William Deary

William Deary
Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	27 June 1997 (age 29); Cheltenham, England
Website	http://willdeary.co.uk
Fencing career
Sport	Fencing
Weapon	Sabre
Hand	right-handed
Club	Truro Fencing Club
Head coach	Jon Salfield
FIE ranking	30th Senior in World (Jan 2023)
Medal record
Men's Sabre
Representing Great Britain
European Games
Representing England
British Championships

William Deary (born 27 June 1997) is an English sabre fencer who is a five-time British champion.

Biography

He began fencing at the age of 10, at Truro School. In 2015, he moved to London which enabled him to join British Fencing's World Class Programme.

He won the British sabre national title at the British Fencing Championships in 2019, 2021 and 2022. In 2023, he won his fourth consecutive British Sabre title.

In 2023 Deary won Great Britain's first ever medal in the sabre at the European Games after claiming a bronze. Deary won a fifth British title in 2026.

References

1 2 "Will Deary". British Fencing. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
↑ "Athlete biography". The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
↑ "Will Deary". Will Deary. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
↑ "2019 British Championships". British Fencing. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
↑ "Tournament: British Fencing Championships 2021". Engarde Service. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
↑ "Tournament: British Fencing Championships 2022". Engarde Service. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
↑ "British Fencing Championships 2023". Fencing Time. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
↑ "European Games 2023: William Deary's historic fencing medal among three Team GB bronzes". BBC Sport. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
↑ "Results (Individual Events)". British Fencing. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
↑ "Stratford fencers strike gold with nine-medal haul at British Championships". Stratford Herald. 30 April 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.

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[BF-1] 1 2 "Will Deary". British Fencing. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

[2] "Athlete biography". The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

[3] "Will Deary". Will Deary. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

[4] "2019 British Championships". British Fencing. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2022.

[5] "Tournament: British Fencing Championships 2021". Engarde Service. Retrieved 8 October 2022.

[6] "Tournament: British Fencing Championships 2022". Engarde Service. Retrieved 8 October 2022.

[7] "British Fencing Championships 2023". Fencing Time. Retrieved 20 April 2023.

[8] "European Games 2023: William Deary's historic fencing medal among three Team GB bronzes". BBC Sport. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2026.

[9] "Results (Individual Events)". British Fencing. Retrieved 22 May 2026.

[10] "Stratford fencers strike gold with nine-medal haul at British Championships". Stratford Herald. 30 April 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.