Piers Gilliver

Piers Alexander Gilliver (born 17 September 1994) is a British wheelchair fencer, who competes in both épée and sabre. He is the 2020 Paralympic champion in the Individual Épée, A classification. He is the first British Paralympic champion in the sport since Carol Walton in 1988.

Gilliver has previously won medals at both World and European Championship level. In 2016 he represented Great Britain at the Rio Paralympics and won a silver medal

Personal history Gilliver was born in Gloucester, England on 17 September 1994. He attended Hopebrook C of E School in Longhope. He has Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, a congenital illness, which in 2007 left him as a full-time wheelchair user.

Wheelchair fencing career Gilliver first got into wheelchair fencing in 2010 at his local fencing club in Cheltenham after looking for a new sport as his mobility decreased. He joined the British Disabled Fencing Association in 2011. where he won gold in the Épée A, silver in the Team Foil and bronze in the Team Épée.

Gilliver was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to fencing.

He won a silver medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in the Sabre A event.