Huan Qiang (Andrew) Hu 胡焕强
Epee Fencing Coach 重剑教练
- 25+ years of coaching experience in Epee
- Coach of Canadian National Women’s Cadet and Junior Epee Team since 2009
- Former coach of Chinese National Men’s Epee Team
- Recipient of the 2020 and 2022 FACETM program reward of Sports Canada
- Coach of the Silver medalist of 2004 Olympic Summer Games
- Sent 10+ fencers to the Ivy League schools or other top north American universities
- 10 years as professional fencing athlete in China, former China Epee Team member
- Master Athlete in Fencing by General Administration of Sports of China in 1993
- Graduated from Beijing College of Sports in Sports Management
胡教练拥有近 35 年的剑龄，包括 25 年的教练经历，和 10 年的专业运动员生涯。胡教练自 2004 年移民加拿大后，曾在多伦多大学击剑队和多家多伦多击剑俱乐部任教。自 2008 年起，成为加拿大国家队女子重剑教练组主要成员，并前后培养出 10 多位成绩优异的加拿大青少年国家队选手。他们其中有多位选手因优异的击剑成绩而获得美国常春藤学校及其他世界一流大学的特招，包括哈佛大学、耶鲁大学、宾西法尼亚大学、康奈尔大学、杜克大学、西北大学，多伦多大学、西安大略大学、加拿大女皇大学等。
在移民加拿大前，胡教练曾担任北京击剑队男子重剑组主教练，并于 2001 年至 2004 年间担任中国国家队男子重剑组教练，期间他的学生获得了 2004 年雅典奥运会的亚军。胡教练曾是中国国家击剑队男子重剑组主力成员，并拥有国家健将级运动员称号。
Major Achievements from Coaching Experience
Coaching Accomplishment in Canada:
06/2024
2024 USA Summer National and July Challenge at Columbus of Ohio, the 3rd place of Division I Women’s epee, the 1st and 2nd places of Junior women’s epee and the 1st place of Cadet Women’s epee
04/2024
2024 Cadet/Junior World Championships at Riyadh of Saudi Arabia, the 2nd place in Junior Women’s Epee event
04/2023
2023 Cadet/Junior World Championships at Plovdiv of Bulgaria, the 8th place in Junior Women’s Epee event
04/2022
2022 Cadet/Junior World Championships at Dubai, the 5th place in Cadet Women’s Epee
03/2022
2022 Pan Am Cadet/Junior Championships at Lima of Peru, 1st and 3rd places in Cadet Women’s Epee, and 1st place in Junior Women’s Epee
12/2021
2021 December North American Cup at Columbus of Ohio, 2nd and 8th in Cadet Women’s Epee
03/2020
2020 Junior & Cadet Pan American Championships at San Salvador, the 1st& 2nd places in Cadet Women’s Epee
02/2020
2020 Junior World Cup at Bratislava of SLK, the 7th place in Women’s Epee
01/2020
2020 Cadet European Circuit at Bratislava of SLK, the 3rd place in Women’s Epee
05/2019
2019 Canadian National Championship, Quebec, the 1st place in Senior Women’s Epee
06/2018
2018 Pan Am Fencing Championship in Cuba, the 3rd place in individual and the 2nd place in teams of Senior Women’s Epee events
05/2018
2018 Canadian National Championship, Brock Ontario, the 1st and 3rd places in Junior Women’s Epee
01/2018
2018 Pan Am Fencing Championship in San Jose, the 1st place in both Cadet and Junior Women’s Epee
11/2017
2017 November North American Cup, Kansas USA, the 3rd place in Cadet Women’s Epee
04/2016
2016 Cadet & Junior World Championships in Bourges, France: the 6th place in Cadet Women’s Epee
02/2016
2016 Pan Am Fencing Championships in Cancun of Mexico,1st place in Junior Women’s Epee, and 2nd place in Cadet Women’s Epee
11/2015
2015 North American Cup in USA: Gold Medal in Cadet Women’s Epee
11/2014
2014 North American Cup in USA: the 8th in Junior Women’s Epee
02/2013
2013 Junior & Cadet Pan American Championships in Ponce, Puerto Rico: 2nd place in Cadet Women’s Epee
Coaching Accomplishment in China:
08/2004
the 28th Olympic Summer Games at Greece: Silver Medal of Men’s Epee
04/2004
World Cadet and Junior Championships at Bulgaria: Silver Medal of Me’s Epee
08/2003
The 22th World University Summer Games at Daegu of South Korea: Silver Medal in Men’s Epee Team event
07/2003
World Cup A class at Sydney of Australia: Gold and Silver Medals in Men’s Epee
04/2003
World Cadet and Junior Championships at Tel Bernie of Italy: Gold and Silver Medals of Men’s Epee
10/2002
the 14th Asian Games at Busan of South Korea: Gold and Silver Medals in Men Epee
04/2002
World Cadet and Junior Championships at Turkey: Brown Medal in Men Epee Team