Richard Smith Memorial Tournament
The Richard Smith Memorial Trophy is awarded to the winners of our annual year-end tournament held each spring.
Richard Smith founded the Kanata Fencing Club and was our first Head Coach. He was known for his "take no prisoners" style of aggressive fencing. Richard was a naturally gifted coach who went above and beyond for his students. Among his personal successes are many Canadian Open and Provincial medals, culminating in a Men's Foil Team Gold at the 2007 Commonwealth Championships.
Trophy Winners
2024
Kid’s Foil - Dijie Huang
Mixed Foil - Pierre Laroche
Mixed Sabre - Maryam Mousa
Mixed Epee - Gary Choy
2023
Kid’s Foil - Leo Lafrance
Mixed Foil - Pierre Laroche
Mixed Sabre - Ethan Gao
Mixed Epee - Valeriu Litvinenco
2022
Kid’s Foil - Annie Li
Mixed Foil - Leo Yang
Mixed Sabre - Alivia Zeng
Mixed Epee - David Smith
2019
Kid's Foil - Jacob Little
Mixed Foil - Brandon Yip
Mixed Sabre - Brandon Yip
Mixed Épée - Boris Uriev
2016
Kid's Foil - Sam Leeson
Mixed Foil - Evan McLean
Mixed Sabre - Taner Gunesli
2018
Kid's Foil - Lauren DiFruscio
Mixed Foil - Susan Cai
Mixed Sabre - Iris Zhang
Mixed Épée - Isaac Lee
2015
Kid's Foil - Jaden Bennett
Mixed Foil - Adam Vantellingen
Mixed Sabre - Kuzey Gunesli
2017
Kid's Foil - Isaac Lee
Mixed Foil - Tammy Duquette
Mixed Sabre - Marek Lloy
Mixed Épée - Jennifer Hossie
2014
Kid's Foil - Jonatan Mercier
Mixed Foil - Meia Copeland
Mixed Épée - Marty DiFruscio
Mixed Sabre - Kuzey Gunesli
Richard Smith
Founder of Kanata Fencing
1951 - 2010