Jörg Fiedler (also spelled Joerg; born 21 February 1978) is a German épée fencer, European champion in 2011 and 2013, and three-time team silver world medallist (1999, 2003, and 2005).
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 Fiedler at the 2013 Masters épée | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 21 February 1978 Leipzig, East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon | Épée | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National coach | Didier Ollagnon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fechtclub-Leipzig e.V. FC Tauberbischofsheim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIE ranking | current ranking | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Fiedler took part in the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he lost in the second round to Oleksandr Horbachuk. In the team event, Germany finished 5th. He won a bronze medal with Sven Schmid and Daniel Strigel in the team épée event at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1] In the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was defeated by South Korean Jung Jin-sun in the quarter-finals.[1][2]
In addition to his career as an athlete, Fiedler is also a fencing coach.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jörg Fiedler". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ "Joerg Fiedler". London 2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Fiedler und sein Doppelleben" (in German). sport1.de. 17 June 2013.
External links
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- Joerg Fiedler at the International Fencing Federation
- Joerg Fiedler at the European Fencing Confederation (archive)
- Joerg Fiedler at Olympics.com
- Jörg Fiedler at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Jörg Fiedler at Team Deutschland (in German)