Benjamin Kleibrink

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Benjamin Kleibrink
Personal information
Full nameBenjamin Philip Kleibrink
Born (1985-08-30) 30 August 1985 (age 38)
Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
CountryGermany
SportFencing
WeaponFoil
Handleft-handed
National coachUlrich Schreck
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Men's foil
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team foil
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Torino Men's foil team
Silver medal – second place St. Petersburg 2007 Men's foil team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Men's team foil
Silver medal – second place 2009 Antalya Men's foil team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Leipzig Men's team foil
Bronze medal – third place St. Petersburg 2007 Men's foil
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Catania Men's team foil
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Ghent Men's team foil
Silver medal – second place 2007 Ghent Men's foil
Silver medal – second place 2012 Legnano Men's foil
Silver medal – second place 2019 Düsseldorf Team foil
Bronze medal – third place 2006 İzmir Men's foil
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Plovdiv Team foil
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Legnano Team foil

Benjamin Philip Kleibrink (born 30 July 1985, in 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.

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