Suomen Miekkailu- ja 5-otteluliitto

Veteraanien MM-kilpailut
Sydney Australia 14.-16.9.2007

Naisten Floretti yli 60-v

Ranking Name First name Country
1 PALM Kerstin SWE

2 SOMEROJA Marja-Liisa Tuulikki FIN

3= GREUNKE Brigitte GER
3= O'LEARY Ellen USA
5 NORRIE Lynda GBR
6 BEDROSIAN Patricia USA
7 CREMER-SCHLEDE Eva GER
8 BUNN Irina GER
9 WUERTTEMBERGER Karin GER
10 SHINKI Masako JPN
11 NAGANO Chieko JPN
12 KITAMI Motoko JPN
13 EARL Silvia GBR
14 TISSIER Nicole FRA
15 LANGTON Marguerite RSA
16 NICOLOSI Maria ITA
17 GRAHAM Bettie USA
18 ADAM Constance GBR
19 YANO Yukiko JPN
20 DIXON Carole GBR
21 SHEVLIN Leonie AUS

Women’s Foil Category B (60+ years)

15 September 2007

Finland’s Marja-Liisa Someroja won through to the final of the Women’s Foil Category B (60+ years) at the World Veterans' Fencing Championships in Sydney on Saturday.

Her 10-4 victory in the second semi final of the event against the USA’s Ellen O’Leary was a polished display, with deft touches.

“I had never met her before, so I was not sure what to expect,’” she said.

“But as the bout went on, I was confident that I could handle her.”

Someroja won the Foil Category A event in Tampa, USA in 2002, where she also won the Women’s Epee Category A, which she defended after winning in Martinique, France, in 2001, and then won in 2003 and 2005. She has now moved into the Category B, for over 60 years fencers.

It was the second semi final loss in two days for O’Leary. Yesterday she lost the semi final of the Women’s Category B (60+) Sabre competition.

In the first semi final of the Women’s Foil Category B (60+ years), Sweden’s Kerstin Palm beat German’s Brigitte Greunke, also 10-4.

On Friday night, Greunke took gold in the Women's Sabre Category B, adding to her gold in the Women’s Foil Category B gold she won in 2005.

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Veteraanien MM-kilpailut Sydney
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Final - Woman's foil category B

15 September 2007

Sweden's Kerstin Palm scored the winning touch in the dying seconds of extra time to defeat Finland's Marja-Liisa Tuulik Someroja 6-5 and take the Women's Foil Category B gold medal at Sydney Olympic Park Sports Halls on Saturday.

The Swede scored the winning touch with less than 10 seconds remaining after her Finnish competitor recovered from 4-1 down to tie the scores at 5-5 at the end of two periods.

'It is marvellous to win, there were a lot of ripostes of mine which didn't register, she came back strongly and had the priority in extra time, I had nothing to lose so I just went for it," Palm said.

'I could tell she was getting distracted at the edge of the piste, that was when I had to go for it,' Palm said of her winning touch.

It was a close fought bout in which one and a half minutes past in the first period before the first point was scored, at only one stage in the bout was there more than a two point deficit.

Both competitors were well aware of each others techniques and tactics: 'We have known each other for 45 years now, we have fenced together since the 1960's, ' the 61-year-old said.

Someroja was still upset after the bout at the tactics of Palm and her entourage.

"In the extra time period, she called out "Count!" to her supporters in Swedish, and they were telling her how long to go," Someroja said.

"It might not have bothered me, but I speak Swedish and it kind of distracted me."

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Veteraanien MM-kilpailut Sydney
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Marja-Liisa hävisi finaaliottelun tutulle ruotsalaiselle, jatkoajalla 6-5.
Todella harmittava häviö.... voitto oli tällä kertaa lähellä. EM-kisoissa toukokuussa St Gallenissa Kerstin oli myös finaalissa parempi, silloin luvut olivat selvemmät.

Huomenna Sidneyssä on vuorossa naisten kalpa 60+. Toivottavasti florettikisa oli hyvä lämmittely Marja-Liisalle ja hän jaksaa taistella taas kullasta.... Tsemppiä ML!!