Max Heinzer

Every elite athlete starts somewhere, and for Swiss épée fencer Max Heinzer, that somewhere was the piste, where a right-handed grip and a patient, calculating mind would eventually carry him to the top of his sport. From his early years shaping his technique in Swiss fencing circles, Heinzer developed the discipline and tactical intelligence that would define a career spanning multiple Olympic cycles.

His résumé speaks for itself. Heinzer is a three-time team European champion, a milestone that established him as a cornerstone of Swiss men’s épée on the continental stage. The crowning achievement of his team career came in 2018, when he helped Switzerland claim gold at the World Championships, cementing the nation’s status among the world’s fencing elite. Across his individual career, his measured, right-handed style made him a consistent threat in épée’s unforgiving single-touch format.

Heinzer’s consistency at the sport’s highest level earned him selection as a three-time Olympian, competing for Switzerland across three consecutive Olympic Games. Few fencers in any discipline reach that level of sustained international representation, and his presence anchored Swiss épée teams through years of podium finishes in both European and world competition.

Off the piste, Heinzer represents a generation of Swiss athletes who built careers on longevity, precision, and teamwork. As a speaker and personality, he draws on the mindset of an Olympic competitor: preparation under pressure, resilience across long competitive cycles, and the discipline required to stay at the summit of one of the world’s most demanding individual sports.