Wang Huifeng

Wang Huifeng (Chinese: ηŽ‹δΌšε‡€, born 24 January 1968) is a female Chinese fencer. She competed at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, and won a silver medal in women's individual foil event.[1][2]

Wang Huifeng
Wang at the 2017 March North American Cup
Personal information
Born (1968-01-24) January 24, 1968
Tianjin, China
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
CountryChina
SportFencing
WeaponFoil
HandLeft-handed
Head coachGuogang Wen
Medal record
Women's fencing
Representing  China
Olympic Games
1992 BarcelonaIndividual
World Championships
1990 LyonTeam
Asian Games
1990 BeijingTeam
1998 BangkokTeam
World University Games
1987 ZagrebTeam
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wang.

Wang is currently coaching at the Gold Fencing Club in Waltham, Massachusetts. Many of her students are national finalists.

Career

Wang started relatively late in her fencing career. She was fourteen years old when she started fencing. Wang competed at the 1987 World University Games and placed 2nd in the women's foil team event. She also represented China at the 1989, 1990, and 1991 World Championships, placing 6th, 3rd, and 6th respectively in women's foil team.[3] At the 1990 Asian Games, she won gold in the women's foil team event. She went on the represent China at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and won silver in individual women's foil.[4] She also represented China at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and finished 29th.[5] She competed at the 1998 Asian Games and finished 2nd in women's foil team and 5th in individual women's foil.[3] After competing in several national and international events for China, she moved to the U.S. and became a coach. The first club she taught at was in Las Vegas, NV at Red Rock Fencing Center. She currently coaches at Gold Fencing Club in Waltham, Massachusetts which she founded in 2013.

Coaching career

Huifeng Wang has taught at Red Rock Fencing Center in Las Vegas, NV and Moe Wen Fencing Club in Somerville, MA and she currently coaches at the Gold Fencing Club in Waltham, MA (formerly known as Huifeng Wang Fencing Club) which she founded in 2013.

Wang's students have won a total of at least a dozen medals in National Championships and North American Cups in both men's and women's foil. Her students have received countless medals in local and regional tournaments, and many are national finalists and/or nationally ranked in youth, cadet, junior, and senior US national point standings.

References
  1. "Olympics Statistics: Wang Huifeng". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wang Huifeng". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
  3. "CIS Chinese Athletes Database". Official Website of the Chinese Olympic Committee. Chinese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fencing at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's Foil, Individual". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fencing at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's Foil, Individual". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2017.


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