The Commonwealth Fencing Veteran Championships is for fencers aged 40 and above, and has been held every two years since 1995.

After the 2009 event, the Championships changed from odd-numbered to even-numbered years, with every second event being held in conjunction with the Commonwealth Fencing Open Championships.

The Veteran Championships were originally organised by the Commonwealth Veterans Fencing Association , a separate entity from the Commonwealth Fencing Federation. However, this assocation was wound up at a meeting during the 2014 Championships in Largs. From this time, the Veteran Championships became the responsibility of the Veterans' Commission of the CFF.

In 2017, the CFF Executive approved a proposal to distinguish, in format and naming, between events held in conjunction with the Open Championships, and those in the intervening years.

• The Commonwealth Veteran Championships held every four (4) years in conjunction with the Commonwealth Open Championships. This event will have an overall champion at each weapon, along with age group champions.
• An additional Age Group Championship held every four years in the intervening years. There will be age group champions, but no overall champion.

Information is available on each of the Past Veteran Championships.

Upcoming Championships

Rules

Full details of how the event is run (entry details, seeding, equipment requirements, etc) are found in the Commonwealth Fencing Federation Championship Rules.