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Sara TAFFEL

🇺🇸 USA · Fencers Club · Left-handed

Women’s Foil, 2004–2024

About this fencer

FIE 26623 · USA 100058321

USA Fencing rating: Foil A2011

Height
160 cm

USA Fencing classifications run from A to E; U means unrated. A year after the letter is the year that classification was earned.

Record and rankings

Counts cover published results recorded here. Verified source copies count once; other source records remain separate.

Results
74
Podiums
22
Competitions won
14
FIE ranking
132nd Senior Foil · 2023–24
Best FIE ranking
123rd 2021–22
Best finish
1st of 88, FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Tashkent 2015
Where they finished in each field, over time A result A podium
Winner1stTop quarter¼Halfway½LastLast 59th of 170, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Washington DC 2024, 2024-03-16 101st of 173, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Cairo 2024, 2024-02-23 72nd of 191, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Turin 2024, 2024-02-10 42nd of 233, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Paris 2024, 2024-01-11 126th of 216, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Novi Sad 2023, 2023-12-08 89th of 170, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Tbilisi 2023, 2023-06-02 90th of 156, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Shanghai 2023, 2023-05-20 78th of 201, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Plovdiv 2023, 2023-05-05 97th of 128, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Busan 2023, 2023-03-18 36th of 166, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Cairo 2023, 2023-02-24 51st of 177, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Turin 2023, 2023-02-11 130th of 212, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Paris 2023, 2023-01-12 81st of 199, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Belgrade, December 2022, 2022-12-09 45th of 170, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Belgrade, April 2022, 2022-04-16 62nd of 142, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Guadalajara 2022, 2022-02-25 50th of 184, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Poznan 2022, 2022-01-14 45th of 184, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Saint-Maur 2021, 2021-12-10 110th of 128, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Long Beach 2017, 2017-03-17 138th of 177, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Gdansk 2017, 2017-02-03 53rd of 149, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Saint-Maur 2016, 2016-11-04 1st of 88, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Tashkent 2015, 2015-04-07 53rd of 124, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Havana 2015, 2015-03-13 5th of 160, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Bratislava 2014, 2014-11-22 11th of 66, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Timisoara 2014, 2014-09-27 8th of 85, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Lyon, February 2014, 2014-02-01 7th of 143, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Bratislava 2013, 2013-11-17 40th of 65, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Seoul 2013, 2013-04-27 121st of 141, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Turin 2013, 2013-03-22 79th of 132, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Tauberbischofsheim 2013, 2013-03-08 89th of 107, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, St Petersburg 2013, 2013-03-01 79th of 124, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Budapest 2013, 2013-02-08 39th of 90, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Lyon 2013, 2013-02-02 10th of 70, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Leszno 2012, 2012-12-16 27th of 134, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Bratislava 2012, 2012-11-18 74th of 94, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Luxembourg 2012, 2012-11-04 12th of 82, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Lyon 2012, 2012-02-04 50th of 130, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Bratislava 2011, 2011-11-20 1st of 31, Senior Women’s Foil, Fencers Club Senior Foil Open & Veteran Foil Cup, 2011-10-16 20th of 105, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Lyon 2011, 2011-02-05 83rd of 107, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Waldkirch, December 2010, 2010-12-04 54th of 63, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Luxembourg 2010, 2010-11-06 83rd of 110, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, New York 2010, 2010-06-19 38th of 77, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Lyon 2010, 2010-02-07 13th of 25, Senior Women’s Foil, FC Foil Championships Open, 2009-11-01 1st of 16, Senior Division IA Women’s Foil, Metro Div Summer Natls Foil Quals-Senior events, March 2009, 2009-03-29 1st of 14, U19 Women’s Foil, Metro Division J.O. Foil Qualifiers - Women, 2008-12-07 2nd of 42, Y14 Women’s Foil, Flower City Super Youth Circuit, 2008-11-21 2nd of 14, U19 Women’s Foil, Metro Div Summer Natls Foil Quals-Jr, Cdt, Y14, 2008-03-29 1st of 6, Cadet Women’s Foil, Metropolitan Division JO Foil Qualifiers, 2007-11-18 3rd of 25, Y14 Women’s Foil, 2007 Mr. Ma Cup, 2007-06-02 3rd of 19, Y14 Mixed Foil, RSFA Foil Youth, 2007-05-20 2nd of 14, Y12 Mixed Foil, RSFA Foil Youth, 2007-05-20 2nd of 5, Cadet Women’s Foil, Metro Div Summer Natls Foil Quals-Jr & Cdt, 2007-04-14 11th of 44, Y14 Women’s Foil, North East Regional Super Youth Circuit, 2007-04-13 1st of 22, Y14 Women’s Foil, Denise O'Connor Youth Championship & RYC, Jersey City, NJ, 2007-03-24 1st of 12, Y14 Women’s Foil, Fencers Club Youth Foil, February 2007, 2007-02-25 1st of 22, Y12 Women’s Foil, Fencers Club Youth Foil, February 2007, 2007-02-25 1st of 6, Cadet Women’s Foil, Metro Div Jr Olympics Foil Qualifiers, 2006-11-05 1st of 19, Y12 Mixed Foil, Steve Sobel Youth Tournament, 2006-10-08 1st of 6, Y14 Women’s Foil, Steve Sobel Youth Tournament, 2006-10-08 1st of 39, Y10 Women’s Foil, 2006 NYC Super Regional Youth Circuit, 2006-05-05 22nd of 69, Y14 Women’s Foil, 2006 NYC Super Regional Youth Circuit, 2006-05-05 10th of 65, Y12 Women’s Foil, 2006 NYC Super Regional Youth Circuit, 2006-05-05 7th of 13, Y14 Women’s Foil, Fencers Club Youth Foil, February 2006, 2006-02-04 5th of 13, Y12 Women’s Foil, Fencers Club Youth Foil, February 2006, 2006-02-04 1st of 14, Y10 Women’s Foil, Fencers Club Youth Foil, February 2006, 2006-02-04 7th of 14, Y14 Women’s Foil, Fencers Club Youth Foil, October 2005, 2005-10-01 3rd of 14, Y12 Women’s Foil, Fencers Club Youth Foil, October 2005, 2005-10-01 1st of 10, Y10 Women’s Foil, Fencers Club Youth Foil, October 2005, 2005-10-01 3rd of 19, Y10 Women’s Foil, 2005 KC SUPER YOUTH CIRCUIT TOURNAMENT, 2005-05-28 7th of 34, Y12 Women’s Foil, 2005 KC SUPER YOUTH CIRCUIT TOURNAMENT, 2005-05-28 9th of 18, Y10 Women’s Foil, NYC North East Regional Youth Circuit, 2004-11-01

