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LIMBACH Nicolas
NOC Germany   
GenderMen
Born 29 Dec 1985 in Eupen, BEL
Height1.95 m
Weight 91 kg
Human Interest
Further Personal Information
Residence Dormagen, GER
Occupation Athlete
Languages German
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? He began fencing in 1991.
Why this sport? His parents competed in the sport so it was natural for him to get involved.
Club / Team TSV Bayer Dormagen: Germany
Name of coach Vilmos Szabo [national], ROU
General Interest
Nicknames Nico (freiepresse.de, 26 May 2011)
Injuries He tore a muscle in his right thigh at the 2011 World Cup event in Athens, Greece. He returned to competition two weeks later. (freiepresse.de, 15 May 2011)
Famous relatives His younger sister Anna represented Germany in fencing at the 2014 World Championships in Kazan, Russian Federation. (SportsDeskOnline, 29 Jun 2015; redstormsports.com, 13 May 2012)
Other information OTHER ACTIVITIES
He was named patron for fencing ahead of the 2015 European Maccabi Games in Berlin, Germany. (emg2015.de, 11 Nov 2014)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Olympic Games
2012 Quarterfinal Individual Sabre London, England
2012 5 Team Sabre London, England
World Championships
2014 1 Team Sabre Kazan, Russia
2011 2 Individual Sabre Catania, Italy
2011 4 Team Sabre Catania, Italy
2010 2 Individual Sabre Paris, France
2010 5 Team Sabre Paris, France
2009 1 Individual Sabre Antalya, Turkey
2007 3 Individual Sabre St. Petersburg, Russia
2007 8 Team Sabre St. Petersburg, Russia
2006 5 Team Sabre Turin, Italy
2005 6 Team Sabre Leipzig, Germany
2005 5 Individual Sabre Leipzig, Germany
European Championships
2012 6 Individual Sabre Legnano, Italy
2011 5 Individual Sabre Sheffield, England
2010 2 Individual Sabre Leipzig, Germany
2010 3 Team Sabre Leipzig, Germany
2009 5 Individual Sabre Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2008 3 Individual Sabre Kiev, Ukraine
2006 6 Team Sabre Izmir, Turkey