Who are we?
Dorothy Contiguglia-Akcan MD
Dorothy Contiguglia-Akcan MD
Dorothy Contiguglia-Akcan MD
President
Manuel Tame
Coaching Results
PARAGUAYAN NATIONAL TEAM 1999 - 2002
Bronze Medal at the Youth World Cup in Havanna Cuba
Bronze Medal Youth Pan American Championship
Gold South American Games (Youth Saber)
Bronze South American Games (Saber Seniors)
Gold South American Games (Women's Youth Foil)
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NATIONAL TEAM 2008
Bronze Medal ALBA Games Cuba (Women’s Saber)
Gold Medal in the Central American Championship and Caribbean in the Dominican Republic (Women's Saber)
Silver Medal Central American and Caribbean Championship Dominican Republic (Men's Saber) Gold Medal Central American School Games Puebla, Mexico (Men's Saber)
Silver Medal Youth Pan American Championship Venezuela (Male and Female)
Gold and Silver Medal Central American Championship in Puerto Rico (Women's individual saber) Gold and Bronze Medals Central American Championship Puerto Rico (Male Saber)
11th Place World Junior Championships in Jordan
5th Place Villa de La Habana World Cup (Women’s Saber)
Gold Medal Central American and Caribbean Games in Puerto Rico 2010 (Women’s Saber) Gold Medal Central American and Caribbean Games in Puerto Rico 2010 (Women’s Saber team)
Bronze Medal Central American and Caribbean Games Puerto Rico 2010 (Men's Individual Saber) 2010 selected by the Olympic Committee of the Dominican Republic among the 5 top coaches in the country
5th Place Guadalajara Pan American Games 2011 (Women’s Saber)
MEXICAN NATIONAL TEAM 2014
Bronze Medal Pan American Fencing Championship (Senior) in Costa Rica
Silver Medal Olympic Festival in Mexico
Gold Medal Youth World Cup - Silver Medal World Cup in Iceland
Silver Medal Saber Cup in Madrid - Silver Medal Central American and Caribbean Games Veracruz 2014 (Team Saber)
Bronze Medal Central American and Caribbean Games Veracruz 2014 (Individual Saber) -
Gold Medal Pan American Cadet Championship in Canada
8th place World Junior Saber Championships in Moscow
Bronze Medal Pan American Saber Championship in Cancun (Individual and Team)
1st place Qualifying Cup for the Olympic Games of Rio in Costa Rica
Athlete ranking in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games(Men's Saber)
Gold medal First Hong Kong International Circuit (Children's Women's Saber) December 2018 Bronze Medal at the First Hong Kong International Circuit (Cadet Women's Saber) Dec 2018
Gold Medal (Women's Saber Children) Uzbekistan June 2019
Bronze Medal (Women's Saber Cadet) Uzbekistan June 2019
Education
BACHELOR’S IN PHYSICAL CULTURE, RECREATION, AND SPORTS
POSTGRADUATE SPORTS TRAINING DIPLOMA
NATIONAL THEORETICAL/PRACTICAL COURSE FOR SPORTS COACHES
POSTGRADUATE SPORTS MASSAGE
POSTGRADUATE THEORY AND METHODOLOGY OF FENCING TRAINING
INTERNATIONAL COURSE OF ARBITRATION
SEMINAR ON THEORY AND METHODOLOGY OF FENCING TRAINING
Other Work Experience
Started working as Fencing Coach (Saber) at the “School of Sports Initiation” (EIDE) in Cuba at the age of 18, achieving relevant successes for 13 consecutive years and remaining among the top 3 in the country in the 3 categories: School, Youth, and Seniors.