Results

Results: 74

WhenCompetitionEventPlace
4 Nov 2016FIE World Cup, Saint-Maur 2016FIESenior Women’s Foil53rd of 149
14 Oct 2016FIE World Cup, Cancun 2016FIESenior Women’s FoilNot classified
7 Apr 2015FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Tashkent 2015FIEJunior Women’s Foil1st of 88
13 Mar 2015FIE Grand Prix, Havana 2015FIESenior Women’s Foil53rd of 124
22 Nov 2014FIE Junior World Cup, Bratislava 2014FIEJunior Women’s Foil5th of 160
27 Sept 2014FIE Junior World Cup, Timisoara 2014FIEJunior Women’s Foil11th of 66
1 Feb 2014FIE Junior World Cup, Lyon, February 2014FIEJunior Women’s Foil8th of 85
17 Nov 2013FIE Junior World Cup, Bratislava 2013FIEJunior Women’s Foil7th of 143
27 Apr 2013FIE Grand Prix, Seoul 2013FIESenior Women’s Foil40th of 65
22 Mar 2013FIE World Cup, Turin 2013FIESenior Women’s Foil121st of 141
8 Mar 2013FIE World Cup, Tauberbischofsheim 2013FIESenior Women’s Foil79th of 132
1 Mar 2013FIE World Cup, St Petersburg 2013FIESenior Women’s Foil89th of 107
8 Feb 2013FIE World Cup, Budapest 2013FIESenior Women’s Foil79th of 124
2 Feb 2013FIE Junior World Cup, Lyon 2013FIEJunior Women’s Foil39th of 90
16 Dec 2012FIE Junior World Cup, Leszno 2012FIEJunior Women’s Foil10th of 70
18 Nov 2012FIE Junior World Cup, Bratislava 2012FIEJunior Women’s Foil27th of 134
4 Nov 2012FIE Junior World Cup, Luxembourg 2012FIEJunior Women’s Foil74th of 94
4 Feb 2012FIE Junior World Cup, Lyon 2012FIEJunior Women’s Foil12th of 82
20 Nov 2011FIE Junior World Cup, Bratislava 2011FIEJunior Women’s Foil50th of 130
16 Oct 2011Fencers Club Senior Foil Open & Veteran Foil CupAskFREDSenior Women’s Foil1st of 31

Videos

Head to head

Against left-handers 24–17 · right-handers 90–53, where the FIE says which hand they fence with. Left and right

Everyone they’ve met in events whose bouts are kept here, the most met first. Each goes to their bouts together.

