Benjamin Kleibrink

Benjamin Kleibrink
Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Philip Kleibrink
Born	(1985-08-30) 30 August 1985 (age 36) Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Fencing
Weapon	Foil
Hand	left-handed
National coach	Ulrich Schreck
FIE ranking	current ranking
Medal record Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Men's foil 2012 London Team foil World Championships 2006 Torino Men's foil team St. Petersburg 2007 Men's foil team 2008 Beijing Men's team foil 2009 Antalya Men's foil team 2005 Leipzig Men's team foil St. Petersburg 2007 Men's foil 2011 Catania Men's team foil European Championships 2007 Ghent Men's team foil 2007 Ghent Men's foil 2012 Legnano Men's foil 2019 Düsseldorf Team foil 2006 İzmir Men's foil 2009 Plovdiv Team foil 2012 Legnano Team foil

Benjamin Philip Kleibrink (born 30 July 1985, in Düsseldorf) is a German left-handed foil fencer, 2007 team European champion, two-time Olympian, two-time Olympic medalist, and 2008 Olympic champion.^[1]

Medal Record[]

Olympic Games[]

Year	Location	Event	Position
2008	Beijing, China	Individual Men's Foil	1st[2]
2012	London, United Kingdom	Team Men's Foil	3rd[3]

World Championship[]

Year	Location	Event	Position
2005	Leipzig, Germany	Team Men's Foil	3rd[4]
2006	Turin, Italy	Team Men's Foil	2nd[5]
2007	St. Petersburg, Russia	Individual Men's Foil	3rd[6]
2011	Catania, Italy	Team Men's Foil	3rd[7]

European Championship[]

Year	Location	Event	Position
2007	Ghent, Belgium	Individual Men's Foil	2nd[8]
2007	Ghent, Belgium	Team Men's Foil	1st[9]
2009	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	Team Men's Foil	3rd[10]
2012	Legnano, Italy	Individual Men's Foil	2nd[11]
2012	Legnano, Italy	Team Men's Foil	3rd[12]
2019	Düsseldorf, Germany	Team Men's Foil	2nd[13]

Grand Prix[]

Date	Location	Event	Position
01/21/2005	Paris, France	Individual Men's Foil	3rd[14]
01/27/2006	Paris, France	Individual Men's Foil	1st[15]
04/28/2006	St. Petersburg, Russia	Individual Men's Foil	3rd[16]
01/26/2007	Paris, France	Individual Men's Foil	1st[17]
03/09/2007	St. Petersburg, Russia	Individual Men's Foil	3rd[18]
05/11/2007	Shanghai, China	Individual Men's Foil	3rd[19]
05/08/2009	Tokyo, Japan	Individual Men's Foil	2nd[20]
05/14/2010	Tokyo, Japan	Individual Men's Foil	3rd[21]

World Cup[]

Date	Location	Event	Position
01/28/2005	Venice, Italy	Individual Men's Foil	3rd[22]
02/27/2005	Seoul, South Korea	Individual Men's Foil	1st[23]
05/07/2005	Bonn, Germany	Individual Men's Foil	3rd[24]
02/03/2006	A Coruña, Spain	Individual Men's Foil	1st[25]
01/13/2007	Copenhagen, Denmark	Individual Men's Foil	3rd[26]
02/15/2008	Venice, Italy	Individual Men's Foil	1st[27]
03/01/2008	Bonn, Germany	Individual Men's Foil	2nd[28]
01/28/2011	Paris, France	Individual Men's Foil	3rd[29]
02/18/2011	A Coruña, Spain	Individual Men's Foil	2nd[30]
05/03/2019	St. Petersburg, Russia	Individual Men's Foil	3rd[31]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website (in German)
• Benjamin Kleibrink at the International Olympic Committee
• Benjamin Kleibrink at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
• Benjamin Kleibrink at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)