Benedikt Wagner

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]

Benedikt Wagner
Personal information
Born (1990-06-14) 14 June 1990
Bonn, West Germany
NationalityGerman
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
WeaponSabre
Handright-handed
National coachVilmoș Szabo
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 KazanTeam
Bronze medal – third place2015 MoscowTeam
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 MontreuxTeam
Gold medal – first place2016 ToruńIndividual
Gold medal – first place2019 DüsseldorfTeam
Silver medal – second place2011 SheffieldTeam
Bronze medal – third place2012 LegnanoTeam
Bronze medal – third place2014 StrasbourgTeam
Bronze medal – third place2018 Novi SadTeam

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.


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