David is Performance Athlete of the Year

After being crowned European Junior (under 20) Champion, amongst other notable successes in the last twelve months, ZFW's David Sosnov has now been awarded Performance Athlete of the Year in British Fencing's Community Awards 2026.

These awards recognise the hard work and commitment of clubs, coaches, fencers and volunteers for their contribution to fencing. An independent panel selected the shortlisted nominees and winners.

In giving David this award, the judging panel commented:

“The level of performance is outstanding at the very highest level. A gold medal speaks volumes along with beating a double Olympic champion at such a young age. David shows great character outside the performance setting and supporting others. What stands out is that in the drive for success the ‘true gentleman’ is ranked alongside a gold medal. In all this pressure and hard work what is not lost is being a good person. What next? The future looks so promising.”

Many congratulations David!!! We're so proud of you.