Yoel Lopez De La Cruz
Coaching Results
Pan American Championship, Lima, Peru, March 2022
Silver, juvenil feminino, team, saber
Gold, juvenil masculino, team, saber
3erSelectivo Nacional de Esgrima, Guadalajara, Mexico, March 2022
Gold, infantil olímpico masculino, individual, saber
Gold, pre-infantil masculino, individual, saber
Gold, infantil olímpico feminino, individual, saber
Silver, cadete menor feminino, individual, saber
Gold, cadete menor masculino, individual, saber
Gold, cadete mayor feminino, individual, saber
Silver, cadete mayor masculino, individual, saber
2doSelectivo Nacional de Esgrima, Monterey, Nuevo León, Mexico, December 2021
Silver, cadete mayor masculino, team, saber
Gold, cadete mayor feminino, team, saber
Silver, cadete mayor, masculino, individual, saber
Silver, cadete mayor, feminino, invidual, saber
Silver, cadete menor, feminino, team, saber
Gold, cadete menor, masculino, team, saber
Silver, cadete menor, masculino, individual, saber
Silver, cadete menor, feminino, individual, saber
Silver, infantil olímpico, masculino, team, saber
Gold, infantil olímpico, feminino, team, saber
Gold, infantil olímpico, masculino, individual, saber
1er Selectivo Nacional de Esgrima, Guadalajara, Mexico, October 2021
Gold, cadete menor, masculino, individual, saber
Silver, cadete menor, masculino, individual, saber
Juegos Nacionals Conade, July 2021
Silver, infantil olímpico, masculino, individual, saber
Gold, infantil olímpico, feminino, team, saber
Silver, cadete menor, feminino, team, saber
Silver, cadete mayor, feminino, team, saber
Silver, infantile, masculino, team, saber
Silver, cadete menor, masculino, team, saber
Silver, cadete menor, masculino, individual, saber
Silver, cadete menor, masculino, individual, saber
Campeonato Nacional, Acapulco, June 2021
Silver, Juvenio, masculino, team, saber
Gold, cadete menor, feminino, team, saber
Gold, cadete menor, masculino, team, saber
Gold, cadete menor, masculino, individual, saber
Silver, cadete menor, masculino, individual, saber
Gold, cadete menor, feminino, individual, saber
Gold, infantil olímpico, feminino, team, saber
Gold, infantil olímpico, masculino, team, saber
Gold, infantil olímpico, masculino, individual, saber
Silver, infantil olímpico, masculino, individual, saber
3er Selectivo Nacional, Morelos, Mexico, May 2021
Silver, cadete mayor, femenino, team, saber
Silver, cadete menor, feminino, team, saber
Gold, cadete menor, masculino, team, saber
Gold, cadete menor, masculino, individual, saber
Silver, cadete menor, masculino, individual, saber
Gold, infantil olímpico, feminino, team, saber
Gold, infantil olímpico, masculino, team, saber
Gold, infantil olímpico, feminino, individual, saber
Gold, infantil olímpico, masculino, individual, saber
1er Selectivo Nacional, Guadalajara, Mexico, April 2021
Gold, cadete menor, masculino, individual, saber
Silver, cadete menor, masculino, individual, saber
Gold, infantil olímpico, masculino, individual, saber
Silver, infantil olímpico, masculino, individual, saber
Gold, infantil olímpico, feminino, individual, saber
Silver, infantil olímpico, feminino, individual, saber
Monterey, Mexico, April 2021
Gold, infantil olímpico, masculino, individual, saber
Gold, cadete menor, masculino, individual, saber
Education
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Other Work Experience
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Ernesto Tame
Coaching Results
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Education
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Other Work Experience
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Yuly Capote
Operations assistant
Yuly joined Miami Fencing Club in 2022 and quickly fell in love with our organization after her son started training in saber with us. With the club rapidly growing, she was asked by our President if she might be interested in helping out and, thankfully, she agreed. Now you will see her working with our President, coaches, fencers, and families with a wide variety of operational tasks vital to hosting a successful fencing practice. Her energy and and love for the sport and our fencers are going to help us bring our club and fencers to the next level.
Dorothy Contiguglia-Akcan MD
President
Dr. C started fencing foil at Tulane University Fencing Club during her undergraduate college years. She had to put fencing aside for a few years when she decided to go to medical school, but she was finally able to come back to her favorite sport when she joined Miami Fencing Club in 2021. She followed her coach's advice and switched from fencing foil to saber in 2022, and saber is now her favorite weapon. In August 2022, she became President of her club. Not only does Dr. C serve as club President, she also teaches the Introduction to Fencing Class and trains in Saber with Miami Fencing Club's amazing coaches. Her goals are to support her coaches and fencers so they may be successful on and off of the fencing piste, increase diversity in the sport of fencing, and create and maintain a non-toxic and supportive environment for athletes, their families, and Miami Fencing Club staff. You can reach her at President@miamifencing.club.