Gerry Adams OLY - Head Coach

Gerry coaches VRI’s epée fencers from beginner through to elite level. He is a fencing and Modern Pentathlon coach, and has coached athletes at Olympic Games, Senior and Junior World Championships, and Asian Championships in Fencing and Modern Pentathlon.

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As an athlete, Gerry placed 15th in the individual men’s epée fencing event at the 2000 Sydney Olympics (an Australian record), competed in five senior World Championships, and was a World Cup team finalist in Italy in 2000.

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Coaching achievements

— Coached athletes to Olympic Games, Senior and Junior World Championships, and Asian Championships in Fencing and Modern Pentathlon
— Coached athletes to Senior Asian Championship & Commonwealth medals
— Coached athletes to National/Oceania Senior/Junior titles in Fencing and Modern Pentathlon
— Coach/ Team Manager to Olympic Games, Senior and Junior World championships, Asian championships and World Cups in Fencing and Modern Pentathlon

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Fencing achievements

— 15th Place,  Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, Men’s Epee (Australian Olympic record)
— Quarter Finalist, Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, Men’s Epee Teams (Australian Olympic record)
— World Cup Team finalist Vercelli Italy 2000
— 5 x Senior World Championships – Fencing
— 1 x Senior World Championship – Modern Pentathlon

To book a lesson, contact Gerry on 0417 358 512