Benjamin Kleibrink

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Benjamin Kleibrink

Benjamin Kleibrink
Medal record
Competitor for  Germany
Men's Fencing
Olympic Games
Gold Beijing 2008 Men's foil
Bronze 2012 London Team foil
World Championships
Silver 2006 Torino Men's foil team
Silver St. Petersburg 2007 Men's foil team
Silver Antalya 2009 Men's foil team
Bronze St. Petersburg 2007 Men's foil
Bronze 2011 Catania Men's tema foil
European Championships
Silver 2012 Legnano Men's foil
Bronze 2012 Legnano Team foil

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.

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