James Williams (British fencer)


James Williams. When he joined the Army he started fencing. Soon afterwards he won the Army Fencing Championship and Master of Arms competitions. He rose to become Britain's best sabre fencer.
James was coached by Péter Fröhlich for a number of years, and together with Ian Williams they run a summer training camp at Grantham in the UK.
James still has involvement 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. James is 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

CompetitionYearResult
World Championships Havana200354
World Championships Lisbon2002L16
World Championships Nîmes2001
Olympic Games Sydney200016th
World Championships Seoul1999
Commonwealth Fencing Federation Games 1998Individual Bronze
Team Gold
World Championships Lisbon1998
World Championships Cape Town1997
Olympic Games Atlanta199627th
World Championships The Hague1995
World Championships Athens1994
World Championships Essen1993
Olympic Games Barcelona1992Team 12th