Andrew Lamianski
Coach Andrew Lamianski started fencing at age 8 and was a competitive fencer for fourteen years. He was a member of the Belarusian National team from 1981 to 1987 and won the National Championship three times during those years. He took part in many National and International competitions including Senior World Cups.
In addition to training, he studied in the State University of Physical Education and Sport Minsk (Belarus) where he was distinguished as an extraordinary person in the area of physical education and sports. Andrew is familiar with many fi related to physical training and sports such as physiology, psychology, human anatomy, biochemistry, etc. Upon graduation, he took postgraduate courses and defended his Ph.D. dissertation.
He started his coaching career in 1988 as a coach at Belarusian school of Olympic reserve. Since 1995 Andrew was one of the National team coaches who trained many winners of National, European, and International championships:
A.Romanovski -1995 Senior National Champion,
D.Lapkes -1995 Junior European Champion,
A.Surinto – 1998 bronze medalist at Junior World Championship and in 2000 Belarusian team took silver medal at senior European championship.
In August 2001, Andrew came to United States and continued his work as a head saber coach at Medeo Fencing Club. He is also the head fencing coach at the Ridge High School in New Jersey. During his work in the United States, Andrew prepared many Nationally recognized students and many medalists at NAC and National championships.
Notable Students:
Peter Pak--2010 Summer National Champion Y14, 2010 Bronze Medalist World Cup, Goepinggen Germany
Sarah Pak--2010 Cadet National Team
Michael Mills--2005 Y14 Summer National Finalist, 2007 Summer National Y14 MS Bronze Medalist, 2008 Summer National Cadet National Champion, 2008 Cadet National Champion, 2009 Junior Olympic bronze medalist, 2009 member of Cadet National Team
Andrew Herczak-- 2010 Summer Nationals U16 Champion, 2011 JO Finalist
Dima Lamianski--2006 Summer Nationals Div II Silver Medalist
Allison Barry-- 2010 NAC A Div III Champion
Jared Hammond--2003 Garden State Games Winner, 2004 Div III Summer National Champion, 2005 – 6th Ind. and Bronze Medal at the Team event at the World Maccabiah Games (Israel)
Jason Choy--2007 JO’s Finalist
Beverly Yang--2007 Summer National Champion WS Div III
Chris Bonner--2008 Summer National Div III Bronze Medal
Gina Annunsiato--2003 U17 NJ Qual. Winner, NJ Cup Winner, 2004 2nd in the State, 2006 NAC Div III Champion
Max Pike--2003 Div III finalist, 2004 Div III Sum Nat Bronze Medal
Noah Wiviott--2003 Garden State Games Winner
Alex Bachman--2004 Div 1A Silver Medalist
Zach Brown--2005 Div III Summer Nationals Bronze Medalist
Fencing in Bryant Park: Dilettante Duelists Swing Sabers During Lunch Hour
