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HÜBNER Björn |
NOC |
Germany
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Gender | Men |
Born |
22 Jan 1986
in Gerlachsheim, FRG
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Height | 1.82 m |
Weight | 78 kg |
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Further Personal Information |
Family |
Partner Julia Fehrer |
Residence |
Tauberbischofsheim, GER |
Occupation |
Army |
Languages |
German |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began fencing in 1994 in Werbach, Germany,. |
Club / Team |
FC Tauberbischofsheim: Germany |
Name of coach |
Vilmos Szabo [national], ROU |
Handedness |
Right |
General Interest |
Injuries |
He tore his Achilles tendon in May 2013. He underwent surgery and was expected to return after six months. However, setbacks in his recovery meant he was unable to compete until the 2014 German Championships the following April. (sw-anzeiger.de, 10 Apr 2014; swp.de, 03 Apr 2014, 24 May 2013; rp-online.de, 26 May 2013)
He underwent surgery on his right thumb in February 2012. (freiepresse.de, 02 Feb 2012; freiepresse.de, 27 Jan 2012) |
Awards and honours |
In 2010 and 2011 he was voted Sportsman of the Year by the FC Tauberbischofsheim club in Germany. (fnweb.de, 10 Dec 2011) |
Olympic Games |
2012 |
5 |
Team Sabre |
London, England |
World Championships |
2011 |
4 |
Team Sabre |
Catania, Italy |
2007 |
8 |
Team Sabre |
St. Petersburg, Russia |
2006 |
5 |
Team Sabre |
Turin, Italy |
2005 |
6 |
Team Sabre |
Leipzig, Germany |
European Championships |
2017 |
4 |
Team Sabre |
Tbilisi, Georgia |
2010 |
3 |
Team Sabre |
Leipzig, Germany |
2009 |
3 |
Individual Sabre |
Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
2008 |
8 |
Team Sabre |
Kiev, Ukraine |
2006 |
6 |
Team Sabre |
Izmir, Turkey |
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