James
Williams

Olympian 2008, 2012

0
GOLD

1
SILVER

0
BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Height

6'2"

Age

Hometown

Sacramento

Event: Saber
Birthplace: Sacramento, Calif.
Current Residence: New York, N.Y.
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 168lbs.
Coach: Yury Gelman
Education: Bachelor's degree from Columbia University

Olympic Teams: 2012, 2008 (Silver - Team)
Pan American Games Teams: 2011 (Gold - Team), 2007 (Gold - Team, Silver - Individual)
Senior World Championship Teams: 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2006

Personal: A replacement athlete for the 2008 Olympic Team, Williams was called into the team event in the final bout and went on to win the silver medal with Team USA in Beijing. Williams left the sport for a career as in finance, but returned to the sport later that year to pursue a second Olympic berth.

Recent Competition History

2012:

Gold - January North American Cup
Gold - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I Individual)
Bronze - Moscow World Cup (Team)
Bronze - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I Team)
Ninth - Padoue World Cup (Team)
30th - Budapest Grand Prix
52nd - Padoue World Cup (Individual)

2011:

Gold - Pan American Championships (Team)
Gold - Pan American Games (Team)
Silver - December North American Cup
Sixth - Pan American Championships (Individual)
Seventh - Moscown World Cup
Eighth - Senior World Championships (Team)
11th - Pan American Games
15th - Warsaw World Cup
47th - Senior World Championships (Individual)
50th - Plovdiv Grand Prix
52nd - Madrid World Cup
53rd - Padoue World Cup
64th - Athens World Cup

2010:

12th - Istanbul World Cup
13th - Senior World Championships (Team)
16th - Budapest Grand Prix
34th - Moscow Grand Prix
48th - Senior World Championships (Individual)

2009:

Silver - Pan American Championships
Seventh - Senior World Championships (Team)
20th - Dallas World Cup
23rd - Tunisia World Cup
29th - Budapest Grand Prix
33rd - Istanbul World Cup
35th - Madrid World Cup
37th - Moscow Grand Prix
39th - Plovdiv Grand Prix
41st - Senior World Championships (Individual)

2008:

Silver - Olympic Games (Team)
Bronze - Pan American Championships
Eighth - Moscow World Cup
12th - Bangkok World Cup
13th - Plovdiv Grand Prix
22nd - Istanbul World Cup
23rd - Kish Island World Cup
23rd - Tunisia World Cup
32nd - Las Vegas Grand Prix
34th - Padoue World Cup
41st - Alger Grand Prix

Olympic Experience

2-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 silver)

Olympic Games London 2012, 8th (Team Sabre - Men), 25th (Individual Sabre - Men)
Olympic Games Beijing 2008, silver (Team Sabre - Men)

World Championships Experience

Most recent: 2011 – 8th (Team Sabre - Men), 47th (Individual Sabre - Men)
Years of participation: Individual Sabre - Men 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011; Team Sabre - Men 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011
Top finish: 7th – 2009 (Team Sabre - Men)