Technical Director/Head Coach
Andrew Hu
Canadian National Team Coach Since 2009
Former Chinese National Team Coach
Coach of 10+ National Champions, Pan-Am Champions, World Champions
Coach of 10+ Fencers Recruited by Ivy League Universities
Foil Head Coach
Nicole Yuan
2005 China National Games: 2nd
2000 Bucharest World Cup: 2nd Team
2000 Sydney Olympics: 7th Team
1999 Seoul World Championships: 3rd Team
1999 China National Championship: 1st
Assistant Epee Head Coach
Yandi Ramos
2002 International Latin American Cup: 1st Team
2002 Havana Cuba National Games: 2nd
2001 Havana Cuba National Games: 1st
2000 Cuba National Games: 3rd
Assistant Foil Head Coach
Sooa Jeon
2003-2002 South Korea National Fencing Team Member
2003 Korea National Fencing Championships: 1st
2002 Asian Youth and Cadet Fencing Championships : 1st 2002 Korea National Junior Fencing Tournament: 2nd 2002 Korea National Championships: 3rd
Coach
Xiaoqing Ye
1997-1998 Chinese National Team Member
2001-2003 Fencing Coach for Guangdong Sports School
1998 National Youth Championship: Individual 1st, Team 3rd
1998 National Championship: 3rd
1997 National Youth Championship: Individual 1st
1996 National Championship: Team 3rd
1995 National City Games: Team 1st
Fencing Master
Jian Xiao
Vango Sports Technical Director
Former Chinese National Fencing Team Head Coach
Coaching Highlights:
2006 World Championships: 1st
2006 World Championships: 2nd
2006 Asian Games: Individual 1st, 2nd, 2nd Team
2007 World Championships: 3rd
2007 Asian Championships: 1st Team
2008 Beijing Olympics: 4th Team
Fencing Master
Michel Dessureault
1976, 1984, 1988 Represented Canada at 3 Olympics 10th at 1984 Olympics: Best Ever Canadian Men's Result
Vango Sports Technical Director
2012 Team Canada Coach at Olympics
2010-2011 Team Canada National Coach
2009-2010 Team Canada Assistant National Coach
Coach
Marc-Andre LeBlanc
2014 Pan-American Championships: 6th Individual, 2nd Team
2012 Jockey International World Cup Buenos Aires: 7th Individual, 2nd Team
2006 Commonwealth Championships: 10th Individual, 1st Team
2006 Taebaek City Junior World Championships: 16th
2005 Montreal Junior World Cup: 3rd
Coach/Chiropractor
Dr.Nader Abdelkader
2018-Present: Team Canada Lead Medical Doctor of Chiropractic
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Founder & Clinician of Athletic Touch - Sports Injury & Performance Clinic
Chair of Medical & Health Committee of the Ontario Fencing Association (OFA)
Chair of Medical & Health Committee of the Canadian Fencing Federation (CFF)
Coach
Nathaniel Stokan
2017-2021 Western University Coach
2016-2020 London Fencing Club Assistant Coach
2021 CNIB Fencing Coach for Visually Impaired
Represented Canada at the Solti camp in Hungry
16th at the Solti Camp Tournament
2016 10th in Canada Cadet Men’s Epee
2016 4th in Ontario Cadet Men Epee
Coach
Elliott Rae
2021 Coaching Association of Canada NCCP
2020 Ontario University Athletics Achievement Award
2019 York University Men's Epee Team Captain
2019 2nd, Eastern Open in 2019 for Pentathlon
2019 OUA Championship Selection(York)
2018-2019 Assistant Coach at London Fencing Club
Coach
Mathias Tituana
Active Junior Men’s Foil National Team Ecuador
2021 Canada National Championships
2 South-American Championships
2020 Canada Cup
2020 Pan-American Championship Men’s Junior Foil
Coach
Alex Campbell
2021 Canadian National Championships Men’s Veteran Epee: 3rd
2019 Brock Open Men’s Veteran Epee: 2nd
2019 Newmarket Open Men’s Veteran Epee: 3rd
Primal Health Coach Institute Certified Health Coach
Functional Medicine Certified Health and Wellness Coach
National Board of Medicine (U.S.) Certified Health and Wellness Coach
Coach
Leon Xiao
Former Member of the Canadian Men's Foil Team
2021 Canada National Championships: 3rd
2020 Baltimore SJCC Junior: 1st
2020 Canada Cup Junior: 1st
2020 Canada Cup Cadet: 2nd
2020 Canada Cup Senior: 8th
2019 July Challenge Cadet: 8th
2018 China Cadet National Championship: 3th
2018 October NAC Cadet: 16th
Coach
Valdis Ling
2017-2019 Hong Kong Cadet Fencing Team Member, Ranked 5th in Cadet, 14th in Junior
2019, VSa "Athlete on HKSAR Team " Scholarship
2019, 11th European Cadet Circuit
2019, 5th International Regional Circuit Cadet
2019, 6th International Regional Circuit Junior
2015, 2016, 2019, 1st Hong kong Inter-school Fencing Competition
Coach
Matthew Lin
2016-2019 U15 and Cadet Provincial Championships: 1st 2018 Alberta Winter Games: 1st
2017 U15 Canadian Nationals: 3rd
2018-2019 Trainee coach for Priori Epee Fencing Club
Grace Hu
Oliver Zeng
Oliver Zeng
2022 Vango Toronto Captain
2022-2019 Canadian Women’s National Team Member
2020 Cadet Fencing Pan Am Championships: 1st
2020 Cadet European Circuit: 3rd
2019 Cadet World Fencing Championships: 24th
Oliver Zeng
Oliver Zeng
Oliver Zeng
2022 Vango Toronto Captain
2021 New Haven Ct, 6th Div 2
2021 New Haven Ct, 9th Cadet
2020 Ontario Winter Game: 1st Individual, 2nd Team
2020 Ottawa Canada Cup: 6th
2019 K-Town Youth Fencing Challenge(U-15 & Cadet): 1st
Tom Yan
Oliver Zeng
Tom Yan
2019 Canada Cup Team: 3rd
2018 Flower City Roc&RJCC Cadet: 3rd 2018 North American Cup Cadet: 8th
2017 Cobra Challenge Y14: 2nd
2018 Flower City Roc&RJCC Junior: 8th
Fan Wu
Stephanie Shen
Tom Yan
2021 Canadian Championships Junior Women’s Epee: 3rd
2020 CDTWE Arnold Fencing Classic : 1st
2019 D1AWE American Challenge: 8th
2019 CDTWE Remenyik, 1st
2019 D1AWE Arnold Fencing Classic, 3rd
2018 DV3WE March NAC DIV3, 15th
Vanessa Lin
Stephanie Shen
Stephanie Shen
2021 Canada National Championships Cadet : 3rd
2021 Canada National Championships Junior: 3rd
2021 USA July Challenge Fencing National Championships Cadet: 3rd
2019 Canada National Championships Junior: 7th
2019 Canada National Championships- Team Senior : 1st
2019 Ontario Provincial Fencing Championships U15: 3rd
Stephanie Shen
Stephanie Shen
Stephanie Shen
2019 Canada Fencing Cup Cadet: 3rd 2019 Canada Fencing Cup Cadet East: 2nd 2019 Canada Fencing Cup junior East: 3rd 2019 Ontario Provincial Cup junior: 2nd 2019 Ontario Provincial Cup Senior: 2nd 2019 Arnold Fencing Classic junior: 3rd