| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 1 | Foil Individual | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| World Championships | ||||
| 2 | Foil Team | 2009 | Antalya, TUR | |
| 2 | Foil Team | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| 2 | Foil Team | 2007 | St. Petersburg, RUS | |
| 2 | Foil Team | 2006 | Turin, ITA | |
| 3 | Foil Team | 2011 | Catania, ITA | |
| 3 | Foil Individual | 2007 | St. Petersburg, RUS | |
| 3 | Foil Team | 2005 | Leipzig, GER | |
| 5 | Foil Team | 2010 | Paris, FRA | |
| 12 | Foil Individual | 2009 | Antalya, TUR | |
| 26 | Foil Individual | 2011 | Catania, ITA | |
| 26 | Foil Individual | 2010 | Paris, FRA | |
| European Championships | ||||
| 2 | Foil Individual | 2012 | Legnano, ITA | |
| World Cup | ||||
| 2 | Foil Individual | 2010/2011 | La Corunya, ESP | |
| 2 | Foil Individual | 2008/2009 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| 3 | Foil Individual | 2010/2011 | Paris, FRA | |
| 3 | Foil Individual | 2009/2010 | Tokyo, JPN | |
Hobbies
Playing football, badminton. (benjaminkleibrink.de, 27 Sep 2011)
Occupation
Student
Education
Business Law, Sports Science - German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, GER
Language(s) spoken
German
Club name
FC Tauberbischofsheim, Bonn, GER
Coach
Ulrich Schreck [national] (focus.de, 20 Jun 2012)
Handedness
Left (benjaminkleibrink.de, 27 Sep 2011)
Injuries
He missed the 2011 European Championships in Sheffield due to a motorcycle accident which left him with an injured left shoulder [no broken bones]. His coach said he would require two weeks of inactivity before resuming training. (sportal.de, 20 Apr 2011)
He wore tape on his left elbow during the 2008 Olympic Games due to a "small irritation" that had restricted his arm extension for five to six weeks prior to the Games. (focus.de, 01 Sep 2008)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He began fencing in 1994. (benjaminkleibrink.de, 27 Sep 2011)
Reason for taking up this sport
"Foil finds a middle ground between epee and sabre. Sabre is very fast, epee is more about patience and timing. Foil is the middle ground, where you combine all the elements of fencing, tactical and athletic." (sport1.de, 28 Apr 2010)
Ambitions
To win a medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games. (wdr.de, 26 Apr 2012)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. (benjaminkleibrink.de, 27 Sep 2011)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"The most important thing about fencing is mental toughness, especially in decisive battles. It's just like a penalty shoot-out in football. It is also possible in fencing to be very successful without having to be the most talented, as long as you work hard." (sport1.de, 28 Apr 2010)
Awards
His gold medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games was the first ever individual foil Olympic gold medal for Germany. (sport1.de, 28 Apr 2010)
General
LEFTIE ADVANTAGE NO MORE
In a 2011 interview he said he believed being left-handed no longer carried an advantage: "In the past it was something of a rarity, but it is no longer an advantage. Among the top ten in the world half fight with the left." (sporthilfe.de, 01 Jun 2011)
CLUB DISPUTE
He lost a court dispute with his former club OFC Bonn over allegedly promised financial bonuses. (fr-online.de, 14 Jul 2011)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008




