Benjamin Lah

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Benjamin Lah
Personal information
National teamSlovenia
Born (1985-11-10) 10 November 1985 (age 38)
Celje, Slovenia
Sport
Sport Fighting Ju-jitsu, Judo
Weight class-94 kg
ClubPKBV Celje
Coached by Marjan Fabjan (judo)
Marko Gaber
Medal record
Men's sport ju-jitsu
Representing Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
World Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Wroclaw Fighting −94 kg
World Combat Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 St. Petersburg Fighting −94 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 St. Petersburg Fighting −94 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Vienna Fighting −94 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Paris Fighting −94 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Wroclaw Fighting −94 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Malmö Fighting −94 kg
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Maribor Fighting −94 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Almere Fighting −94 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Gliwice Fighting −94 kg
Updated on 30 November 2019.

Benjamin Lah (born 10 November 1985) is a Slovenian martial artist who represents his native country Slovenia in sport jujitsu (JJIF).

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Career

He was starting training judo at age of 11 in hometown Celje. [1] He was trained by famous Slovenian coach Marjan Fabjan but he never reached the highest international level in judo. [2] In late 2005 he switched for sport jujitsu. His native country Slovenia hosted European Championships in 2011 in city Maribor and under supervision of coach Marko Gaber [3] he won his first European title front of home crowd. He is also world champion in sport ju-jitsu from 2016 in Wrocław in discipline Fighting System, category −94 kg.

Results

World Games (IWGA + JJIF)
YearPlaceMedalDisciplineCategory
2017 Wrocław (Flag of Poland.svg  Poland)Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Fighting System −94 kg
World Combat Games (GAISF + JJIF)
2013 Saint Petersburg (Flag of Russia.svg  Russia)Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Fighting System −94 kg
Ju-Jitsu World Championships (JJIF)
2010 Saint Petersburg (Flag of Russia.svg  Russia)Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Fighting System −94 kg
2012 Vienna (Flag of Austria.svg  Austria)Silver medal icon.svg Silver Fighting System −94 kg
2014 Paris (Flag of France.svg  France)Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Fighting System −94 kg
2016 Wrocław (Flag of Poland.svg  Poland)Gold medal icon.svg Gold Fighting System −94 kg
2018 Malmö (Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden)Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Fighting System −94 kg
Ju-Jitsu European Championships (JJEU + JJIF)
2011 Maribor (Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia)Gold medal icon.svg Gold Fighting System −94 kg
2015 Almere (Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands)Gold medal icon.svg Gold Fighting System −94 kg
2018 Gliwice (Flag of Poland.svg  Poland)Gold medal icon.svg Gold Fighting System −94 kg
2016Ghent ( Belgium)Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Fighting System −94 kg
Ju-Jitsu European Open Championships (JJEU)
2012 Hanau (Flag of Germany.svg  Germany)Silver medal icon.svg Silver Fighting System −94 kg
2014 Bucharest (Flag of Romania.svg  Romania)Gold medal icon.svg Gold Fighting System −94 kg

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References

  1. "JJIF: Benny Lah". www.jjif.org. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  2. "Kljub vrhunskim uspehom prisiljen razmišljati o koncu kariere". Dnevnik. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  3. "PKBV". www.pkbv.si. Retrieved 12 December 2019.