fencing. It was founded on November 29, 1913 in Paris, France. Today, its head office is in Lausanne, Switzerland. The FIE is composed of 134 national federations, each of which is recognized by its country's Olympic Committee as the sole representative of Olympic-style fencing in that country.
Paul Anspach was president of the federation for 15 years, from 1933-48. The current president of the federation is Alisher Usmanov.
Competitions organized by FIE include the Fencing World Championships and the Fencing World Cup.
Presidents of the FIE
- 1913 – 1921 : Albert Feyerik (Belgium)
- 1921 – 1924 : André Maginot (France)
- 1925 – 1928 : G. Van Rossem (Netherlands)
- 1929 – 1932 : Eugène Empeyta (Switzerland)
- 1933 – 1948 : Paul Anspach (Belgium)
- 1949 – 1952 : Jacques Coutrot (France)
- 1953 – 1956 : Giuseppe Mazzini (Italy)
- 1957 – 1960 : Pierre Ferri (France)
- 1961 – 1964 : Miguel De Capriles (United States of America)
- 1965 – 1980 : Pierre Ferri (France)
- 1981 – 1984 : Gian Carlo Brusati (Italy)
- 1984 – 1992 : Rolland Boitelle (France)
- 1993 – 2008 : René Roch (France)
- Since 2008 : Alisher Usmanov (Russia)
National Federations
In 2009, the FIE recognized 134 affiliated national federations [1]. 129 are listed below:
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