Wang Huifeng

Wang Huifeng
Country represented	China
Born	(1968-01-24) 24 January 1968 Tianjin, China
Weapon(s)	Foil
Hand	left-handed
National coach(es)	Guogang Wen
Medal record Women's fencing Competitor for  China Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Foil, individual

Wang Huifeng (Chinese: 王会凤, 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 is currently coaching at the Gold Fencing Club in Waltham, Massachusetts. Many of her students are national finalists.

Career

Huifeng Wang started relatively late in her fencing career. She was fourteen years old when she started fencing. 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.

Achievements

Huifeng won second place in women's individual foil at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

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 Super Youth Circuit finalists.

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