AgainstWonLostLast met
Anita BLAZE0416 Mar 2024
Komaki KIKUCHI222 Jun 2023
Malina TEODOSIU2211 Jan 2024
Kiyeun KIM1212 Jan 2023
Olivia WOHLGEMUTH2110 Feb 2024
Everyone they’ve met (140 more)
AgainstWonLostLast met
Rio AZUMA128 Dec 2023
Andrea BIMOVA205 May 2023
Anna POLTZ1116 Mar 2024
Camilla MANCINI1120 May 2023
Elena TANGHERLINI0220 May 2023
Esther BONNY202 Jun 2023
Flora PASZTOR0216 Apr 2022▶ Watch
Hanna LYCZBINSKA112 Jun 2023
Hyunjin KIM118 Dec 2023
Karin MIYAWAKI1118 Mar 2023
Kata KONDRICZ1111 Jan 2024
Katina PROESTAKIS1124 Feb 2023
Kemei CHEUNG1116 Mar 2024
Martyna JELINSKA119 Dec 2022
Maxine Jie Xin WONG0223 Feb 2024
Minami KANO2011 Jan 2024
Nataly MICHEL202 Jun 2023
Olga Rachele CALISSI1111 Jan 2024
Qianqian HUANG1112 Jan 2023
Songoh CHAE0216 Apr 2022
Sophia WU208 Dec 2023
Sumire TSUJI115 May 2023
Viktoria MESTERI1123 Feb 2024
Yiting FU115 May 2023
Zsofia POSGAY2012 Jan 2023
Adela KOCOUROVA1014 Jan 2022
Adelya ABDRAKHMANOVA013 Feb 2017
Aida MOHAMED0111 Feb 2023
Aikaterini-Maria KONTOCHRISTOPOULOU104 Nov 2016
Aleksandra FRACKOWIAK1022 Nov 2014
Alice RECHER1010 Dec 2021
Alina POLOZIUK109 Dec 2022
Alina RAPYNETS1027 Sept 2014
Anastasiya DYNKO1027 Sept 2014
Andreea DINCA0111 Feb 2023
Angelina KONONOVA1025 Feb 2022
Anne KIRSCH1010 Dec 2021
Arisa KANO018 Dec 2023
Athina GONZALEZ CIAVARELLA1010 Feb 2024
Ayano IIMURA1023 Feb 2024
Beata ZUROWSKA1022 Nov 2014
Beatrice HAY103 Feb 2017
Beatrice KUDLACEK1027 Sept 2014
Carolina STUTCHBURY1010 Feb 2024
Chiara CINI013 Feb 2017
Chiara GROESS1012 Jan 2023
Dariia MYRONIUK1010 Dec 2021
Dayana TUSSUPZHANOVA107 Apr 2015
Ekaterina KUZMICHEVA1022 Nov 2014
Eleanor HARVEY107 Apr 2015
Elisa TAMAYO ZORRILLA1013 Mar 2015
Elisabetta BIANCHIN0122 Nov 2014
Elvin GULISIK105 May 2023
Emily BEARDMORE109 Dec 2022
Erica CIPRESSA0111 Feb 2023
Erika NEKIFOR0110 Feb 2024
Ester SCHREIBER1017 Mar 2017
Eva HAVRANKOVA1022 Nov 2014
Finnula MAGERAS1022 Nov 2014
Francesca PALUMBO0123 Feb 2024
Freya CENKER015 May 2023
Gabriela Del PADUA C.1016 Apr 2022
Georgina BARRATT1020 May 2023
Hee Jin LEE109 Dec 2022
Hillevi HOIJER1022 Nov 2014
Hiu Wai Valerie CHENG1016 Apr 2022
Hyo Jin HONG109 Dec 2022
Irem KARAMETE0116 Mar 2024
Jenna BALY1024 Feb 2023
Jiawei WU1011 Feb 2023
Jinyuan ZHANG1020 May 2023
Josephina CONWAY1016 Mar 2024
Julia WALCZYK-KLIMASZYK1014 Jan 2022
Julia WLOSINSKA1010 Feb 2024
Kaiyun HU1018 Mar 2023
Karolina ZURAWSKA1016 Apr 2022
Katarzyna LACHMAN0117 Mar 2017
Kelleigh RYAN0117 Mar 2017
Kimberley Vanessa CHEUNG0110 Dec 2021
Laeticia JORGENSEN104 Nov 2016
Leandra BEHR107 Apr 2015
Lilli Maria BRUGGER1011 Feb 2023
Lisa MONTECINOS1016 Apr 2022
Lydia CASILLAS107 Apr 2015
Maia Mei WEINTRAUB0110 Feb 2024
Maria Akshita CIRIL RAJDEV1024 Feb 2023
Maria BOLDOR0114 Jan 2022
Maria MARINO018 Dec 2023
Maria MELNIKOVA1010 Dec 2021
Maria Teresa PACELLI0127 Sept 2014
Maria-Eleni CHALDAIOU108 Dec 2023
Mariam ELZOHEIRY1023 Feb 2024
Mariami TSUKHISHVILI107 Apr 2015
Marie HOEFLER1014 Jan 2022
Marion ROUSSEAU1016 Mar 2024▶ Watch
Marta CARIDE1010 Feb 2024
Marta MARTYANOVA104 Nov 2016
Martina FAVARETTO012 Jun 2023
Martyna DLUGOSZ107 Apr 2015
Mayuri MURALIDHARAN0111 Jan 2024
Meriem MEBARKI1011 Jan 2024
Miriam SCHREIBER1020 May 2023
Miyako DATE0125 Feb 2022
Monika PALISZEWSKA1013 Mar 2015
Natalia GOLEBIOWSKA014 Nov 2016
Nicole PUSTILNIK0112 Jan 2023
Noha WASFY107 Apr 2015
Nok Sze Daphne CHAN0112 Jan 2023
Noora ALBREIKI1024 Feb 2023
Nora MOHAMED1022 Nov 2014
Nzingha PRESCOD0113 Mar 2015
O Elizabeth CASTILLO LA1013 Mar 2015
Pauline RANVIER014 Nov 2016
Petra PAPP1027 Sept 2014
Pia UELTGESFORTH019 Dec 2022
Pilar Cecilia Martina ALICEA0117 Mar 2017
Pre Charlene ANADI1016 Mar 2024
Quinn CRUM1027 Sept 2014
Raluca DRAGHICI1027 Sept 2014
Sara ZELECHOWSKA103 Feb 2017
Sein HONG0118 Mar 2023
Sena HONG1014 Jan 2022
Sera AZUMA0116 Mar 2024▶ Watch
Serena ROSSINI1022 Nov 2014
Serena TEO0117 Mar 2017
Sofia GORDOA1025 Feb 2022
Sofya ROMASHINA107 Apr 2015
Sonja STOJANOVIC108 Dec 2023
Sophia WERNER104 Nov 2016
Teodora SOFRAN105 May 2023
Tiffany SEET1011 Feb 2023
Xiao-Qing TSAI1025 Feb 2022
Xinyi ZHUANG1011 Jan 2024
Yingying WANG1023 Feb 2024
Ysaora THIBUS0125 Feb 2022
Yu Ching KUAN0118 Mar 2023
Yu-Shu CHEN1016 Mar 2024
Yulia RASHIDOVA0113 Mar 2015
Yuting WANG012 Jun 2023
Zi-Yin JENG1020 May 2023

