James Williams (British fencer)

James Williams (born 16 October 1966, in Huddersfield) is a Olympian and former champion fencer. He competed at the 1992 Olympic Games, 1996 Olympic Games and 2000 Olympic Games.[1]

L. James Williams
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1966-10-16) 16 October 1966
Huddersfield, England
Sport
SportFencing

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 title at the British Fencing Championships.[2]

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
Competition Year Result
World Championships Havana 2003 54
World Championships Lisbon 2002 L16
World Championships Nîmes 2001
Olympic Games Sydney 2000 16th
World Championships Seoul 1999
Commonwealth Fencing Federation Games (Kuala Lumpur) 1998 Individual Bronze
Team Gold (England)
World Championships Lisbon 1998
World Championships Cape Town 1997
Olympic Games Atlanta 1996 27th
World Championships The Hague 1995
World Championships Athens 1994
World Championships Essen 1993
Olympic Games Barcelona 1992 Team 12th

References
  1. "James Williams Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
  2. "British Champions" (PDF). British Fencing. Retrieved 29 October 2022.


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