Australian Fencing Federation

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[[File:2024 Robyn Chaplin Memorial Tournament Lightsview.jpg|thumb|The Robyn Chaplin memorial tournament in Lightsview, South Australia in 2024.]]

The '''Australian Fencing Federation (AFF)''' is the national governing body for the sport of fencing within Australia. It was founded in 1949.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://ausfencing.org/home/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6&Itemid=60|title = The AFF and its Members|date = |access-date = 5 February 2016|website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>

==Member States== The AFF comprises six member states: * [http://www.actfa.org.au/home/ ACT Fencing Association] * [http://www.nswfencing.org.au/ NSW Fencing Association] * [http://www.qfa.org.au/ Queensland Fencing Association] * [http://www.fencingsa.org.au/ Fencing South Australia] * [http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?assoc=3825&pID=1 Fencing Victoria] * [http://www.fencingwa.com/ Western Australia Fencing Association]

==Life Members== The AFF currently has 23 life members.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.ausfencing.org/home/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1138&Itemid=318|title = AFF Life Members|date = |access-date = 12 March 2016| website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> * Eddis Linton * Robyn Chaplin OAM <ref>{{cite web |title=Mrs Robyn Margaret CHAPLIN |url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/887057 |website=Australian Honours Search Facility |publisher=Australian Government - Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet |access-date=30 November 2024}}</ref> * Professor Joan Beck * David McKenzie AM * Max England * Julius Pollack * Andy V Szakall * Ivan Lund * Laurie Smith * Patrick Morley * Beverley Chan * Harry Sommerville * John Fethers * Professor Michael O'Brien * William (Bill) Ronald OAM * Janet Haswell * Denise Dapre OAM * Peter Anderson * Vivienne Watts (Tucker) * Helen Smith AM * Alex Donaldson * Jeff Gray * Peter Osvath

== Other Notable Australian fencers ==

* Scott Arnold * Frank Bartolillo * Greg Benko * Luc Cartillier * Daphne Ceeney * Andrea Chaplin * Sir Munro Ferguson<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Emmerick |first=Richard |date= |title=Prestige, privilege and polite society: The origins of fencing in New South Wales, 1800 to 1939 |url=https://www.academia.edu/22734404/PRESTIGE_PRIVILEGE_AND_POLITE_SOCIETY_THE_ORIGINS_OF_FENCING_IN_NEW_SOUTH_WALES_1800_to_1939 |access-date=11 October 2025 |website=}}</ref> * Errol Flynn * Evelyn Halls * Jo Halls * W.A.Holman<ref name=":0" /> * John Humphreys * Allan Jay * F.R.Jordan<ref name=":0" /> * Gerald McMahon * David Nathan * Nigel Nutt * Sarah Osvath * Amber Parkinson * Seamus Robinson * Gerry Adams * James Wolfensohn

== See also ==

* Women's Fencing in Australia

== References == {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.ausfencing.org/}} * {{Facebook|ausfencing}}

Category:National members of the Oceania Fencing Confederation Category:Sports governing bodies in Australia Category:Fencing organizations Category:Fencing in Australia Category:1949 establishments in Australia Category:Sports organizations established in 1949