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| KAUTER Fabian |
| NOC |
Switzerland
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| Gender | Men |
| Born |
22 Sep 1985
in Bern, SUI
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| Height | 1.81 m |
| Weight | 83 kg |
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Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Bern, SUI |
| Occupation |
Athlete, Business Owner, Musician |
| Languages |
English, French, German |
| Higher education |
Business Administration - Open University of Applied Sciences: Bern, SUI |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up the sport in 1995 at Fechtclub Bern in Switzerland. |
| Why this sport? |
His father won two medals at the Olympic Games in fencing and introduced Kauter to the sport. However, he insists his father never pressured him to get into the sport. He originally wanted to be a footballer, but a series of injuries left him on the sidelines for some time and he decided to try fencing. |
| Club / Team |
Fechtclub Bern: Switzerland |
| Handedness |
Right |
General Interest |
| Hobbies |
Golf, music, chess, business, culture. (fabiankauter.ch, 2016) |
| Most influential person in career |
His father and his brother. (spox.ch, 14 May 2011) |
| Hero / Idol |
US boxer Muhammad Ali. (gp-bern.ch, 26 Mar 2014) |
| Injuries |
He sustained a knee injury during a World Cup event in Paris, France, in May 2016. (thurgauerzeitung.ch, 22 May 2016) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Walk the talk." (fencingeuro2015.com, 15 Feb 2015) |
| Other sports |
He played in the youth team of Swiss football team Young Boys. (spox.ch, 14 May 2011) |
| Famous relatives |
His father Christian Kauter represented Switzerland in fencing at the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games. His brother Michael has also competed for Switzerland in the sport, finishing 11th in individual epee at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Jul 2015; kauter-brothers.ch, 01 Oct 2011) |
| Other information |
BREAK
After the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, he decided to take a break from competition to focus on his business studies. (thurgauerzeitung.ch, 16 Jun 2017)
BUSINESS
He is the co-founder, alongside Swiss paddler Mike Kurt, of a crowdfunding platform for athletes. By April 2017 the platform had collected more than four million Swiss francs for 700 projects. (bilan.ch, 01 Apr 2017)
MUSICIAN
He released a rap album in 2009 called 'Summer In Siberia' under the artist name Yuri. It peaked at 94 in the Swiss charts. "Many people associate rap with violence, drugs and wasted youth. These prejudices get on my nerves, I feel that being a rapper and a sportsperson is about hard work, diligence and the right attitude." (trespass.ch, 01 Oct 2011; spox.ch, 14 May 2011; hitparade.ch, 20 Aug 2009) |
| Olympic Games |
| 2016 |
Final 5-6 |
Team Epee |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| World Championships |
| 2014 |
3 |
Team Epee |
Kazan, Russia |
| 2013 |
3 |
Individual Epee |
Budapest, Hungary |
| 2012 |
5 |
Team Epee |
Kiev, Ukraine |
| 2011 |
3 |
Individual Epee |
Catania, Italy |
| 2011 |
3 |
Team Epee |
Catania, Italy |
| 2009 |
5 |
Team Epee |
Antalya, Turkey |
| European Championships |
| 2013 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Zagreb, Croatia |
| 2007 |
3 |
Individual Epee |
Ghent, Belgium |
| 2006 |
6 |
Team Epee |
Izmir, Turkey |
| 2004 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
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