LJ Williams

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L. James Williams was born in Huddersfield, and 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 (post war) sabre fencer.

James was coached by Péter Fröhlich for a number of years, and together with Ian Williams they run a summer training camp 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. He coaches at Sheffield Sword Club where he is the principal coach.

[edit] International Competitions

Competition Year Result
World Championships Havana 2003
World Championships Lisbon 2002 L16
World Championships Nimes 2001
Olympic Games Sydney 2000 L8
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 11th

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