Max Heinzer (born 8 August 1987) is a Swiss right-handed épée fencer, three-time team European champion, 2018 team world champion, and three-time Olympian.[1]

Max Heinzer
Heinzer at the 2013 Challenge RFF-Trophée Monal
Personal information
Born (1987-08-08) 8 August 1987 (age 36)
Lucerne, Switzerland
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
SportFencing
WeaponÉpée
Handright-handed
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Wuxi Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Leipzig Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Kazan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Moscow Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Budapest Team
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Legnano Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Zagreb Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Strasbourg Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Plovdiv Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Montreux Individual
Silver medal – second place 2016 Toruń Individual
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kraków Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Sheffield Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Legnano Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Strasbourg Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Montreux Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Antalya Individual

Heinzer competed in the 2012 London Olympic Games, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

He began fencing at the age of 5 when his older brother Michael introduced him to fencing.[2]

Medal record edit

World Championship edit

Year Location Event Position
2011   Catania, Italy Team Men's Épée 3rd[3]
2014   Kazan, Russia Team Men's Épée 3rd[4]
2015   Moscow, Russia Team Men's Épée 3rd[5]
2017   Leipzig, Germany Team Men's Épée 2nd[6]
2018   Wuxi, China Team Men's Épée 1st[7]
2019   Budapest, Hungary Team Men's Épée 3rd[8]

European Championship edit

Year Location Event Position
2009   Plovdiv, Bulgaria Team Men's Épée 2nd[9]
2011   Sheffield, United Kingdom Individual Men's Épée 3rd[10]
2012   Legnano, Italy Individual Men's Épée 3rd[11]
2012   Legnano, Italy Team Men's Épée 1st[12]
2013   Zagreb, Croatia Team Men's Épée 1st[13]
2014   Strasbourg, France Individual Men's Épée 3rd[14]
2014   Strasbourg, France Team Men's Épée 1st[15]
2015   Montreux, Switzerland Individual Men's Épée 2nd[16]
2015   Montreux, Switzerland Team Men's Épée 3rd[17]
2016   Toruń, Poland Individual Men's Épée 2nd[18]
2022   Antalya, Turkey Individual Men's Épée 3rd[19]

Grand Prix edit

Date Location Event Position
2011-06-04   Bern, Switzerland Individual Men's Épée 1st[20]
2012-06-02   Bern, Switzerland Individual Men's Épée 1st[21]
2013-05-11   Bern, Switzerland Individual Men's Épée 1st[22]
2015-05-22   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Individual Men's Épée 2nd[23]
2018-03-23   Budapest, Hungary Individual Men's Épée 1st[24]
2019-03-08   Budapest, Hungary Individual Men's Épée 3rd[25]

World Cup edit

Date Location Event Position
2009-06-20   Buenos Aires, Argentina Individual Men's Épée 2nd[26]
2010-02-06   Lisbon, Portugal Individual Men's Épée 1st[27]
2010-06-04   Caguas, Puerto Rico Individual Men's Épée 3rd[28]
2012-06-29   Buenos Aires, Argentina Individual Men's Épée 2nd[29]
2013-01-25   Legnano, Italy Individual Men's Épée 1st[30]
2013-03-15   Tallinn, Estonia Individual Men's Épée 1st[31]
2014-02-21   Tallinn, Estonia Individual Men's Épée 1st[32]
2015-01-22   Heidenheim, Germany Individual Men's Épée 1st[33]
2017-02-17   Vancouver, Canada Individual Men's Épée 1st[34]
2017-11-17   Legnano, Italy Individual Men's Épée 3rd[35]

References edit

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  2. ^ "Max Heinzer Interview". Fencing.Net. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
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External links edit

Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for   Switzerland
(with Mujinga Kambundji)
Tokyo 2020
Succeeded by
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