Jörg Fiedler
Jörg Fiedler (born February 21, 1978 in Leipzig ) is a former German fencer who belonged to the world class with his sword . He was a two-time German single champion .
His international career began in 1996 when he became European Junior Champion in the individual competition. In 1999 he won bronze at the European championships and silver at the world championships with the team . At the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000, Fiedler reached fifth place with the German team. In 2001 he won silver with the team at the European championship , in 2003 he received the team silver medal at the world championship .
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Sven Schmid , Daniel Strigel and Jörg Fiedler managed to win the bronze medal and thus the only medal win for German epee fencers since team gold in 1992. In 2005, the three fencers together with Martin Schmitt took second place at the world championships .
In 2010 he won bronze at the European Championships in Leipzig with the team made up of Christoph Kneip , Steffen Launer and Martin Schmitt . In 2011 Fiedler became European champion .
In 2012 he won bronze in the epee singles at the European Championships in Legnano , and at the Olympic Games in London Fiedler took eighth place in the singles. At the European Championships in Zagreb in 2013 he was again European champion.
Since his first success in 2001, Fiedler has won several German championships, most recently in 2013 with the team.
Jörg Fiedler learned the fencing trade at the Fechtclub Leipzig , switched to the Fecht-Club Tauberbischofsheim in the 90s . In December 2010 he returned to his home club, the Fechtclub Leipzig .
After unsuccessfully qualifying for the 2016 Summer Olympics , Fiedler announced his retirement as an active fencer in May 2016. In the future he will work as a junior trainer at the federal junior training center in Leipzig.
literature
- National Olympic Committee for Germany: Athens 2004. The German Olympic team. Frankfurt am Main 2004
Web links
- Joerg Fiedler - Rankings and Results in the database of the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (English / French)
- Fiedler Joerg - Biography in the database of the European Fencing Confederation (English)
- Jörg Fiedler in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Fencing: World Championships: Men: Epee Teams. In: sports123.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2009 ; accessed on February 5, 2015 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gold and bronze at the start of the European Championship. Deutscher Fechter-Bund eV, June 18, 2013, accessed on February 5, 2015 .
- ↑ Athlete Biography - Jörg Fiedler ( Memento of the original from October 3, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the website of the German Fencing Association (accessed April 25, 2011)
- ↑ Epee fencing: Ex-European champion Fiedler resigns. (No longer available online.) In: www.handelsblatt.com. Gabor Steingart, May 7, 2016, archived from the original on June 28, 2016 ; accessed on June 28, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ DM Degen Leipzig: Jörg Fiedler quietly says goodbye. Deutscher Fechterbund eV, May 9, 2016, accessed on June 28, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fiedler, Jörg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German fencer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 21, 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig , GDR |