EC member Piers Gilliver wins the Athletes’ Athlete of the Month award for July
Congratulations to EC member Piers Gilliver on winning the Athletes’ Athlete of the Month award for July after earning two gold medals at the Warsaw World Cup.
Gilliver’s achievement was particularly impressive given it followed his return from a six-month lay-off due to concussion, the symptoms of which he continues to face.
He won the Category A Epee before going on to triumph in the Category A Sabre, overcoming home favourite Michal Siatkowski 15-14 in a nail-biting round of 32.
After sustaining a concussion in training in January, the 28-year-old fencer had previously tried to return to World Cup action but ended up withdrawing as his recovery continued.