Richard Kruse

Richard Kruse
Personal information
Full nameRichard Adam Kruse
Born (1983-07-30) 30 July 1983 (age 41)
London, England
ResidenceLondon, England
NationalityBritish
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country Great Britain
WeaponFoil
HandRight-handed
National coachZiemowit Wojciechowski
ClubZFW
FIE rankingCurrent Ranking
Medal record
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Wuxi Individual
World Combat Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Saint Petersburg Individual
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Team
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Izmir Individual
Silver medal – second place 2009 Plovdiv Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Leipzig Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Leipzig Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Legnano Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Zagreb Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Torun Team

Richard Kruse (born 30 July 1983) is a former British right-handed foil fencer and four-time Olympian.[1] In 2015, he was part of the Great Britain team that shocked Olympic champions Italy to win the first European Games gold in team foil, the first British gold medal in a team fencing event at World or European level for fifty years. He retired in 2021.[2]

  1. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  2. ^ "British fencing great Richard Kruse announces retirement". 13 May 2021.