James
Williams  |
Name: James Williams
Date
of birth: 16 October 1966
Nationality:
English
Height:
5ft 11in
Weight:
83kg
James Williams Great Britain’s most
successful Sabre fencer in the modern era,
is the senior coach and driving force behind
the Medway Fencing Centre of Excellence. First
British Senior Sabre fencer to make a World
Cup Final (1999). |
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James knows a thing or two about performing
at the highest level, he is a three time Olympian:-
Barcelona 1992, *Atlanta 1996 and *Sydney
2000 where he achieved the best British result
in Sabre Fencing since 1956, reaching the
quarter finals (L16). James was also Captain
of the Army Fencing Union, Army Champion at
Arms (three weapons) and the Combined Services
Master Swordsman (three weapons). He is currently
the British Olympic Associations Technical
Officer, with responsibility for developing
excellence in Olympic sports, a role he will
relinquish in order to develop the Medway
Fencing Centre of Excellence. James Williams
was Britain’s sole qualifier for Sabre
fencing in the Atlanta and Sydney Olympics. |
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International
Competitions
Attendance/Honours |
2002
- made the top 16 at the World Championships
in Lisbon 1998 - Commonwealth Fencing Federation
Team Gold, Individual Bronze (England),
Kuala Lumpur; 2000 - quarter finalist at
the Sydney Olympics. |
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National
Competitions
Attendance/Honours |
1996
and 2000 - British Champion; Captain of
Army Fencing Union; 1984 - Army Junior Sabre
Champion; 1984 - Combined Service Junior
Foil Champion; 1984/1986 - Combined Services
Junior Champion at Arms; 1988 - British
Army of the Rhine Master at Arms; 1990,92,93-
Army Senior Sabre Champion; 1990 - Army
Senior Epee Champion; 1988,'89'90'91 -Master
Swords man; 1995 and 1997 to present I am
British number 1. |
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How
I got started |
I was made to do it
in the Army. |
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My
top tip |
Believe in yourself. |
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Most
inspiring moment |
Watching Muhammad
Ali light the Olympic flame in Atlanta 2000. |
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Greatest
sporting moment |
Sydney Olympic Games,
2000. |
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Most
disappointing sporting moment |
Losing in Sydney 2000. |
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Most
admired sports personalities (past or present) |
Muhammad Ali. |
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Other
sporting interests |
Golf and football. |
"There are no secrets to success
in sport. If you want to achieve at the
highest level in sport you need to have total confidence
in yourself and
your ability to achieve your goals. You need to
train hard. But at the
end of the day you also need to have full confidence
in your equipment. Leon
Paul Equipment Company only supply the best fencing
equipment. Top
athletes never compromise and should only use the
best, I do."
James Williams British Number One and Three time
Olympian |
