Michael Kauter
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Switzerland |
| Born |
18 February 1979 Bern, Switzerland |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Event(s) | Épée |
| Club | Fechtclub Bern[1] |
Michael Kauter (born February 18, 1979 in Bern) is a Swiss épée fencer.[2] He won a bronze medal in the weapon at the 2008 European Fencing Championships in Kiev, Ukraine.[3] He is the son of Christian Kauter, a medalist at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal in épée, and the brother of Fabian Kauter, a former Olympic fencer in the same weapon.[4][5]
Kauter represented Switzerland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in the men's individual épée event. He defeated Ukraine's Bohdan Nikishyn in the preliminary round of thirty-two, before losing his next match to Netherlands' Bas Verwijlen, with a score of 13–15.[6]
References
- ↑ "Michael Kauter". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ↑ "Michael Kauter". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ↑ "Swiss takes bronze at fencing championship". Swiss Info Corporation. 7 July 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ↑ "Christian Kauter". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ↑ "Fabian Kauter". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ↑ "Men's Individual Épée – Round of 16". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 19 January 2013.