Benjamin Kleibrink

Benjamin Philip Kleibrink (born 30 July 1985, in Düsseldorf) is a German Foil fencer.

Benjamin Kleibrink
Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Philip Kleibrink
Born	30 August 1985 Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Fencing
Weapon	Foil
Hand	left-handed
National coach	Ulrich Schreck
FIE ranking	current ranking
Medal record Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Men's foil 2012 London Team foil World Championships 2006 Torino Men's foil team St. Petersburg 2007 Men's foil team 2008 Beijing Men's team foil 2009 Antalya Men's foil team 2005 Leipzig Men's team foil St. Petersburg 2007 Men's foil 2011 Catania Men's team foil European Championships 2007 Ghent Men's team foil 2007 Ghent Men's foil 2012 Legnano Men's foil 2019 Düsseldorf Team foil 2006 İzmir Men's foil 2009 Plovdiv Team foil 2012 Legnano Team foil

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.

External links

• Official website (in German)
• Benjamin Kleibrink at the International Olympic Committee
• Benjamin Kleibrink at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
• Benjamin Kleibrink at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)