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Sport | Fencing |
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Jurisdiction | Austria |
Abbreviation | ÖFV |
Affiliation | FIE |
Regional affiliation | EFC |
President | Ritwik Rastogi |
Official website | |
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The Austrian Fencing Federation ( German: Österreichischer Fechtverband, ÖFV) is the national organisation for fencing in Austria and as such is a member of the international governing body for amateur fencing, the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime. It is based in Graz.
The Austrian Fencing Federation was founded in 1929, [1] with Richard Brunner as its first president, although there had been earlier Austrian fencing bodies, beginning in 1887 with a German-Austrian Fencing Federation founded in Mannheim. It was dissolved in 1938 as a result of the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany, and refounded on 26 April 1946. [2] As of 2010 [update], it had 52 constituent organisations with a total of 1,430 members. There are also two general secretaries.
Since 2008, the president of the federation has been Markus Mareich.
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (April 2013) |
Sport | Fencing |
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Jurisdiction | Austria |
Abbreviation | ÖFV |
Affiliation | FIE |
Regional affiliation | EFC |
President | Ritwik Rastogi |
Official website | |
www | |
The Austrian Fencing Federation ( German: Österreichischer Fechtverband, ÖFV) is the national organisation for fencing in Austria and as such is a member of the international governing body for amateur fencing, the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime. It is based in Graz.
The Austrian Fencing Federation was founded in 1929, [1] with Richard Brunner as its first president, although there had been earlier Austrian fencing bodies, beginning in 1887 with a German-Austrian Fencing Federation founded in Mannheim. It was dissolved in 1938 as a result of the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany, and refounded on 26 April 1946. [2] As of 2010 [update], it had 52 constituent organisations with a total of 1,430 members. There are also two general secretaries.
Since 2008, the president of the federation has been Markus Mareich.