Benjamin Lah (born 10 November 1985) is a Slovenian martial artist who represents his native country Slovenia in sport jujitsu (JJIF).
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| National team | Slovenia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 November 1985 Celje, Slovenia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fighting Ju-jitsu, Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | -94 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | PKBV Celje | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Marjan Fabjan (judo) Marko Gaber | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
He was starting training judo at age of 11 in hometown Celje.[1] He was trained by famous Slovenian coach Marjan Fabjan but he never reached the highest international level in judo.[2] In late 2005 he switched for sport jujitsu. His native country Slovenia hosted European Championships in 2011 in city Maribor and under supervision of coach Marko Gaber[3] he won his first European title front of home crowd. He is also world champion in sport ju-jitsu from 2016 in Wrocław in discipline Fighting System, category −94 kg.
Results edit
| World Games (IWGA + JJIF) | ||||
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| Year | Place | Medal | Discipline | Category |
| 2017 | Wrocław ( Poland) |
 Bronze |
Fighting System | −94 kg |
| World Combat Games (GAISF + JJIF) | ||||
| 2013 | Saint Petersburg ( Russia) |
Bronze |
Fighting System | −94 kg |
| Ju-Jitsu World Championships (JJIF) | ||||
| 2010 | Saint Petersburg ( Russia) |
Bronze |
Fighting System | −94 kg |
| 2012 | Vienna ( Austria) |
 Silver |
Fighting System | −94 kg |
| 2014 | Paris ( France) |
Bronze |
Fighting System | −94 kg |
| 2016 | Wrocław ( Poland) |
 Gold |
Fighting System | −94 kg |
| 2018 | Malmö ( Sweden) |
Bronze |
Fighting System | −94 kg |
| Ju-Jitsu European Championships (JJEU + JJIF) | ||||
| 2011 | Maribor ( Slovenia) |
Gold |
Fighting System | −94 kg |
| 2015 | Almere ( Netherlands) |
Gold |
Fighting System | −94 kg |
| 2018 | Gliwice ( Poland) |
Gold |
Fighting System | −94 kg |
| 2016 | Ghent ( Belgium) | Bronze
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Fighting System | −94 kg |
| Ju-Jitsu European Open Championships (JJEU) | ||||
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| 2012 | Hanau ( Germany)
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Silver
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Fighting System | −94 kg |
| 2014 | Bucharest ( Romania)
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Gold
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Fighting System | −94 kg |
Links edit
References edit
- ^ "JJIF: Benny Lah". www.jjif.org. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Kljub vrhunskim uspehom prisiljen razmišljati o koncu kariere". Dnevnik. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "PKBV". www.pkbv.si. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
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