Benjamin Lah

Benjamin Lah (born 10 November 1985) is a Slovenian martial artist who represents his native country Slovenia in sport jujitsu (JJIF).

Benjamin Lah

Personal information
National team	Slovenia
Born	(1985-11-10) 10 November 1985 (age 39) Celje, Slovenia
Sport
Sport	Fighting Ju-jitsu, Judo
Weight class	-94 kg
Club	PKBV Celje
Coached by	Marjan Fabjan (judo) Marko Gaber
Medal record Men's sport ju-jitsu Representing  Slovenia World Games 2017 Wroclaw Fighting −94 kg World Combat Games 2013 St. Petersburg Fighting −94 kg World Championships 2010 St. Petersburg Fighting −94 kg 2012 Vienna Fighting −94 kg 2014 Paris Fighting −94 kg 2016 Wroclaw Fighting −94 kg 2018 Malmö Fighting −94 kg European Championships 2011 Maribor Fighting −94 kg 2015 Almere Fighting −94 kg 2018 Gliwice Fighting −94 kg 2014 Bucharest Fighting −94 kg 2012 Hanau Fighting −94 kg 2016 Ghent Fighting −94 kg
Updated on 30 November 2019

Career

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

World Games (IWGA + JJIF)
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	Fighting System	−94 kg

Ju-Jitsu European Open Championships (JJEU)
2012	Hanau ( Germany)	Silver .	Fighting System	−94 kg .
2014	Bucharest ( Romania)	Gold .	Fighting System	−94 kg .