Fabian Kauter (born 22 September 1985) is a Swiss right-handed

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fencer and two-time Olympian. Kauter competed in the

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and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. Kauter won a bronze medal in the individual men's épée event and a bronze medal in the team men's épée event at the

2011 World Fencing Championships The 2011 World Fencing Championships was held at Catania, Italy from 8–16 October. Medal table Men's events Women's events External links FIEOfficial website {{World Fencing Championships World Fencing Championships W Fencing Cha ...

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, a bronze medal in the individual men's épée event at the 2013 World Fencing Championships in Budapest, Hungary, a bronze medal in the team men's épée event at the

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, and a bronze medal in the team men's épée event at the 2015 World Fencing Championships in

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. Kauter won a bronze medal in the individual men's épée event at the 2007 European Fencing Championships in

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. Between 2011 and 2015, Kauter won two FIE Men's Épée Grand Prix titles, in addition to a silver medal and two bronze medals. Between 2011 and 2014, Kauter won a FIE Men's Épée World Cup title, in addition to two silver medals and three bronze medals.

Personal life

Kauter's first sport was football, but a series of injuries lead him to turn to another sport. He took up fencing at age ten. His father,

Christian Kauter Christian Kauter (born 6 May 1947) is a Swiss fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The Internat ...

, is a two-time Olympic medalist, and his brother, Michael Kauter, is a former Olympic fencer, both in épée. Kauter also pursues a musical career under the artist name YuRi. He released in 2009 his first album ''Summer in Sibirie'', followed in 2012 by ''Kopf über Wasser''. In 2013, he co-founded "I believe in you", a crowdfunding platform for sport projects in Switzerland.

Medal Record

World Championship

European Championship

Grand Prix

World Cup

References

Swiss male épée fencers 1985 births Living people Olympic fencers of Switzerland Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in fencing Sportspeople from Bern Universiade gold medalists for Switzerland Universiade bronze medalists for Switzerland World Fencing Championships medalists Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade {{Switzerland-sport-bio-stub