Aline Rotter-Focken

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Aline Focken
Aline Rotter-Focken medal table

Wrestler

Germany
World Championship
gold 2014 Tashkent up to 69 kg
bronze 2015 Las Vegas up to 69 kg
silver 2017 Paris up to 69 kg
bronze 2019 Nur-Sultan up to 76 kg
European Games
bronze 2015 Baku up to 69 kg
European Championship
bronze 2013 Tbilisi up to 67 kg
bronze 2019 Bucharest up to 76 kg
bronze 2020 Rome up to 76 kg
Junior World Championship
bronze 2010 Budapest up to 63 kg
silver 2011 Bucharest up to 63 kg
Junior European Championship
bronze 2007 Warsaw up to 60 kg
silver 2008 Daugavpils up to 60 kg
bronze 2009 Tbilisi up to 59 kg
gold 2010 Samokov up to 63 kg

Aline Rotter-Focken (* May 10, 1991 in Krefeld as Aline Focken ) is a German wrestler . In 2014 she became world champion in the weight class up to 69 kg body weight.

Career

Aline Focken comes from a wrestling family in Krefeld in which wrestling has been practiced for several generations. She also started wrestling at KSV Germania Krefeld in 1996 and is trained by her father Hans-Georg Focken and in the national team first by Jörg Helmdach and more recently by Patrick Loes. At a height of 1.72 meters, she is now wrestling in the weight class up to 76 kg body weight, after previously wrestling for a long time in the weight class up to 69 kg body weight.

Her first major successes at national level came in 2004, when she took 3rd place at the German youth championships, followed by 2nd place at the same championships in 2005, which she also achieved in 2006. In 2007 she was the first German youth champion in the weight class up to 60 kg, which she followed in 2008 with the second German youth champion title in the same weight class.

In the adult category she was German champion in the weight class up to 59 kg in 2009, ahead of Christiane Knittel from ASV 85 Freiburg and Yvonne Englich-Hees from SC Korb . In 2010 she took 3rd place at the German championships in the weight class of 63 kg, behind Stefanie Stüber from VfK 07 Schifferstadt and Maria Selmaier from TuS Jena, and in 2011 she won the German again in the weight class up to 63 kg Champion title back, because she won before Yvonne Englich-Hees, RSV Frankfurt (Oder) and Stefanie Stüber.

In 2006 Aline Focken started at an international championship for the first time. She took 10th place in the European Junior Championships (Cadets) in Istanbul in the weight class up to 49 kg. Just a year later, she won her first medal at an international championship. She took 3rd place at the Junior European Championships (Cadets) in Warsaw in the weight class up to 60 kg behind Julia Alborowa , Russia and Evelina Gryvik from Sweden . In 2008 she improved at the Junior European Championships (Cadets) in Daugavpils in the same weight class by one place and finished second behind Henna Johansson from Sweden, but before Julia Alborowa.

In 2009 she was used for the first time in senior women at the European Championships in Vilnius . She won there in the weight class up to 59 kg KG over Indre Bubetyte from Lithuania , but retired after a defeat in her next fight against Julia Rekwawa from Russia and took 10th place. At the 2009 European Junior Championships in Tbilisi , which took place two months after the European Championships in Vilnius, she won another medal. In the weight class up to 59 kg she came in 3rd place behind Elena Kulikowa from Russia and Elena Karol from Belarus . At the Junior World Championships in Ankara in 2009 , she lost to Irina Husjak from Ukraine and Tajbe Jusein from Bulgaria and only came in 14th.

In 2010 Aline Focken achieved the greatest success of her career so far at the Junior European Championships (Juniors) in Samokow / Bulgaria, because there she was European Champion in the weight class up to 63 kg with a victory in the final over Irina Suschko from Russia. A month later, she took an excellent 3rd place at the Junior World Championships (Juniors) in Budapest , which she won with a victory over Dailane Gomes dos Reis from Brazil .

In 2011, Aline Focken was also used at the European Championships in Dortmund after her victory in the final at the German championships over Yvonne Englich-Hees . But there she lost her first fight against Mihaela Panait from Romania in the weight class up to 63 kg . Since this did not reach the final battle, she did not get into the consolation round and thus only reached 14th place. But she achieved a great success at the Junior World Championships in Bucharest in 2011 , because she was runner-up there with three wins and one point defeat in the final against Taybe Yusein, Bulgaria. Aline Focken competed in the weight class up to 67 kg at the 2011 World Championships for women elite wrestlers in Ankara . She lost her first fight there against the Turkish Burcu Orskaya with 1: 2 rounds and 2: 3 points. Since the Turkish woman did not reach the final fight, Aline Focken was eliminated and finished in 13th place.

