Buckie Leach

Anthony Buckie Leach (1958 – August 14, 2021) was an American foil fencing coach and fencer.

[2] His fencers won over 20 medals in Junior and Senior World Cup events as well as numerous National and NCAA championships.

[3] 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.

Leach died in a motorcycle accident in Potter County, Pennsylvania shortly after returning from coaching at the Tokyo Olympics on August 14, 2021.

Despite wearing a helmet, he was thrown from his Ducati Supersport after hitting a deer and succumbed to injuries.