Jörg Fiedler (also spelled Joerg, born 21 February 1978) is a German épée fencer, European champion in 2011 and 2013, and three-time team silver world medallist (1999, 2003, and 2005).
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![]() Fiedler at the 2013 Masters épée | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1978-02-21) 21 February 1978 (age 44) Leipzig, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weapon | Épée | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hand | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National coach | Didier Ollagnon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Fechtclub-Leipzig e.V. FC Tauberbischofsheim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIE ranking | current ranking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Fiedler took part in the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he lost in the second round to Oleksandr Horbachuk. In the team event, Germany finished 5th. He won a bronze medal with Sven Schmid and Daniel Strigel in the team épée event at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1] In the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was defeated by South Korean Jung Jin-sun in the quarter-finals.[1][2]
In addition to his career as an athlete, Fiedler is also a fencing coach.[3]