Benjamin Kleibrink
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Country represented | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Düsseldorf | August 30, 1985|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weapon(s) | Foil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hand | left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National coach(es) | Ulrich Schreck | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIE Ranking | current ranking | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Benjamin Philip Kleibrink (born 30 July 1985, Düsseldorf) is a German Foil fencer.
Kleibrink's greatest achievement is a gold medal win in men's individual Foil in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. To win gold, Kleibrink beat Kenta Chida 15-10, Lei Sheng 15-7, Zhu Jun 15-4, and then Yuki Ota 15-9 in the final. Kleibrink came 2nd in the 2007 European Fencing Championships losing 15-13 to Andrea Baldini. He also won the bronze medal in the 2007 World Fencing Championships losing his semi-final 15-4 to fellow German Peter Joppich.
External links
- Official Website (German)
- Olympic results at Sports Reference
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