At the European Championships in Tbilisi in 2013 she achieved another great success, because she won a bronze medal there with victories over Martina Kuenz , Austria and Dalma Caneva, Italy, a defeat against Ilana Kratysch , Israel and a victory over Dschanan Filipowa, Bulgaria. At the World Championships this year in Budapest, she narrowly missed this medal with 5th place. She won there over Kitti Godo, Hungary and the Russian champion Natalja Kuksina , then lost to Alina Stadnyk-Machynja from Ukraine, won over Laura Skujina, Latvia, but lost the fight for a bronze medal against Sara Doshō from Japan.

Aline Focken was not exactly lucky enough to be lucky at the 2014 European Championships in Vantaa / Finland, where she finished 5th in the weight class up to 69 kg, as she met in the four fights that she had to contest an Olympic champion, a reigning world champion and an ex-world champion. In her first fight, she defeated the 2012 world champion in the weight class up to 72 kg, Jenny Fransson from Sweden. In her second fight she lost against the Olympic champion from 2012 in the weight class up to 72 kg Natalja Vorobjewa from Russia. In the consolation round she first defeated Adina Popescu from Romania and in the fight for a European Championship bronze medal she was defeated by the reigning world champion in the weight class up to 67 kg Alina Stadnyk-Machynja from Ukraine. Aline Focken started well prepared at the World Championships in Tashkent in September 2014 . There she defeated Elmira Sysdykowa, Kazakhstan, Diana Paulina Miranda Gonzalez, Mexico, Laura Skujina and in the final Sara Dosho, who had previously eliminated Alina Stadnyk-Machynja, Jenny Fransson and Natalja Vorobjewa, and thus became world champion.

At the 2015 European Games in Baku, Aline Focken secured a bronze medal after victories over Burcu Ügdüler Orskaya, Turkey and Fanny Gradin, Sweden, a defeat against Alina Stadnyk-Machynja and a victory over Martina Kuenz from Austria. At the 2015 World Championships in Las Vegas, she could not defend her title in the weight class up to 69 kg, won with victories over Diana Paulina Miranda Gonzalez, Mexico, Yanny Ailin Izquierdo, Colombia and Enass Mustafa, Egypt, a defeat against Natalja Vorobjowa and one Victory over Jenny Fransson won another bronze medal and won the right to start the 2016 Olympic Games.

After winning the German championship title again in 2016 in the weight category up to 69 kg ahead of Beate König from TSV Ehningen, Aline Focken prepared intensively for participation in the Olympic wrestling tournament in Rio de Janeiro. In addition, she played several well-manned international tournaments. In May 2016 she won the German Grand Prix in Dormagen, defeating her old competitor Jenny Fransson in the final. Then she also won the Canada Cup in Guelph ahead of Julia Salata and Tamira Mensah from the United States. In the 2016 Olympic wrestling tournament in Rio de Janeiro, she defeated the reigning vice world champion Zhou Feng from China in the weight category up to 69 kg , but lost her next fight against Jenny Fransson. Since this did not reach the final, she was eliminated and only came in 9th place.

At the 2017 European Championships in Novi Sad, Aline Focken lost to Alla Cherkassova from Ukraine due to inattention. Since this did not reach the final, she was eliminated and only came in 13th place. Well prepared and highly concentrated, she went to work at the World Cup in Paris in August 2017. There she defeated Danute Dominikaityte from Lithuania, Elmira Sysdykowa, Nasanburmaa Ochirbat from Mongolia and literally in the last second Han Yue and reached the final. In this she faced her final opponent from 2014 Sara Dosho, who she narrowly defeated at the time. This time Sara Doshō turned the result around and was 3-0 point winner. Aline Focken thus became Vice World Champion 2017.

At the end of July 2018, Aline Rotter-Focken celebrated a great tournament victory. She won the "Yasar Dogu" memorial in Istanbul in the weight class up to 76 kg. In the final she defeated the reigning world and European champion Yasemin Adar with 5: 2 points. Unfortunately, things didn't go so well at the subsequent World Cup in Budapest. She defeated Anastasia Schustowa, Ukraine and Cynthia Vanessa Vescan from France in the first two rounds, but then lost to Olympic champion Erica Wiebe from Canada with 4: 6 points, although one minute before the end of the fight she was still leading with 4: 1 points would have. Since Erica Wiebe did not reach the final either, Aline Focken dropped out prematurely and only finished 8th.

