Coaching Staff

Vladimir Ostatnigrosh

Head coach, Vladimir Ostatnigrosh holds a master's degree in physical education and coaching from Lviv State Institute of Physical Education and Sport (Ukraine, former USSR). He is proficient in foil, epee, and saber.

From age 15, Vladimir competed in foil at the national level in both the Soviet Union and Ukraine. He regularly won medals, including many gold, and ranked among the best fencers in the Soviet Union. He started his coaching career in 1983. He retired from competition to coach full-time for the Ukrainian team and was voted one of the country’s top ten coaches for several years running.  He then came to the United States and coached fencing at Stanford University. 

He fulfilled his vision of operating his own fencing academy in 2005 when he opened the Fresno Fencing Club.  He has since trained fencers to compete at the international, national, and NCAA levels. He is also teaching fencing classes at Fresno State.