Alexander Koch is a German foil fencer, born on 22 February 1969 in Bonn, who won an Olympic gold medal with the German men's team foil squad at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He fenced for the club ETUF Essen and returned to the Games in 1996 in Atlanta, where he was eliminated in the second round of the individual foil and the German team finished sixth. Olympedia records that he won the individual world championship in 1989 and 1993 and the team title in 1993, adding team silver medals in 1989 and 1994. After the Barcelona victory he and his team mates received the German media prize Bambi, and he was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, Germany's highest sports honour. Away from the piste he studied machine construction and graduated in that field.
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Alexander Koch (born 22 February 1969) is a German fencer.
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Born 22 February 1969 in Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen GER
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In 1989 and 1993, Koch won the individual gold medal at the World Championships, as well as the team gold in 1993. He added two more team silvers in 1989 and 1994.
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