Jörg Kempenich

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Jörg Kempenich (born May 30, 1965 in Bonn ) is a former German saber fencer , vice world champion and participant in the 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games . He fought at OFC Bonn .

successes

In 1986 Kempenich became German champion in the junior age group. Among the active players, he won three bronze medals at German championships ( 1993 , 1995 and 1996 ).

Kempenich was runner-up with the team at the World Championships in Denver in 1989, along with Frank Bleckmann , Felix Becker , Jürgen Nolte and Ulrich Eifler . A year later the same team finished third at the World Championships in Lyon . Also in 1991 in Budapest won Kempenich a team World Championship bronze medal (with Becker, Nolte, Bleckmann and Jacek Huchwajda ).

At the Olympic Games in Seoul in 1988 , Kempenich was also part of the men's saber team (Becker, Kempenich, Nolte, Schneider , Thönneßen ), which was eliminated in the quarter-finals and was sixth. Four years later he was 17th in the singles at the games in Barcelona , the team (Nolte, Becker, Kempenich, Huchwajda, Wiesinger ) again advanced to the quarter-finals and finished fifth.

Kempenich later took an active part in senior tournaments and, as Vice President of OFC Bonn, was responsible for finances.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ German junior champions. German Fencing Association, accessed on February 13, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Tables in: Deutscher Fechter-Bund (Ed.), Andreas Schirmer (Red): En Garde! Allez! Touchez! 100 Years of Fencing in Germany - A Success Story , Meyer & Meyer Verlag, Aachen 2012. Page 218ff.
  3. ↑ Fencing - World Championships (Saber - Men). sport-komplett.de, accessed on February 13, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Jörg Kempenich in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original ).
  5. ↑ Bonn fencing seniors in top shape. Bonner Generalanzeiger, May 5, 2005, accessed on February 13, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Kleibrink doesn't take a stab in court. Frankfurter Rundschau, September 9, 2009, accessed on February 13, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Kempenich, Jörg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German fencer and Olympic participant
DATE OF BIRTH May 30, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Bonn