Evelyn Cheng
Athlete Bio#
Age
21
Hometown
Palo Alto, CA
Education
Junior at Palo Alto High School
Club: Silicon Valley Fencing Center
Coach: Aleksei Murugin
Family: Parents Jung-Pin Cheng and Sue-Fen Tsai, brother Julian Cheng and corgi puppy Poko
Hobbies: Playing with my puppy Poko, reading and volunteering at animal shelters
How She Started Fencing: She wanted to be like her brother, who on the 2017 Cadet World Team
Something People Would be Surprised to Know: She FaceTimes her puppy before every competition
Current U.S. Ranking: No. 3 (Cadet), No. 20 (Junior)
Cadet World Championship Teams: 2020
Coach: Aleksei Murugin
Family: Parents Jung-Pin Cheng and Sue-Fen Tsai, brother Julian Cheng and corgi puppy Poko
Hobbies: Playing with my puppy Poko, reading and volunteering at animal shelters
How She Started Fencing: She wanted to be like her brother, who on the 2017 Cadet World Team
Something People Would be Surprised to Know: She FaceTimes her puppy before every competition
Current U.S. Ranking: No. 3 (Cadet), No. 20 (Junior)
Cadet World Championship Teams: 2020
Results
2020:
- Gold - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
- Bronze - Rome Cadet European Cup
- Seventh - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
- 10th - January North American Cup (Junior)
- 45th - January North American Cup (Division I)
2019:
- Bronze - Cabries Cadet European Cup
- Fifth - Moedling Cadet European Cup (Team)
- Sixth - July Challenge (Cadet)
- Seventh - Manchester Cadet European Cup
- 13th - Moedling Cadet European Cup (Individual)
- 17th - October North American Cup (Cadet)
- 17th - July Challenge (Junior)
- 24th - December North American Cup (Division I)
- 34th - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I)
- 36th - November North American Cup (Cadet)
- 41st - January North American Cup (Division I)
- 42nd - July Challenge (Division I)
- 45th - November North American Cup (Junior)
- 47th - October North American Cup (Division I)
- 56th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
2018:
- 20th - USA Fencing National Championships (Division IA)
- 22nd - November North American Cup (Cadet)
- 25th - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
- 54th - October North American Cup (Cadet)
- 54th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
2017:
- Silver - October North American Cup (Division II)
- 17th - USA Fencing National Championships (Division II)
- 31st - October North American Cup (Y14)
2016:
- 20th - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
- 27th - November North American Cup (Y14)
2015:
- 61st - USA Fencing National Championships (Y12)
2014:
- 17th - July North American Cup (Y10)
2013:
- 43rd - July North American Cup (10)