About Our Coach

Peter Drevenka is in his seventh season as a head coach of the Epic Fencing Club. In 2010, he was an assistant coach beside Mr. Leslie Palmai. A 2006 graduate of University of Szeged in Hungary, Peter came to Epic Fencing Club from Hungary, where he was the coach of the University of Szeged Fencing Club and also the Szeged Fencing Club. He has been coaching since 2000. He got lots of help, advice, and tips from the following coaches: Mr.Zoltan Dudas (head coach of Princeton University), Mr Leslie Palmai (former head coach of the Epic Fencing Club) Mr. Antal Solti (master coach of the Hungarian National Foil Team), Mr. Ferenc Toth (foil captain of the Danish Fencing Federation).

STUDENT’S MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS

IN CANADA

JAKE MCBREEN– MULTIPLE PROVINCIAL AND WESTERN CHAMPION IN EPEE,
CANADA CUP GOLD
MEDALIST U17 EPEE (2014), CANADA CUP SENIOR EPEE (2017) 8TH PLACE,
CANADA CUP U23 EPEE
BRONZE MEDALIST, NATIONAL CHAMPION 2018 U23 EPEE, NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP SILVER
MEDALIST 2018 UNIVERSITY EPEE

AMRUTA DHALIWAL PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS U11 SILVER MEDALIST (2018)

XANDER WATT WESTERN OPEN BRONZE MEDALIST (2017), CANADA CUP WEST
U13 FOIL BRONZE
MEDALIST (2016)

ARDEN LUONG PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP BRONZE MEDALIST U13 FOIL (2017)

ZACH KUMPF WESTERN OPEN CHAMPION IN U17 EPEE&FOIL (2017)

JAMES JONAS HOKKAIDO CUP, GOLD MEDALIST U15 (FOIL)

GRAEME LOEHMER CANADA CUP, SILVER MEDALIST U15 FOIL (2015),
WESTERN CHAMPIONSHIP GOLD MEDALIST (2014)
HOWARD ZHAO, NORTH AMERICAN CUP, GOLD MEDALIST Y14 EPEE (2015),
CANADA CUP GOLD MEDAL , U15 EPEE (2015)

JOHN ST. GEORGE UNIVERSITY NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP,
BRONZE AND SILVER MEDALIST(2016,2017)

ALANNA GOLDIE: JUNIOR WOLRD CHAMPIONSHIP, MOSCOW, 10TH PLACE
(2012),PANAM GAMES TEAM SILVER MEDALIST (2011)

MARIA GOLUBEV NATIONAL CHAMPION U15 FOIL (2011)

LUCAS HESSE NATIONAL CHAMPION  U15 FOIL (2011)

IN HUNGARY

ROBERT PALUCH U13 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP (2002) BRONZE MEDALIST,
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP U20 FOIL 6TH PLACE (2007) COUPE DE SAMORIN U17

FOIL 8TH PLACE

DAVID PALUCH U13 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP (2006) 5TH PLACE