Alexander Choupenitch
| Alexander Choupenitch | |
|---|---|
 Choupenitch at the 2014 Paris World Cup | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 2 May 1994 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Weapon | foil |
| Hand | right-handed |
| Club | Sokol Brno |
| FIE ranking | current ranking |
Alexander Choupenitch (born 2 May 1994) is a Czech foil fencer.
Career
As a junior he earned the silver medal in the 2012 Junior World Championships in Porec and won the Junior World Cup the same year. In 2013, he took the silver medal in the Junior European Championships in Budapest and a bronze medal in the World Championships in Porec; he also finished first of the Junior World Cup for the second year in a row. He is currently ranked world no.2.
Choupenitch also fences as a senior since 2011–12. In 2014, he made it to the final in the La Coruña World Cup before being defeated by China's Ma Jianfei and ended up with a silver medal.[1] A few weeks later he lost again against Ma in the Venice Grand Prix, this time in the semi-final, and took a bronze medal.[2]
References
- ^ "La Coruna, deludono gli azzurri". Reppublica (in Italian). February 2014.
- ^ "Scherma, Trofeo Alilaguna: Vittoria del cinese Jianfei Ma". Reppublica (in Italian). March 2014.
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