At the European Championships in Bucharest, Romania, Aline Rotter-Focken won the bronze medal in the weight class up to 76 kg on April 11, 2019. In the small final, Rotter-Focken won on shoulder against Kamile Gaucaite (LTU).

At the German championship in 2019, Aline Rotter-Focken became German wrestling champion for the tenth time. In Riegelsberg, Saarland, she won the weight class up to 76 kilograms.

A very well disposed and cleverly wrestling Aline Focken then fought her way in the Kazakh Nur-Sultan in the weight class up to 76 kg in September 2019 with victories over Kiran Kiran (India), Sabira Alijewa, Alla Belinska (Ukraine), a defeat against the reigning world champion Adeline Gray from the United States and a victory over Elmira Sysdykowa from Kazakhstan won a bronze medal and thus the right to start at the 2020 Olympic Games .

At the European Championship 2020 in Rome, Aline Focken met Yasemin Adar in her first fight. After an even fight, she lost just 4: 5 points. Shortly before the end, Aline Focken even had the opportunity to go nuts with Yasemin Adar and win the fight with a two-point score. But she didn't quite make it through to the end of the fight. Yasemin Adar then reached the final, so that Aline Focken was able to continue in the consolation round and won a bronze medal with superior victories over Kamila Kulwicka, Poland (10: 0) and Denise Lecarpentier, France (10: 0).

Professional

After graduating from high school in 2010, she completed the fitness training course at the German University for Prevention and Health Management . The Bachelor of Arts examination was followed by the Prevention and Health Management degree program for the Master of Arts. She has been working in Neuss as a sports therapist and in other areas of health care since 2013.

Private

In 2018, Aline Focken married her fellow wrestler Jan Rotter and is now called Aline Rotter-Focken.

