{{short description|German fencer (born 1985)}} {{Infobox fencer | name = Benjamin Kleibrink | image = Benjamin Kleibrink CIP 2016 teams t095308.jpg | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | full_name = Benjamin Philip Kleibrink | nickname = | nationality = | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|8|30|df=y}} | birth_place = Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany | death_date = | death_place = | height = 1.73 m | weight = 65 kg | weapon = Foil | hand = left-handed | club = | country = Germany | natlcoach = Ulrich Schreck | headcoach = | fieranking = [https://fie.org/athletes/3643 current ranking] | medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalGold| 2008 Beijing | Men's foil}} {{MedalBronze | 2012 London | Team foil}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2006 Torino|Men's foil team}} {{MedalSilver| St. Petersburg 2007 | Men's foil team}} {{MedalSilver|2008 Beijing|Men's team foil}} {{MedalSilver| 2009 Antalya | Men's foil team}} {{MedalBronze|2005 Leipzig|Men's team foil}} {{MedalBronze| St. Petersburg 2007 | Men's foil}} {{MedalBronze| 2011 Catania | Men's team foil}} {{MedalCompetition|European Championships}} {{MedalGold|2007 Ghent|Men's team foil}} {{MedalSilver|2007 Ghent|Men's foil}} {{MedalSilver|2012 Legnano|Men's foil}} {{MedalSilver|2019 Düsseldorf|Team foil}} {{MedalBronze|2006 İzmir|Men's foil}} {{MedalBronze|2009 Plovdiv|Team foil}} {{MedalBronze|2012 Legnano|Team foil}} }}

'''Benjamin Philip Kleibrink''' (born 30 July 1985, in Düsseldorf) is a German left-handed foil fencer, 2007 team European champion, two-time Olympian, two-time Olympic medalist, and 2008 Olympic champion.<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/athletes/3643|access-date=2021-04-03|website=FIE.org}}</ref>

== Medal Record ==

=== Olympic Games === {| class="wikitable" width="50%" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" !Year !Location !Event !Position |- |2008 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|CHN}} Beijing, China |Individual Men's Foil | bgcolor="gold" |1st<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2008/244?tab=results|access-date=2021-04-04|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2012 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|GBR}} London, United Kingdom |Team Men's Foil | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2012/250?tab=results|access-date=2021-04-04|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |}

=== World Championship === {| class="wikitable" width="50%" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" !Year !Location !Event !Position |- |2005 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|GER}} Leipzig, Germany |Team Men's Foil | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2005/250|access-date=2021-04-04|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2006 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Turin, Italy |Team Men's Foil | bgcolor="silver" |2nd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2006/250|access-date=2021-04-04|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2007 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|RUS}} St. Petersburg, Russia |Individual Men's Foil | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2007/244?tab=results|access-date=2021-04-04|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2011 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Catania, Italy |Team Men's Foil | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2011/250|access-date=2021-04-04|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |}

=== European Championship === {| class="wikitable" width="50%" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" !Year !Location !Event !Position |- |2007 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|BEL}} Ghent, Belgium |Individual Men's Foil | bgcolor="caramel" |2nd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2007/741?tab=results|access-date=2021-04-04|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2007 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|BEL}} Ghent, Belgium |Team Men's Foil | bgcolor="gold" |1st<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2007/747?tab=results|access-date=2021-04-04|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2009 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|BUL}} Plovdiv, Bulgaria |Team Men's Foil | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2009/747?tab=results|access-date=2021-04-04|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2012 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Legnano, Italy |Individual Men's Foil | bgcolor="silver" |2nd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2012/741?tab=results|access-date=2021-04-04|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2012 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Legnano, Italy |Team Men's Foil | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2012/747?tab=results|access-date=2021-04-04|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2019 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|GER}} Düsseldorf, Germany |Team Men's Foil | bgcolor="silver" |2nd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2019/747?tab=results|access-date=2021-04-04|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |}

=== Grand Prix === {| class="wikitable" width="50%" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" !Date !Location !Event !Position |- |01/21/2005 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris, France |Individual Men's Foil | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2005/135?tab=results|access-date=2021-04-04|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |01/27/2006 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris, France |Individual Men's Foil | bgcolor="gold" |1st<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2006/135?tab=results|access-date=2021-04-04|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |04/28/2006 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|RUS}} St. Petersburg, Russia |Individual Men's Foil | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2006/134?tab=results|access-date=2021-04-04|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |01/26/2007 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris, France |Individual Men's Foil | bgcolor="gold" |1st<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2007/135?tab=results|access-date=2021-04-04|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |03/09/2007 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|RUS}} St. Petersburg, Russia |Individual Men's Foil | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2007/134?tab=results|access-date=2021-04-04|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |05/11/2007 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|CHN}} Shanghai, China |Individual Men's Foil | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2007/139?tab=results|access-date=2021-04-04|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |05/08/2009 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo, Japan |Individual Men's Foil | bgcolor="silver" |2nd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2009/145?tab=results|access-date=2021-04-04|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |05/14/2010 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo, Japan |Individual Men's Foil | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2010/145?tab=results|access-date=2021-04-04|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |}

=== World Cup === {| class="wikitable" width="50%" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" !Date !Location !Event !Position |- |01/28/2005 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Venice, Italy |Individual Men's Foil | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2005/140?tab=results|access-date=2021-04-04|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |02/27/2005 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|KOR}} Seoul, South Korea |Individual Men's Foil | bgcolor="gold" |1st<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2005/138?tab=results|access-date=2021-04-04|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |05/07/2005 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|GER}} Bonn, Germany |Individual Men's Foil | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2005/142?tab=results|access-date=2021-04-04|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |02/03/2006 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|ESP}} A Coruña, Spain |Individual Men's Foil | bgcolor="gold" |1st<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2006/137?tab=results|access-date=2021-04-04|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |01/13/2007 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|DEN}} Copenhagen, Denmark |Individual Men's Foil | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2007/132?tab=results|access-date=2021-04-04|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |02/15/2008 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Venice, Italy |Individual Men's Foil | bgcolor="gold" |1st<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2008/140?tab=results|access-date=2021-04-04|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |03/01/2008 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|GER}} Bonn, Germany |Individual Men's Foil | bgcolor="silver" |2nd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2008/142?tab=results|access-date=2021-04-04|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |01/28/2011 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris, France |Individual Men's Foil | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2011/135?tab=results|access-date=2021-04-04|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |02/18/2011 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|ESP}} A Coruña, Spain |Individual Men's Foil | bgcolor="silver" |2nd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2011/137?tab=results|access-date=2021-04-04|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |05/03/2019 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|RUS}} St. Petersburg, Russia |Individual Men's Foil | bgcolor="silver" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2019/147?tab=results|access-date=2021-04-04|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

== External links== * {{Official website|http://www.benjaminkleibrink.de/}} {{in lang|de}} * {{Olympics.com profile|benjamin-kleibrink}} * {{DOSB profile|benjamin-kleibrink}} * {{SR/Olympics profile|kl/benjamin-kleibrink-1|archive=20160306024948}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kleibrink, Benjamin}} Category:1985 births Category:German male fencers Category:Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Category:Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic fencers for Germany Category:Olympic gold medalists for Germany Category:Sportspeople from Düsseldorf Category:Fencers from Düsseldorf (region) Category:Living people Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Category:Olympic medalists in fencing Category:Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Category:Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:21st-century German sportsmen Category:World Fencing Championships medalists