Valentin Matveev

Clubs: Battle Born Fencing Club and University of Notre Dame 
Coaches: Sang Yup Lee and Cedric Loiseau
Hobbies: Chess and alto-saxophone, Rubik's Speed Cube
How He Started Fencing: Tried out adult classes at BBFC with his mother as a family activity for fun and liked it a lot!
Favorite Fencing Memory: Winning team gold at the 2020 Basel Junior World Cup
Something People Would be Surprised to Know: He can solve The Rubik's Cube in 20 seconds.
Current U.S. Ranking: No. 3 (Junior), No. 14 (Senior)
Junior World Championship Teams: 2021 (Silver - Team), 2020

Results

2021:

• Silver - Junior World Championships (Team)
• 13th - April North American Cup (Division I)
• 51st - Junior World Championships (Individual)

2020:

• Gold - Basel Junior World Cup (Team)
• Silver - Belgrade Junior World Cup (Team)
• 18th - January North American Cup (Division I)
• 32nd - Belgrade Junior World Cup (Individual)
• 45th - January  North American Cup (Junior)

2019:

• Bronze - December North American Cup (Division I)
• Bronze - November North American Cup (Junior)
• 26th - January North American Cup (Junior)
• 36th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)

2018:

• 20th - November North American Cup (Junior)
• 52nd - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)

2017:

• Gold - October North American Cup (Division II)
• 35th - November North American Cup (Cadet)
• 51st - July Challenge (Cadet)
• 57th - October North American Cup (Division I)