Peter Joppich
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 Joppich at the 2013 World Fencing Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country represented | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
21 December 1982 Koblenz, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon(s) | foil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 metres (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kilograms (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Cercle d'escrime Melun Val de Seine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIE Ranking | current ranking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Peter Joppich (born 21 December 1982[1]) is a German foil fencer.
Biography
Joppich is a five times World Champion in Foil with four Individual titles and one Team title . He won the gold medal in 2010 World Fencing Championships after beating Lei Sheng 15–11 at Championnats du Monde, Paris. He was also the winner of the World Fencing Championships in St Petersburg in 2007 after beating Andrea Baldini 15–9, Turin in 2006 after beating Baldini 15–14, and Havana in 2003. He won his first World Championship Individual Title when he was just 21 years old.
Joppich credits his success to former German fencer and Olympic gold medallist Ulrich Schreck. For more than 10 years, Schreck instructed Joppich during the latter’s training at the Federal Training Centre in Bonn. He has competed in three Olympic Games – Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and London 2012.[2] He finished sixth, fifth and eleventh respectively.
References
- ↑ http://www.fie.ch/Competitions/FencerDetail.aspx?param=9C482837D1C21E05C8B5DD1A9495C0CB
- ↑ "Peter Joppich Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
External links
- FIE Record of Peter Joppich
- Peter Joppich wins 4th World Championship
- Official FIE Records
- Peter Joppich's Interview by MH
- Schnelle Klinge, heller Kopf Markus Wessel / WDR.de