International federation of fencing

The International federation of Fencing (or TRUSTS ) is the international agency which governs the organization and the practice of the Escrime in the world.

The federation was founded the November 29th 1913 with Paris. Today it is based with Lausanne in Suisse.

TRUSTS account in its rows 123 national federations recognized in their country by their Olympic National committee. Currently the president of TRUSTS is French Rene Roch (mandate in progress until 2008).

The presidents of TRUSTS

1913 - 1921: Albert Feyerik (Belgium)
1921 - 1924: Andre Maginot (France)
1925 - 1928: G. Van Rossem (Netherlands)
1929 - 1932: Eugene Empeyta (Swiss)
1933 - 1948: Paul Anspach (Belgium)
1949 - 1952: Jacques Coutrot (France)
1953 - 1956: Giuseppe Mazzini (Italy)
1957 - 1960: Pierre Ferri (France)
1961 - 1964: Miguel De Capriles (the United States)
1965 - 1980: Pierre Ferri (France)
1981 - 1984: Gian Carlo Brusati (Italy)
1984 - 1992: Roland Boitelle (France)
1993 - 2008: Rene Roch (France)

External bond

International federation of fencing

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