Benjamin Steffen

Benjamin Steffen
Steffen at the 2014 Paris World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Thomas Steffen
Nickname(s)	Beni
Born	(1982-03-08) 8 March 1982 (age 39) Basel, Switzerland
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Country	Switzerland
Sport	Fencing
Weapon	Épée
Hand	left-handed
National coach
Club	Fechtgesellschaft Basel
Head coach
Former coach	Angelo Mazzoni
FIE ranking	current ranking
Medal record World Championships 2018 Wuxi Team 2017 Leipzig Team 2011 Catania Team 2014 Kazan Team 2015 Moscow Team 2019 Budapest Team European Championships 2004 Copenhagen Team 2012 Legnano Team 2013 Zagreb Team 2014 Strasbourg Team 2009 Plovdiv Team

Benjamin Steffen (born 8 March 1982) is a Swiss left-handed épée fencer, three-time team European champion, 2018 team world champion, and 2016 Olympian.^[1]

Between 2006 and 2016, Steffen won two silver medals and two bronze medals at FIE Men's Épée Grands Prix.

Between 2007 and 2009, Steffen won one silver medal and two bronze medals at FIE Men's Épée World Cups.

Steffen began fencing at the age of 7 on his brother Andreas' suggestion. His sister Tabea is also an épée fencer.

Medal Record[]

World Championship[]

Year	Location	Event	Position
2011	Catania, Italy	Team Men's Épée	3rd[2]
2014	Kazan, Russia	Team Men's Épée	3rd[3]
2015	Moscow, Russia	Team Men's Épée	3rd[4]
2017	Leipzig, Germany	Team Men's Épée	2nd[5]
2018	Wuxi, China	Team Men's Épée	1st[6]
2019	Budapest, Hungary	Team Men's Épée	3rd[7]

European Championship[]

Year	Location	Event	Position
2009	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	Team Men's Épée	2nd[8]
2012	Legnano, Italy	Team Men's Épée	1st[9]
2013	Zagreb, Croatia	Team Men's Épée	1st[10]
2014	Strasbourg, France	Team Men's Épée	1st[11]
2015	Montreux, Switzerland	Team Men's Épée	3rd[12]

Grand Prix[]

Date	Location	Event	Position
03/10/2006	Stockholm, Sweden	Individual Men's Épée	2nd[13]
03/07/2008	Stockholm, Sweden	Individual Men's Épée	3rd[14]
03/20/2015	Budapest, Hungary	Individual Men's Épée	3rd[15]
04/22/2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Individual Men's Épée	2nd[16]

World Cup[]

Date	Location	Event	Position
06/03/2006	Lisbon, Portugal	Individual Men's Épée	3rd[17]
06/08/2007	Caguas, Puerto Rico	Individual Men's Épée	2nd[18]
02/07/2009	Lisbon, Portugal	Individual Men's Épée	3rd[19]

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Benjamin Steffen.

• Benjamin Steffen at the International Fencing Federation
• Benjamin Steffen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Profile at Fechtgesellschaft Basel

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