Buckie Leach
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Anthony Buckie Leach is an American
foil
fencing
coach and fencer.
He began fencing at age 12 and coaching at age 20. He has been a coach for 25 years and his students have found success on both the national and international level. Buckie's remarkable success with the Rochester Fencing Center garnered worldwide attention. He was the first to produce an American
Fencing
World Champion, and was an Olympic
fencing coach in 1996 and 2000.
With fencers winning over 20 medals in Junior and Senior World Cup events as well as numerous National and NCAA championships, he has redefined the standard of successful fencing performance in the United States
.
His students include past Olympians Felicia and Iris Zimmermann, Ann Marsh and 2004 Olympian Erinn Smart
. Felicia, Iris and Erinn made up the team that captured bronze at the 2001 World Championships and just missed medaling at the 2000 Olympic Games with their 4th place finish. During that time he was also the United States
women's foil national coach.
He created the Blackstar Coaching clinics, a teaching program for fencing
coaches in the United States
.
Buckie currently coaches at Fencers Club
, which is located in New York City
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
foil
Foil (fencing)
A foil is a type of weapon used in fencing. It is the most common weapon in terms of usage in competition, and is usually the choice for elementary classes for fencing in general.- Components:...
fencing
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
coach and fencer.
He began fencing at age 12 and coaching at age 20. He has been a coach for 25 years and his students have found success on both the national and international level. Buckie's remarkable success with the Rochester Fencing Center garnered worldwide attention. He was the first to produce an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Fencing
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
World Champion, and was an Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
fencing coach in 1996 and 2000.
With fencers winning over 20 medals in Junior and Senior World Cup events as well as numerous National and NCAA championships, he has redefined the standard of successful fencing performance in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
His students include past Olympians Felicia and Iris Zimmermann, Ann Marsh and 2004 Olympian Erinn Smart
Erinn Smart
Erinn Smart is a U.S. fencer who is a member of the United States Fencing Team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she is competing in the women's individual and team foil events. Smart is 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighs 135 pounds, and is coached by Buckie Leach...
. Felicia, Iris and Erinn made up the team that captured bronze at the 2001 World Championships and just missed medaling at the 2000 Olympic Games with their 4th place finish. During that time he was also the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
women's foil national coach.
He created the Blackstar Coaching clinics, a teaching program for fencing
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
coaches in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Buckie currently coaches at Fencers Club
Fencers Club
The Fencers Club is the oldest continuously existing organization in the Western Hemisphere dedicated exclusively to teaching and promoting the sport of fencing...
, which is located in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.