Figures

rating, ranking and how they fence

Over time

fency ELO each season Foil
190017001500 Foil 1531, 2004–05 Foil 1606, 2005–06 Foil 1703, 2006–07 Foil 1715, 2007–08 Foil 1745, 2008–09 Foil 1719, 2009–10 Foil 1698, 2010–11 Foil 1707, 2011–12 Foil 1666, 2012–13 Foil 1677, 2013–14 Foil 1807, 2014–15 Foil 1716, 2016–17 Foil 1791, 2021–22 Foil 1751, 2022–23 Foil 1772, 2023–24
Their FIE ranking each season, 1st at the top Senior Foil
1st10th100th Senior Foil 371st, 2009–10 Senior Foil 162nd, 2012–13 Senior Foil 183rd, 2014–15 Senior Foil 234th, 2016–17 Senior Foil 123rd, 2021–22 Senior Foil 151st, 2022–23 Senior Foil 132nd, 2023–24
As a table
SeasonWeaponfency ELOFIE ranking
2023–24Foil1,772132nd Senior
2022–23Foil1,751151st Senior
2021–22Foil1,791123rd Senior
2016–17Foil1,716234th Senior
2014–15Foil1,807183rd Senior
2013–14Foil1,677
2012–13Foil1,666162nd Senior
2011–12Foil1,707
2010–11Foil1,698
2009–10Foil1,719371st Senior
2008–09Foil1,745
2007–08Foil1,715
2006–07Foil1,703
2005–06Foil1,606
2004–05Foil1,531

How fency ELO works · the best now

How they fence

StageWon–lostAn average boutBy one touch
Pools87–50 64%4.1–3.118–19
Tables27–20 57%12.9–10.80–4