James Williams (born 16 October 1966, in
Huddersfield
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) is a Olympian and former champion fencer. He competed at the
1992 Olympic Games,
1996 Olympic Games
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and
2000 Olympic Games
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.
Biography
Williams started fencing when he joined the Army and soon afterwards he won the Army Fencing Championship and Master of Arms competitions. In 1996 and 2000, he won the
sabre
A sabre ( French: sabÊ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such as th ...
title at the
British Fencing Championships.
James was coached by Péter Fröhlich for a number of years, and together with
Ian Williams they ran a summer training camp at Grantham in the UK. He is still involved at the top levels of fencing in Britain; he was the Team Manager for Team GB Fencing at the 2005 World Student Games in
Izmir, Turkey and was responsible for Olympic Pathways and TASS program delivery, and is the Strength and Conditioning lead for GB Fencing. James coached at
Sheffield Sword Club, where he was the principal coach until June 2010. James now coaches at City FC, MX Fencing and at Brentwood School.
International Competitions
References
External links
Sport England - Sporting Champions profileBritish Fencing websiteSheffield Sword Club website
1966 births
Living people
British male fencers
Fencers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Fencers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Fencers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic fencers for Great Britain
Sportspeople from Huddersfield
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