Benedikt Wagner

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Benedikt Wagner
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Personal information
Born (1990-06-14) 14 June 1990 (age 32)
Bonn, West Germany
NationalityGerman
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport Fencing
Weapon Sabre
Handright-handed
National coach Vilmoș Szabo
FIE  ranking current ranking
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Kazan Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Moscow Team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Montreux Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Toruń Individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Düsseldorf Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Sheffield Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Legnano Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Strasbourg Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Novi Sad Team

Benedikt Wagner (born 14 June 1990) is a German fencer, [1] team World champion in 2014. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's sabre, but was defeated in the third round by his teammate Nicolas Limbach, the German team which he was a member of were knocked out in the quarterfinals. [2] [3] He also won the European Championship in 2016. [4]

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References

  1. "Benedikt Wagner". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  2. "Benedikt Wagner". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Benedikt Wagner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  4. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2 January 2020.