Daniel Zhang
Athlete Bio#
Age
20
Hometown
Belmont, MA
Education
Sophomore at Belmont High School
Club: Star Fencing Academy
Coaches: Kai Zhao and Shuang Meng
Family: Parents Wei and Bailin Zhang, brother Evan Zhang
Hobbies: Alto saxophone and drawing
How He Started Fencing: Introduced by weekend Chinese School
Favorite Fencing Memory: Winning a team silver medal at a Junior World Cup (Sabadell, 2020)
Current U.S. Ranking: No. 1 (Cadet), No. 4 (Junior), No. 15 (Senior)
Current World Ranking: No. 29 (Junior)
Junior World Championship Teams: 2021 (Silver - Team)
Cadet World Championship Teams: 2021 (Gold), 2020
Coaches: Kai Zhao and Shuang Meng
Family: Parents Wei and Bailin Zhang, brother Evan Zhang
Hobbies: Alto saxophone and drawing
How He Started Fencing: Introduced by weekend Chinese School
Favorite Fencing Memory: Winning a team silver medal at a Junior World Cup (Sabadell, 2020)
Current U.S. Ranking: No. 1 (Cadet), No. 4 (Junior), No. 15 (Senior)
Current World Ranking: No. 29 (Junior)
Junior World Championship Teams: 2021 (Silver - Team)
Cadet World Championship Teams: 2021 (Gold), 2020
Results
2021:
- Gold - Cadet World Championships
- Silver - Junior World Championships (Team)
- 15th - April North American Cup (Division I)
- 17th - Junior World Championships (Individual)
2020:
- Silver - Sabadell Junior World Cup (Team)
- Bronze - Rome Cadet European Cup
- Bronze - Bratislava Cadet European Cup
- Seventh - Sabadell Junior World Cup (Individual)
- 16th - January North American Cup (Division I)
- 28th - January North American Cup (Junior)
2019:
- Gold - November North American Cup (Junior)
- Gold - July Challenge (Division I)
- Gold - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
- Eighth - November North American Cup (Cadet)
- 11th - Cabries Cadet European Cup
- 13th - London Junior World Cup
- 15th - Rome Cadet European Cup
- 15th - October North American Cup (Division I)
- 16th - December North American Cup (Division I)
- 18th - March North American Cup (Y14)
- 20th - July Challenge (Cadet)
- 24th - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I)
- 30th - January North American Cup (Junior)
- 33rd - October North American Cup (Cadet)
- 38th - Moedling Cadet European Cup
- 38th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
- 50th - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
2018:
- Silver - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
- 11th - November North American Cup (Y14)
- 16th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
- 17th - November North American Cup (Cadet)
- 18th - October North American Cup (Cadet)
- 19th - December North American Cup (Division I)
- 25th - July Challenge (Cadet)
- 35th - March North American Cup (Y14)
2017:
- Gold - Pan American Youth Championships (Pre-Cadet)
- Fifth - November North American Cup (Y14)
- Seventh - USA Fencing National Championships (Y12)
- Eighth - March North American Cup (Y12)
- 13th - July Challenge (Cadet)
- 20th - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
- 33rd - March North American Cup (Y14)
2016:
- Fifth - March North American Cup (Y12)
- Ninth - November North American Cup (Y12)
- 22nd - November North American Cup (Y14)
- 32nd - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
- 50th - November North American Cup (Cadet)
2015:
- 10th - April North American Cup (Y10)
- 11th - USA Fencing National Championships (Y10)
- 31st - USA Fencing National Championships (Y12)
- 31st - April North American Cup (Y12)
2014:
- 30th - July North American Cup (Y10)