Benjamin Kapp
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| Born | (2002年07月09日) 9 July 2002 (age 22) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | CC Füssen, Füssen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skip | Marc Muskatewitz | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Third | Benjamin Kapp | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Second | Felix Messenzehl | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lead | Johannes Scheuerl | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alternate | Mario Trevisiol | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Curling career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member Association | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 4 (2019, 2022, 2024, 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Championship appearances | 3 (2019, 2023, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other appearances | World Mixed Championship: 1 (2019) Winter Youth Olympics: 1 (2020) World Junior Championship: 3 (2022, 2023, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Benjamin "Benny" Kapp (born 9 July 2002) is a German curler.[1]
Career
[edit ]Juniors
[edit ]Kapp had a successful junior career, skipping the German national junior men's team at three World Junior Curling Championships, and is a 2022 and 2023 silver medalist. Kapp also skipped the German mixed team at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics, finishing 8th after losing to New Zealand's Hunter Walker 7–4 in the quarterfinals.
Mens
[edit ]While a still of junior age, Kapp would be the alternate on the German men's national team at the 2019 and 2023 editions of the European Curling Championships, and the 2022 World Men's Curling Championship.
Kapp would join as the third of the new German team skipped by Marc Muskatewitz during the 2023–24 curling season, alongside junior teammates Felix Messenzehl and Johannes Scheuerl. The new team would have a strong showing at the 2024 World Men's Curling Championships, finishing in 5th place after losing to Italy's Joël Retornaz in the playoffs. However, the team would build upon this success at the 2024 European Curling Championships, they would beat Scotland's Bruce Mouat 9–7 in the final to win Germany's first European medal since 2008, and their first gold since 2004[2] . After winning the European Championships, the team qualified for their first Tier 1 Grand Slam of Curling event, the 2024 National, where they had a strong showing, losing in the quarterfinals to Mike McEwen 6–5. The team also continued to perform well on the world curling circuit, winning the 2024 Karuizawa International Curling Championships. Muskatewtiz would then win the 2025 German Men's Championship against Sixten Totzek, qualifying the Muskatewitz rink to represent Germany at the 2025 World Men's Curling Championship.[3]
Personal life
[edit ]His father is two-time European champion curler and coach Andy Kapp. The two were teammates at the 2019 World Mixed Curling Championship where their team won the silver medal.
Teams
[edit ]Men's
[edit ]| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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| 2016–17 | Magnus Sutor | Benny Kapp | Willi Eitel | Chris Gregor | [4] | ||
| 2017–18 | Benny Kapp | Daniel Schmidt | Willi Eitel | Johannes Gabriel | [5] | ||
| 2018–19 | Benny Kapp | Felix Messenzehl | Willi Eitel | Johannes Scheuerl | [6] | ||
| Marc Muskatewitz | Daniel Neuner | Ryan Sherrard | Dominik Greindl | Benjamin Kapp | Andy Kapp | WCC 2019 (8th) | |
| 2019–20 | Benny Kapp | Felix Messenzehl | Willi Eitel | Johannes Scheuerl | [7] | ||
| Marc Muskatewitz | Sixten Totzek | Joshua Sutor | Dominik Greindl | Benjamin Kapp | Uli Kapp, Lukas Fritsch | ECC 2019 (7th) | |
| 2023–24 | Marc Muskatewitz | Benjamin Kapp | Felix Messenzehl | Johannes Scheuerl | Mario Trevisiol | Ryan Sherrard | WCC 2024 (5th) |
| 2024–25 | Marc Muskatewitz | Benjamin Kapp | Felix Messenzehl | Johannes Scheuerl | Mario Trevisiol | Ryan Sherrard | ECC 2024 1st place, gold medalist(s) WCC 2025 (TBD) |
Mixed
[edit ]| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Coach | Events |
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| 2019–20 | Andy Kapp | Pia-Lisa Schöll | Benny Kapp | Petra Tschetsch | WMxCC 2019 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | |
| Benny Kapp | Kim Sutor | Johannes Scheuerl | Zoé Antes | Andy Kapp | WYOG 2020 (8th) |
Mixed doubles
[edit ]| Season | Male | Female | Coach | Events |
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| 2016–17[8] | Benny Kapp | Laura Mayrhans | ||
| 2017–18[9] | Benny Kapp | Laura Mayrhans | ||
| 2018–19[10] | Benny Kapp | Lena Kapp | ||
| 2019–20 | Benny Kapp | Mia Höhne [11] | ||
| Benny Kapp | Sara Rigler | Andy Kapp [12] | WYOG 2020 (25th) |
References
[edit ]- ^ Benjamin Kapp at World Curling Edit this at Wikidata
- ^ "Germany win men's European title". World Curling. November 23, 2024.
- ^ "DM 2025 in Hamburg (07-09 Feb) Team MUSKATEWITZ wird DEUTSCHER MEISTER 2025 🏆". Instagram. @teamdeutschland_curling. February 9, 2025. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
- ^ Sutor1-3 at 2016 EJCT Austrian Mens Cup - Curlingzone
- ^ Kapp1-1 at 2017 EJCT Austrian Mens Cup - Curlingzone
- ^ Kapp3-1 at 2018 EJCT Austrian Mens Cup - Curlingzone
- ^ Kapp5-2 at EJCT Prague Junior Mens Cup - Curlingzone
- ^ Mayrhans/Kapp0-3 at 2016 CCT Austrian Mixed Doubles Cup - Curlingzone
- ^ Mayerhans/Kapp3-2 at 2017 Oberstdorf International Mixed Doubles Cup - Curlingzone
- ^ Kapp/Kapp - 2018 Oberstdorf International Mixed Doubles Cup - Curlingzone
- ^ Hohne/Kapp1-3 - 2019 Oberstdorf International Mixed Doubles Cup - Curlingzone
- ^ "Entry List by Event - Mixed Doubles - Curling - Winter Youth Olympic Games 2020" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
External links
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- Benjamin Kapp at World Curling Edit on Wikidata
- Benjamin Kapp at Olympics.com Edit on Wikidata
- Benjamin Kapp at the German Olympic Sports Confederation (in German)Edit on Wikidata
- Benjamin Kapp at Olympedia Edit on Wikidata
- "KAPP Benny - Athlete Information - Winter Youth Olympic Games 2020". Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- Video: 2019 World Men's Curling Championship - round robin, draw 10 - Germany vs Canada on YouTube