Michael Kauter
Michael Kauter (born February 18, 1979 in Bern ) is a Swiss sword fencer . He is one of the sons of two-time Olympic medalist Christian Kauter . His younger brother Fabian is also a member of the Swiss national degreee team.
The trained business economist FH was the only Swiss fencer to qualify for the Olympic Games in Beijing . He made it to the last sixteen, but there he failed at the Dutchman Bas Verwijlen with 13:15.
successes
- 1996: World Cup victory in Tauberbischofsheim
- 1996: Vice Junior World Champion in Tournai
- 1997: Bourgos World Cup victory
- 1997: Vice-Junior European Champion in Gdansk
- 2005: Military World Champion in Bucharest
- 2003: 4th place (team) at the European Championships in Bourges
- 2006: World Cup victory in Lisbon Seniors
- 2006: 7th place at the Senior World Championships in Turin
- 2008: 3rd place at the European Championships in Kiev
- 2008: 3rd place at the Grand Prix de Doha
- 2008: World Cup victory in Buenos Aires
- 2008: 3rd place in the World Cup in Tallinn
- 2008: 3rd place at the Senior European Championships in Kiev
- 2008: 3rd place in the Kisch Island World Cup
Web links
- Michael Kauter - Rankings and Results in the database of the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (English / French)
- Kauter Michael - Biography in the database of the European Fencing Confederation (English)
- Michael Kauter in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Olympia-Out for Kauter in the last sixteen. Neue Zürcher Zeitung , August 10, 2008, accessed on August 10, 2008 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kauter, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss sword fencer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 18th February 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bern |