Benjamin Kleibrink

Benjamin Kleibrink
Personal information
Full nameBenjamin Philip Kleibrink
Born (1985-08-30) 30 August 1985 (age 41)
Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Fencing career
SportFencing
CountryGermany
WeaponFoil
Handleft-handed
National coachUlrich Schreck
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingMen's foil
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonTeam foil
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2006 TorinoMen's foil team
Silver medal – second placeSt. Petersburg 2007Men's foil team
Silver medal – second place2008 BeijingMen's team foil
Silver medal – second place2009 AntalyaMen's foil team
Bronze medal – third place2005 LeipzigMen's team foil
Bronze medal – third placeSt. Petersburg 2007Men's foil
Bronze medal – third place2011 CataniaMen's team foil
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 GhentMen's team foil
Silver medal – second place2007 GhentMen's foil
Silver medal – second place2012 LegnanoMen's foil
Silver medal – second place2019 DüsseldorfTeam foil
Bronze medal – third place2006 İzmirMen's foil
Bronze medal – third place2009 PlovdivTeam foil
Bronze medal – third place2012 LegnanoTeam 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.

Medal Record

Olympic Games

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

World Championship

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

European Championship

Year Location Event Position
2007 Belgium Ghent, Belgium Individual Men's Foil 2nd
2007 Belgium Ghent, Belgium Team Men's Foil 1st
2009 Bulgaria Plovdiv, Bulgaria Team Men's Foil 3rd
2012 Italy Legnano, Italy Individual Men's Foil 2nd
2012 Italy Legnano, Italy Team Men's Foil 3rd
2019 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany Team Men's Foil 2nd

Grand Prix

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

World Cup

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

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