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He has coached, and continues to coach, many of the country's top fencers.  Indeed, he has coached the entire GB 2016 Olympic foil squad of Kruse, Davis, Halstead and Mepstead for a combined total of over 70 years!  Ziemek, himself, is a 10-time Olympian as both fencer and coach.

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Ziemek's second book - 'This is Fencing! Advanced Training and Performance Principles for Foil' - was published in 2019.  Further details of the book, and where to purchase it, can found on the News page.

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Coaching record:

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National coach for GB men’s and ladies foil squad 1979-1993 and 2006-2013.

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Coached the GB team in most junior and senior World Championships since 1979.

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Senior World Class Foil Results:

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• No 1 World Ranking, Men's Senior Foil, January 2019 - Richard Kruse

• Gold medal at the Prince Takamado World Cup, Tokyo 2019 - Richard Kruse

• Gold medal at the Bonn World Cup 2018 ('Lion of Bonn') - Richard Kruse

• Silver medal at the World Championships 2018 - Richard Kruse

• Gold medal at the Shanghai Grand Prix 2018 - Richard Kruse

• Bronze medal at the European Championships 2018 - Alexander Choupenitch

• Gold medal at the World Cup, Cairo, 2017 - Richard Kruse

• Gold medal at the Shanghai Grand Prix 2017 - Richard Kruse

• Gold medal at the European Under 23 Championships 2017 - Alexander Choupenitch

• 4th Place at the Rio Olympics 2016 - Richard Kruse

• Gold medal at the Havana Grand Prix 2016 - Richard Kruse

• Gold medal at the Bonn World Cup 2016 ('Lion of Bonn') - James-Andrew Davis

• Gold medal in European Senior Championships, Strasbourg 2014 - James-Andrew Davis

• Gold medal St Petersburg Grand Prix 2013 - James-Andrew Davis

• Team 4th in World Cup, Seoul 2012 (Kruse, Halsted, Davies, Rosowsky)

• Team 6th place Olympic Games 2012

• Bronze medal Grand Prix, Wakayama 2012 – Richard Kruse

• Bronze medal European Championships 2012 – Richard Kruse

• Silver medal World Cup, Seoul 2011 – Richard Kruse

• Bronze medal Europeans Championships 2010 – (Kruse, Jefferies, Mepstead, Halsted)

• Bronze medal European Championships 2010 – Richard Kruse

• Silver medal World Cup, Seoul 2010 – Richard Kruse

• Gold medal World Cup, Copenhagen 2010 – Richard Kruse

• Silver medal World Cup St, Petersburgh 2010 – Richard Kruse

• Team 6th place World Championships 2009 (Kruse, Halsted, Kenber, Jefferies)

• Team 4th European Championships 2009

• Team Silver World Cup, Venice 2009 (Kruse, Halsted, Kenber, Cook)

• Gold medal Grand Prix, Venice 2009 – Richard Kruse

• Gold medal World Cup, Copenhagen 2009 – Richard Kruse

• Silver medal Grand Prix, Paris 2009 – Richard Kruse

• Silver medal European Championships 2009 – Richard Kruse

• Bronze medal European Championships 2009 – Laurence Halsted

• Team 4th in World Cup, Shanghai 2008 (Kruse, Halsted, Jefferies, Kenber)

• Silver medal European Championships 2008 – Laurence Halsted

• Silver medal European Championships 2006 – Richard Kruse

• L8 8 in Olympic Games, Athens 2004 – Richard Kruse

• L8 World Championships 2003 – Richard Kruse

• Gold medal Commonwealth Games 2002 – Eloise Smith

• L8 Olympic Games, Barcelona 1992 - Fiona McIntosh

• Gold medal Commonwealth Games 1998 – Eloise Smith

• Gold medal Commonwealth Games 1998 – Donnie MacKenzie

• L6 World Cup, Vienna 1983 - Billy Gosbee

• L8 Martini, Paris 1983 - Pierre Harper

• L8 Senior World Championships, Rome 1982 – Linda Martin

• L8 World Cup, Bonn 1982 - Robert Bruniges

 

Junior World Class Foil Results

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• Silver medal World Junior Championships 2024 - David Sosnov

• Silver medal World Youth Championships 2009 - Edward Jefferies

• Bronze medal European Cadet Championships 2008 - James Davis

• L8 Junior World Cup Lyon 2006 – Dominique Stowell

• L8 Jena Cadet World Cup 2005 – Dominique Stowell

• L8 Tauber Cadet World Cup 2005 – Dominique Stowell

• Bronze medal Cadet World Cup, Bratislava 2005– Dominque Stowell

• L8 Junior World Championships 2003 – Richard Kruse

• L8 Junior World Championships 2000 – Michelle Gleeson

• Bronze medal Team Junior European 2002 - Kruse, Halsted, Riseley

• Gold medal Junior European Championships 2002 – Richard Kruse

• Gold medal Junior European Championships 2001 – Laurence Halsted

• Silver medal Junior European Championships 2001 – Richard Kruse

• Bronze medal World Cup Budapest 2001 – Camille Datoo

• Bronze medal World Cup Wladkirch 2001 – Camille Datoo

• Silver medal World Cup Pistoia 2000 – Camille Datoo

• Bronze medal World Cup, Jesi 2000 – Camille Datoo

• L8 World Cup, Jesi 1998 – Eloise Smith

• L8 World Cup, Leszno 1998 – Eloise Smith

• Bronze medal Cadet World Championships, Tenerife 1997 – Ben Montagu

 

Senior World Class Epee Results

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• Olympic Bronze medal, Seoul 1988 - Men’s Pentathlon team (Mahony, Phelps, Brookhouse - ZW epee coach 1984-88)

• Gold medal, World Cup Martini 1981 – Steven Paul

• L16 Martini 1994 - George Liston

 

Sabre coaching experience

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• Sabre coach of Lansdowne Fencing Club 1996-present

• Coach of Mark Slade during Olympic Games Seoul 1988

• Coached British Fencing Team in 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012

• Olympic Games.  Coach of many individual British Champions in epee and foil.

• Founder of Finchley Foil children’s club 1993 and the Leon Paul series of children’s competitions.

• Currently coaching top three ranked fencers from senior and junior GB ranking and GB cadet number 2.

 

Fencing record:

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• National Champion of Poland 1974,1975,1977

• National Team Champion of Poland 1969-1977 (8 times)

• Winner of pre-Olympic tournament in Leningrad 1976

• 5th place in team in Montreal Olympics 1976

• Winner of Bologna A grade in 1975

• 4th place individual in Senior World Championships 1974

• Silver medal in team in World Championships 1974

• Silver medal in World Students Game 1970 and 1973

• 1986 Professional World Champion for Britain (took nationality in 1984)

• 2003 Veterans European Champion for Britain in Moscow

 

Education:

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• 1978 Master degree in physical education and sport, Warsaw Academy of Physical Education. Diploma of Fencing Master in 3 weapons. Completed 90 hours special course for developing Olympic coaches in Poland

• 1971 Masters Degree from Warsaw University

 

Author:

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• 'This is Fencing! Advanced Training and Performance Principles for Foil' (2019)

• ‘Theory, Methods and Exercises in Fencing’

• Articles for The Sword magazine including:

  • Periodisation in fencing

  • Speed training in fencing

  • Effectiveness of fencing actions

 

Awarded Professorship of British Academy of Fencing and Gold Medal by British Fencing for Services to the sport.