Fabian Kauter
{{Short description|Swiss fencer (born 1985)}}
{{Infobox fencer
| name = Fabian Kauter
| image = Fabian Kauter Masters epee 2013 t172055.jpg
| caption = Kauter at the 2013 Masters Épée
| birth_name =
| fullname =
| nickname = YuRi, Fabu
| nationality = Swiss
| residence = Bern, Switzerland
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|9|22|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Bern, Switzerland
| height = {{height|m=1.81}}
| weight = {{convert|80|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}}
| website =
| country =
| weapon = épée
| hand = Right-handed
| club = Fechtclub Bern
| natlcoach = Angelo Mazzoni, Gianni Muzio
| headcoach = Christian Kauter
| fieranking = [https://fie.org/athletes/6022 current ranking]
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalBronze|2011 Catania|Individual}}
{{MedalBronze|2011 Catania|Team}}
{{MedalBronze|2013 Budapest|Individual}}
{{MedalBronze|2014 Kazan|Team}}
{{MedalBronze|2015 Moscow|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2004 Copenhagen|Team}}
{{MedalGold|2012 Legnano|Team}}
{{MedalGold|2013 Zagreb|Team}}
{{MedalGold|2014 Strasbourg|Team}}
{{MedalSilver|2009 Plovdiv|Individual}}
{{MedalBronze|2007 Ghent|Individual}}
}}
Fabian Kauter (born 22 September 1985) is a Swiss right-handed épée fencer and two-time Olympian.{{Cite web|url=http://fie.org/athletes/6022|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|website=FIE.org|access-date=2020-03-28}}
Kauter competed in the 2012 London Olympic Games and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.{{Cite web|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2012/242?tab=results|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|website=FIE.org|access-date=2020-03-28}}{{Cite web|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2016/242?tab=results|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|website=FIE.org|access-date=2020-03-28}}
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 in Catania, Italy, 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 2014 World Fencing Championships in Kazan, Russia, and a bronze medal in the team men's épée event at the 2015 World Fencing Championships in Moscow, Russia.
Kauter won a bronze medal in the individual men's épée event at the 2007 European Fencing Championships in Ghent, Belgium.
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, is a two-time Olympic medalist, and his brother, Michael Kauter, is a former Olympic fencer, both in épée.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/christian-kauter-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417230450/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/christian-kauter-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Christian Kauter Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at |publisher=Sports-reference.com |date= |accessdate=18 January 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/fabian-kauter-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418094857/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/fabian-kauter-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Fabian Kauter Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at |publisher=Sports-reference.com |date= |accessdate=18 January 2013}}
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 =
| class="wikitable" width="50%" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
!Year !Location !Event !Position |
| 2007
| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|BEL}} Ghent, Belgium |Individual Men's Épée | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2007/739?tab=results|access-date=2021-04-14|website=FIE.org}} |
= Grand Prix =
= World Cup =
References
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Category:Swiss male épée fencers
Category:Olympic fencers for Switzerland
Category:Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Summer World University Games medalists in fencing
Category:Sportspeople from Bern
Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for Switzerland
Category:FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Switzerland
Category:World Fencing Championships medalists
Category:Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade
Category:21st-century Swiss sportsmen
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