Elizabeth is an 18-year-old (2009) fencer from Guildford and who currently competes for Aldershot Fencing Club. She won her first national event at the UK School Games at the age of 17 and has since competed at regional, UK and European championships. This includes representing England at the Junior Commonwealth Fencing Championships 2006 and 2009; Fencing Five Nations 2008 and Junior Home International 2004 – 2008.
Elizabeth was a finalist for the Denningberg Shield Junior Individual Category presented by Sport Godalming 2007 and was awarded the Victrix Ludorum Trophy for outstanding performance in sport presented by Howzat School Sport and Leisure 2008-2009.
Elizabeth trains at the Lansdowne Fencing Club (alongside Aldershot Fencing Club and Steven Davey) with national coaches Ziemek Wojciechowski and Maciej Wojtkowiak.
Elizabeth particularly admires international fencers Nam Hyunhee of Korea “because her change of pace and timing is phenomenal and she is so quick on her feet” and Fanny Kreiss of Hungary “because her execution and timing is perfect and effortless, and is a pleasure to watch”. Her favourite to compete against is Koske Jisho of Japan whose “style of fencing suits me very well and we have a lot of challenging fast tempo fights against each other”.
Elizabeth is studying for her A levels in Maths, Physics and Music Technology. She hopes to study for a degree in Sound Engineering at university in 2010. |