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HÜBNER Björn
NOC Germany   
GenderMen
Born 22 Jan 1986 in Gerlachsheim, FRG
Height1.82 m
Weight 78 kg
Human Interest
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)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
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