Patrick Jorgensen

Career

Ranked Number.102 before the competition, Jørgensen created a surprise by defeating notably Olympic silver medallists Gábor Boczkó and Bartosz Piasecki to reach the semi-finals, where he lost to World Number.1 Gauthier Grumier.

Achievements

• He came away with a bronze medal, the first significant achievement of his career and the first Danish medal in a men"s event at the World Fencing Championships since Mogens Lüchow in 1950.