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BACHMANN Sebastian
NOC Germany   
GenderMen
Born 24 Nov 1986 in Bad Mergentheim, FRG
Height1.82 m
Weight 71 kg
Human Interest
Further Personal Information
Residence Tauberbischofsheim, GER
Occupation Athlete
Higher education Computer Science - Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences: Sankt Augustin, GER
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? He joined a fencing club at age five.
Club / Team Fechtclub Tauberbischofsheim: Germany
Name of coach Ulrich Schreck [national], GER
Handedness Right
General Interest
Nicknames Bachi (sportschau.de, 14 Jul 2011)
Injuries He twisted his knee during the bronze medal match in the men's team foil at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. He had to pass off the final 15 seconds of his bout to reserve Andre Wessels. (general-anzeiger-bonn.de, 09 Aug 2012)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Olympic Games
2012 3 Team Foil London, England
World Championships
2014 Quarterfinal Individual Foil Kazan, Russia
2013 7 Individual Foil Budapest, Hungary
2011 3 Team Foil Catania, Italy
2010 5 Team Foil Paris, France
2009 2 Team Foil Antalya, Turkey
European Championships
2013 1 Team Foil Zagreb, Croatia
2011 6 Individual Foil Sheffield, England