# Benjamin Kleibrink

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{{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](/source/D%C3%BCsseldorf), [North Rhine-Westphalia](/source/North_Rhine-Westphalia), [West Germany](/source/West_Germany)
| death_date    = 
| death_place    = 
| height         = 1.73 m
| weight         = 65 kg
| weapon         = [Foil](/source/Foil_(fencing))
| hand           = left-handed
| club           = 
| country        = [Germany](/source/Germany)
| natlcoach    = [Ulrich Schreck](/source/Ulrich_Schreck)
| headcoach      = 
| fieranking     = [https://fie.org/athletes/3643 current ranking]
| medaltemplates =  
{{MedalCompetition|[Olympic Games](/source/Fencing_at_the_Summer_Olympics)}}
{{MedalGold| [2008 Beijing](/source/2008_Summer_Olympics) | [Men's foil](/source/Fencing_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_foil)}}
{{MedalBronze | [2012 London](/source/2012_Summer_Olympics) | [Team foil](/source/Fencing_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_team_foil)}} 
{{MedalCompetition|[World Championships](/source/World_Fencing_Championships)}}
{{MedalSilver|[2006 Torino](/source/2006_World_Fencing_Championships)|[Men's foil team](/source/2006_World_Fencing_Championships)}}
{{MedalSilver| [St. Petersburg 2007](/source/2007_World_Fencing_Championships) | [Men's foil team](/source/2007_World_Fencing_Championships)}}
 {{MedalSilver|[2008 Beijing](/source/2008_World_Fencing_Championships)|Men's team foil}}
{{MedalSilver| [2009 Antalya](/source/2009_World_Fencing_Championships) | [Men's foil team](/source/2009_World_Fencing_Championships)}}
{{MedalBronze|[2005 Leipzig](/source/2005_World_Fencing_Championships)|Men's team foil}}
{{MedalBronze| [St. Petersburg 2007](/source/2007_World_Fencing_Championships) | [Men's foil](/source/2007_World_Fencing_Championships)}} 
{{MedalBronze| [2011 Catania](/source/2011_World_Fencing_Championships) | [Men's team foil](/source/Men's_team_foil_at_the_2011_World_Fencing_Championships)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[European Championships](/source/European_Fencing_Championships)}}
{{MedalGold|[2007 Ghent](/source/2007_European_Fencing_Championships)|Men's team foil}}
{{MedalSilver|[2007 Ghent](/source/2007_European_Fencing_Championships)|Men's foil}}
{{MedalSilver|[2012 Legnano](/source/2012_European_Fencing_Championships)|Men's foil}}
{{MedalSilver|[2019 Düsseldorf](/source/2019_European_Fencing_Championships)|Team foil}}
{{MedalBronze|[2006 İzmir](/source/2006_European_Fencing_Championships)|Men's foil}}
{{MedalBronze|[2009 Plovdiv](/source/2009_European_Fencing_Championships)|Team foil}}
{{MedalBronze|[2012 Legnano](/source/2012_European_Fencing_Championships)|Team foil}}
}}

'''Benjamin Philip Kleibrink''' (born 30 July 1985, in [Düsseldorf](/source/D%C3%BCsseldorf)) is a German left-handed [foil fencer](/source/Foil_(fencing)), 2007 team European champion, two-time [Olympian](/source/Olympic_Games), 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](/source/Beijing), [China](/source/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](/source/London), [United Kingdom](/source/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](/source/Leipzig), [Germany](/source/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](/source/Turin), [Italy](/source/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](/source/Saint_Petersburg), [Russia](/source/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](/source/Catania), [Italy](/source/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](/source/Ghent), [Belgium](/source/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](/source/Ghent), [Belgium](/source/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](/source/Plovdiv), [Bulgaria](/source/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](/source/Legnano), [Italy](/source/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](/source/Legnano), [Italy](/source/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](/source/D%C3%BCsseldorf), [Germany](/source/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](/source/Paris), [France](/source/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](/source/Paris), [France](/source/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](/source/Saint_Petersburg), [Russia](/source/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](/source/Paris), [France](/source/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](/source/Saint_Petersburg), [Russia](/source/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](/source/Shanghai), [China](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Venice), [Italy](/source/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](/source/Seoul), [South Korea](/source/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](/source/Bonn), [Germany](/source/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](/source/A_Coru%C3%B1a), [Spain](/source/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](/source/Copenhagen), [Denmark](/source/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](/source/Venice), [Italy](/source/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](/source/Bonn), [Germany](/source/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](/source/Paris), [France](/source/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](/source/A_Coru%C3%B1a), [Spain](/source/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](/source/Saint_Petersburg), [Russia](/source/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}}

{{Footer Olympic Champions Fencing Men Individual Foil}}

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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

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