Alex Sourimto

Alex Sourimto

Saber Coach

Coach Alex Sourimto started fencing at age 7 and was a competitive fencer with seventeen years and eighteen years of coaching experience.  He was a member of the Belarusian National team from 1996 to 2003 and throughout his fencing career, he won Cadet World Championship(1996), Junior European Championship(1998), Bronze medal  Junior World Championship(1998), Senior Silver medalist in Europe Championship (2001, team event ). Also, he is a multiple medalist of senior World Cups in team competitions and the National Championship Republic of Belarus.

In 2002 Alex Sourimto graduated from the Belarusian State University of Physical Culture and Sports, a specialty fencing coach.

2011-2012 He has taken a refresher course in the specialization “Fencing “.

2005-2007 cadets and juniors Head coach in Belarus Republican Center of the Olympic Preparation(RCOP).

2007-2015 senior men’s saber Head coach of National team of Belarus.

In February 2015 he moved to the USA for work at Ohio State University in the position of assistant coach (saber) where he worked for two years. During this period OSU team took 5th place on NCAA in season 2014-15 and 2nd place in season 2015-16. His students Domenik and Frederik Koch took 2nd and 3d place on the October NAC 2015.

Alex is two times Olympic Coach for the National team of  Belarus (Beijing and London). In Beijing, his students got 5th place on team competitions and his student Alex Buikevich took 7th place in individual competitions. In London, his saber team took 7th place.

Also, his team won Silver Medals in World Championship 2011 in Catania(Italy) and 4th place in World Championship 2013 in Budapest, Hungary.

Notable Students

Dmitri Lapkes – Gold  Medalist World Cup in Istanbul (2009), Silver Medalist  World Cup  Padua, Italy (2011), Bronze Medalist World Cup Padua, Italy (2007); Teheran, Iran(2008), Finalist on World Championship in Catania, Italy (2011); Multiple times World Cups winners and medalist in team events including Silver medal on World Championship 2011 and Silver medal on Europe Championship 2007; Three-time Olympic finalist  Athens(individual), Beijing and London (team).

Alexander Buikevich – Gold  Medalist World Cup in Kish, Iran (2007), Gold Medalist Europe in Kiev, Ukrainian (2008), Silver Medalist  World Cup Istanbul, Turkey(2010), Bronze Medalist World Cup Moscow, Russia(2007); Finalist on Olympic Games in Beijing (2008) and London (2012); Multiple times World Cups winners and medalist in team events including Silver medal on World Championship 2011, 4th place, 4th place in Paris (2010), 6th place in S.-Petersburg Russia(2007), 6th place Antalya, Turkey (2009), 4th place In Budapest, Hungary (2013); Three-time Olympic finalist ( Beijing (individual and team), London (team).

Valera Priemko – Silver Medalist World Cup in Padua, Italy (2008), Bronze Medalist World Cup in Istanbul, Turkey (2009); Multiple times World Cups winners and medalist in team events including Silver medal on World Championship 2011, 4th place, 4th place in Paris (2010), 6th place in S.-Petersburg Russia(2007), 6th place Antalya, Turkey (2009), 4th place In Budapest, Hungary (2013);  Two-time Olympic finalist in team competition (Beijing and  London).

Domenik Koch – Silver medal DV1 October NAC 2015.

Frederik Koch – Bronze medal DV1 October NAC 2015.

Gabe Armijo – Season 2018-19 Summer Nationals DV1 MS, 6th place.

Lauren Dubois – Season 2017-18 Summer Nationals Y10 WS, Gold Medal, Season 2019-20, November NAC Y14 WS, Bronze Medal.

Natalie Tsui – Season 2020-21, April NAC Y12 WS, Silver Medal, Finalist Summer Nationals in Y12 WS.

Valentina Chiarelli – Season 2020-21, April NAC Y10 WS, Gold Medal, Finalist Summer Nationals Y10 WS.