Jörg Fiedler
German fencer (born 1978)
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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).
Fiedler at the 2013 Masters épée | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 21 February 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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]
