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The results of the 1996 British Foil Championships :-

Sussex House retained the men's trophy when top seed Harry Lancaster beat Scotland's Donnie McKenzie 15-12 in the final.

With the absence of British nos. 1 and 2 Fiona McIntosh and Linda Strachan, Lucy Harris of Salle Paul took the Women's title, beating teammate
Sarah Mawby in the final.

Men's Final Tableau

Lancaster (Sussex H.)   15 \
                            Lancaster   15 \
Kay (Sussex House)      12 /
                                            Lancaster   15
McFarlane (Paul)        8  \
                            Forrester   14 /
Forrester (Sussex H.)   15 /

Johnson (Sussex House)  15 \
                            Johnson     12 \
Duckett (Sussex House)  9  /
                                            McKenzie    12
McKenzie (Yafuquar)     15 \
                            McKenzie    15 /
Howarth (Salle Boston)  14 /

Positions 9-16

 9. Paul Walsh (Sussex House)
10. Russell Dudley-Smith (Boston)
11. James Beevers (Cyrano)
11. Henry Morton (Boston)
13. Nick Payne (Paul)
14. David Davidge (Boston)
15. Mark Bengry (Sussex House)
16. Graham Clayton (Paul)

WOMEN'S FOIL

1. Lucy Harris (Paul)
2. Sarah Mawby (Paul)
3. Patsy Hunt (Woking)
3. Charity Smith (Boston)
5. Eloise Smith (Paul)
6. Michelle Glisson (Paul)
7. Ailsa Cowen (Shrewsbury)
8. Liz Warr (Hemel Hempstead)

Nick Manton
Imperial College Fencing Club