DC Fencers Club

Congratulations to our club members who placed at local tournaments this weekend.

Judith Veterana and Dinah Yukich took silver and bronze at the MVE event at Moduel. JP Pary took Y14ME bronze at the Cardinal Epee Circuit event. Well done, all!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

McLean Fencer Wins Team Bronze at Junior World Fencing Championships

April 10, 2026
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Washington, D.C. – Jolie Korfonta of McLean, Va., scored the winning touch to take Team Bronze in the Junior Team Women’s Epee category yesterday at the Junior and Cadet Fencing World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “Junior Worlds” features more than 1,600 athletes from 109 countries representing the culmination of the 2025-26 Junior and Cadet season. Korfonta trains with Coaches Janusz Smolenski and Byron Neslund at DC Fencers Club in Silver Spring, Maryland and Robert Suchorski at Savage Fencing Club.

Korfonta, 18, a senior at McLean High School in Virginia, has had a great season, garnering gold at the Cairo Junior World Cup, team silver at the Burgos World Cup, and an individual silver at the Junior Olympics. This fall, she continues her fencing career as a member of Harvard University’s Division 1 Fencing Team.

Korfonta is among many young competitors who have trained at DC Fencers Club and earned spots to represent Team USA at Junior Worlds, Pan American Championships, Senior World Championships, and the Olympics.

Read the full press release at dcfencing.com

https://dcfencing.com/jolie-korfonta-wins-team-bronze-at-junior-world-fencing-championships/

Congratulations to Jolie Korfonta and Team USA on winning bronze in the Women’s Team Epee event at Junior Worlds on Thursday. Salute! 🇺🇸👏🇺🇸🤺🇺🇸🥉

DC Fencers Club applauds Jolie Korfonta on her first Junior World Championships individual Junior Women’s Epee competition where today she advanced to 77th place. We are so proud of you! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