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Ernie Simon
Accredited with the Australian Sports Commission in Foil, Epee, Sabre
Affiliated with Fencing Victoria and Australian Fencing Federation
Ernie overseas all aspects of coaching at the club.
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Runs programs in all 3 weapons: Foil, Epee, Sabre.
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Gives individual lessons in all 3 weapons
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Coaches from beginner to elite level |
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Awards:
Inducted into the Wayne State University Athletics Hall of Fame (2004)
Fencing Achievements:
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8 times Australian National Champion
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3 times National Collegiate Champion (USA, 1978, 1980, 1981) Commonwealth.
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Fencing Championships Silver Medallist (Glasgow 1978)
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Represented Australia in 2 Olympics (Munich 1972,
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Montreal 1976)
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Represented Australia in 8 World Championships
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Represented Australia at Commonwealth Games
Coaching Achievements:
Junior: Coached many junior level fencers to State and National Champions in all age groups U/12, U/15, U/17, U/20 in Boys and Girls.
In 1991 Ernie coached Australia's only World Champion, Seamus Robinson in the U/17 World Championships in Foggia/Italy.
In 1993 Ernie coached Charlotte Walker, gold-medallist in a U/20 "A" grade tournament in Poland. (These are the only 2 occasions where Australian Juniors have won Major International Championships)
Head coach of the Australian Junior Fencing Team at the World Championship in Colorado/USA (1993)
Senior: Coached 5 Senior National Champions.
Assistant Coach, World Championship Budapest/Hungary(1991)
Coached Olympic Representatives for the Los Angeles (1984), Seoul (1988) and Barcelona Games (1992).
Veterans: Coached Commonwealth Veterans Foil gold-medallist Dr.Zoltan Vilagosh (Sydney 2003). |
