Coach team
Épée Coach
I、Personal information
Place of Birth: Jing County, Anhui Province, PR China
1994 March to end of 2001 -- China National Fencing Team Member;
2005 to 2008 -- Coach for China National Women's Épée Team;
2008 Sep. to Current -- Head Coach of Anhui Professional Men’s and Women's Épée Teams;
2008 Dec. -- Coach of China National Men's Épée Team;
2011 Apr 1 to 2014 Oct. -- Head Coach of China National Men's Épée Team;
2012 Dec. -- Achieved China National Level Advanced Coach Designation；
II. Personal Achievements
1998 - Third Place Team Men's Épée and Fifth Place Men's Épée Asian Games in Bangkok;
1999 -- Champion Team Men's Épée, Asia Fencing Championship in Nanjing, China;
2000 – Champion Finals of Men's Épée for Shanghai Championship China；
2001 Mar. – Second Place Team Men's Épée at Fencing World Cup Games in Columbia;
2006 -- Team Épée Champion of Fencing World Cup Games in France;
IV. Team Achievements when I was the Head Coach of China National Épée Team
2006 Mar 12 -- Team member Luo Xiao Jian won Women's Épée Champion at World Cup in Luxembourg;
2006 May 15 -- Team Member Zhong Wei Ping won Women's Épée Champion at the World Cup Competition in Nanjing China;
2006 Aug.20 -- My team won Women's Épée Champion at the World Fencing Championship Competition in Italy;
2006 Dec. 15 -- My team won Team Women's Épée Team Champion in Asia Games in Doha；
2007 Jan. 22 -- My team won Women's Épée Champion at the World Cup Fencing Games in Budapest, Hungary；
2007 Jan. 28 -- My team member Li Na won Women's Épée Champion of World Cup Series in Czechoslovakia；
2007 Feb. 10 -- My team won World Cup Games Women's Épée Team Champion in Italy;
2007 Apr. -- My team member Zhang Li won Women's Épée Champion at the World Cup Series in Greek;
2007 Aug. 22 -- My Team member Li Na won Women's Épée Champion and Women's Épée Team Champion at Asia Games;
2008 Feb. 10 -- My team, China National Women's Épée Team won Fencing World Cup Team Women's Épée Champion in Rome, Italy;
2008 Feb. 16 -- My team member Zhong Wei Ping won Fencing World Cup Champion in Spain;
2008 May 12 -- My team won Fencing World Cup Team Women's Épée Champion France;
2013 Jul -- My team member Dong Chao won Men's Épée Second Place in Universidad in Kashgar University， Russia；
Dai Qing, Associate Professor, born in 1970, is originally from Anhui. He currently serves as a member of the Referee Committee of the Chinese Fencing Association, a referee for the Chinese University Fencing Sub-Association, and the Referee Committee of the Anhui Fencing Sub-Association.
Personal Athletic Achievements:
- Former main member of the Chinese national women's epee team.
- Won the individual championship in the national epee fencing cup competition in 1990.
- Placed in the top three nationally multiple times.
- Won the team championship at the Asian Fencing Championships in 1991.
Teaching Achievements:
- Led teams representing China in the World University Games, with his trainees winning multiple national university championships, national championships, and Asian championships.
Awards and Career Highlights:
- In 2006, was jointly awarded the title of "2006 Hefei Top Ten Annual Education News Figure" by the Hefei Municipal Education Bureau and Hefei Evening News.
- In 2007, was awarded the title of "Advanced Individual in Teaching, Management, and Service" in the first session of Hefei University.
- In 2007, was elected as one of the top ten news figures in Hefei's education sector.
- In 2008, won the first prize for teaching achievements at Hefei University.
- In September 2009, was recognized as an "Outstanding Talent of Hefei."
- In 2009, was awarded the title of "Advanced Individual in the Integration of Sports and Education in Anhui Province."
- In 2011, served as a technical official at the 26th Summer Universiade held in Shenzhen.
- In 2014, served as a technical official and won a contribution award at the Youth Olympic Games.
- In September 2014, was again recognized as an "Outstanding Talent of Hefei."
Coaching Achievements:
2005:Cui Hongyou won the Men's Group A Epee Individual Championship at the National University Fencing Championships.
2006:Jiao Yunlong won the Men's Group C Epee Individual Championship at the National University Fencing Championships.
2007:Li Guojie won the Men's Epee Individual Championship at the National Champion Series Finals.
2008:In July, the Hefei University fencing team participated in the "Asian Student Fencing Elite Competition" in Macau, where Lu Chuan won an individual gold medal.
2009:Yin Mingfang won the Women's Group C Epee Individual Championship at the National University Fencing Championships.
2010:Liu Yaoying won the Women's Group C Epee Individual Championship at the National University Fencing Championships.
2011:Yin Mingfang won the Women's Team Championship at the Qatar leg of the Fencing World Cup.
2012:Wang Tao, Huang Jian, Wang Jie, and Li Baoguo won the Men's Group A Epee Team Championship at the National University Fencing Championships.
2014:Jiang Chenyang won the Men's Epee Individual Championship at the National Fencing Championships.
2015:Lan Minghao won the Men's Individual Championship at the First National Youth Games.
ILIYA MECHKOV
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY International level Epee Coach with over 30 years of experience who has consistently developed National Medalists which have attended top US Universities. 1996 Olympian, six time National Champion, Balkan Games Silver Medalist, USA National Veteran Champion and Medalist. SKILLS Development of a complete Epee Fencer from beginner to USA National Medalist
WORK HISTORY Epee Coach | Boston Fencing Club - Boston, MA 07/2020 - CURRENT
Head Epee Coach | Bay State Fencers - Summerville, 01/2015 - 07/2020 MA
Epee Coach | Olympia Fencing Center - Cambridge, 02/2014 - 01/2015 MA
Epee Coach | Windy City Fencing - Chicago, IL 09/2009 - 02/2014
Head Epee Coach | Fayetteville Fencing Club - 08/2007 - 09/2009 Fayetteville, AR
Head Epee Coach | Bulgarian National Junior Team - 12/2004 - 07/2007 Sofia, Bulgaria
National Team Epeeist | Bulgarian Fencing 12/1988 - 12/2002 Federation - Sofia, Bulgaria
EDUCATION New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria 06/2005
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