Calum Johnston | |
Nationality: | British (Scottish) |
Birth Date: | 13 January 1992 |
Birth Place: | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England |
Weapon: | Épée |
Headcoach: | Bert Bracewell / Andrew Alderman |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Calum Johnston (born 13 January 1992) is a Scottish épée fencer.[1] [2] [3]
Johnston started fencing aged 11 at the Linlithgow Academy school club.[4]
Johnston captained the Edinburgh University team while at University and helped them become British BUCS league champions.[5] He has won the British épée national title at the British Fencing Championships on four occasions in 2016, 2018, 2021 and 2023.[6] [7] [8] [9] When he won the title in 2016, he became the first Scotsman for 27 years to win the épée title.[2]
Johnston has also won three medals at the Commonwealth fencing championships. At the 2018 championships in Canberra, Australia, he won silver in the individual championships, losing by a single point in the final, and won bronze in the team championships. [10] At the 2022 championships in London, England, he won silver in the team championships, making him the most successful Scottish male épéeist at the Commonwealth championships.[11]