International success

year space competition Weight class Result
2006 1. Intern. Fila junior tournament in Wolfurt / Austria up to 49 kg
2006 10. Junior European Championship (Cadets) in Istanbul up to 49 kg Winner: Sofia Mattsson , Sweden, ahead of Marina Oydopowa, Russia
2007 2. Grand Prix of Germany (junior women) in Dormagen up to 60 kg
2007 3. Junior European Championship (Cadets) in Warsaw up to 60 kg behind Julia Alborowa , Russia a. Evelina Gryvik, Sweden
2008 2. Klippan Lady Open (Juniors) up to 60 kg
2008 1. Intern. Brandenburg Cup (Juniors) up to 63 kg
2008 2. Junior European Championship (Cadets) in Daugavpils up to 60 kg behind Henna Johansson , Sweden, in front of Julia Alborowa u. Charlotte Skauen, Norway
2008 3. German Grand Prix (Juniors) in Dormagen up to 60 kg
2009 5. Dave Schultz Memorial in Colorado Springs up to 59 kg behind Deanne Rix , USA , Katie Patrol u. Amanda Gerhardt, bde. Canada u. Kelsey Campbell , USA
2009 11. German Grand Prix in Dormagen up to 59 kg Winner: Johanna Mattsson , Sweden ahead of Natascha Ballas , Germany a. Elena Kulikova , Russia
2009 10. EM in Vilnius up to 59 kg after a victory over Indre Bubetyte, Lithuania a . a loss to Julia Rekwawa , Russia
2009 3. Junior European Championship (Juniors) in Tbilisi up to 59 kg behind Elena Kulikowa u. Elena Karol, Belarus
2009 14th Junior World Championships (Juniors) in Ankara up to 59 kg after defeats against Irina Husjak , Ukraine a. Taybe Yusein , Bulgaria
2010 3. German Grand Prix in Dormagen up to 63 kg behind Hanna Beljajewa, Belarus a. Yvonne Englich -Hees, Germany
2010 1. Junior European Championship (Juniors) in Samokow / Bulgaria up to 63 kg after victories over Ilona Kratysch, Israel , Anastassia Huchok , Belarus a. Irina Suschko , Russia
2010 3. Junior World Championships (Juniors) in Budapest up to 63 kg after victories over Zsanett Fetfodi, Hungary a . Rio Watari, Japan , a defeat against Waleria Lasinskaja , Russia u. Victories over Anastasia Huchok u. Dailane Gomes dos Reis, Brazil
2011 6th Dave Schultz Memorial in Colorado Springs up to 63 kg Winner: Monika Ewa Michalik , Poland ahead of Sorondsonboldyn Battsetseg , Mongolia
2011 3. Intern. Tournament in Tourcoing up to 63 kg behind Jing Ruixue , People's Republic of China a . Scharchüügiin Tümentsetseg , Mongolia, before Elena Piroschkowa, USA a. Monika Ewa Michalik
2011 14th EM in Dortmund up to 63 kg after losing to Mihaela Panait , Romania
2011 1. Intern. al Romaniei Pentru tournament up to 63 kg in front of Claudia Pilipczuk, Poland, Ekaterina Rusu, Moldova a. Beatrice Oancea, Romania
2011 2. Junior World Championships (Juniors) in Bucharest up to 63 kg after winning points over Claudia Pilipczuk, Poland (2: 1), Charlotte Skauen, Norway (2: 0) and Alli Ragan, USA (2: 0) and a point defeat against Taybe Yusein, Bulgaria (0: 2 rounds)
2011 13. World Cup in Ankara up to 67 kg after a point defeat against Burcu Orskaya, Turkey (1: 2, 2: 3)
2011 3. FILA test tournament in London up to 63 kg behind Johanna Mattsson , Sweden and Shelok Dolma, China
2012 5. Dan Kolow & Nicola Petrow Memorial in Sofia up to 63 kg behind Johanna Mattsson and Henna Johansson , both Swedes, Maria Mamaschuk, Belarus and Monika Ewa Michalik
2012 3. Intern. Tournament in Kiev up to 63 kg behind Nadezhda Semenzowa , Belarus and Swetlana Babushkina, Russia
2012 8th. Olympic qualification tournament in Sofia up to 63 kg after a victory over Irina Netreba, Azerbaijan and defeats against Lyubow Michailovna Wolossowa , Russia and Henna Johansson
2012 3. Olympic qualification tournament in Helsinki up to 63 kg after a loss to Henna Johansson and victories over Nadezhda Semenzowa and Andrea Elena Simon, Romania
2012 2. German Grand Prix in Dormagen up to 67 kg behind Martine Dugrenier , Canada, in front of Dorothy Yeats , Canada
2012 9. World Cup in Strathcoona County / Canada up to 63 kg after defeating Agoro Papavasileiou, Greece and losing to Shelok Dolma , China
2013 3. Klippan Lady Open up to 67 kg behind Swetlana Babuschkina and Julia Salata, USA
2013 3. EM in Tbilisi up to 67 kg after victories over Martina Kuenz , Austria, Dalma Caneca, Italy, a defeat against Ilana Kratysh, Israel and a victory over Dschanan Filipowa, Bulgaria
2013 5. German Grand Prix in Dormagen up to 67 kg behind Stacie Anaka , Canada, Swetlana Babuschkina and Julia Bartnowskaja , both Russia and Kristine Odrina Brbowa, Latvia
2013 1. Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid up to 67 kg after victories over Dorothy Yeats , Canada and Tamyra Mensah-Stock , USA
2013 3. "Wacław-Ziółkowski" Memorial in Spała up to 67 kg behind Gosal Sutowa, Azerbaijan and Anastasija Schawlinskaja, Russia
2013 5. World Cup in Budapest up to 67 kg with Sgen over Kitti Godo, Hungary and Natalja Kuksina, Russia, a defeat against Alina Stadnyk-Machynja, Ukraine, a victory over Laura Skujina, Latvia and a defeat against Sara Dosho, Japan
2013 2. Nordhagen Classics in Calgary up to 72 kg behind Erica Wiebe , Canada, in front of Zsanett Nemeth, Hungary and Lisa Hug, Germany
2014 1. Dan Kolow & Nikola Petrow Memorial in Sofia up to 69 kg before Oksana Waschtschuk, Ukraine, Ilana Kratysch and Adina Popescu, Romania
2014 1. Klippan Lady Open up to 69 kg before Randi Miller , USA, Masaki Furuishi, Japan and Fanny Gradin, Sweden
2014 5. EM in Vantaa / Finland up to 69 kg after defeating Jenny Fransson, Sweden, defeating Natalja Vorobjewa, Russia, defeating Adina Popescu, Romania and defeating Alina Stadnyk-Machynja, Ukraine
2014 1. German Grand Prix in Dormagen up to 69 kg before Cynthia Vanessa Vescan, France, Justina di Stasio, Canada and Nadezhda Semenzowa, Azerbaijan
2014 2. Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid up to 69 kg behind Jenny Fransson, in front of Agnieszka Wieszczek-Kordus, Poland and Diana Paulina Miranda Gonzalez, Mexico
2014 5. Poland Open in Dabrowa / Poland up to 69 kg behind Natalja Woreobjewa, Saura Skujina, Elmira Sydzykowa, Kazakhstan and Swetlana Sajenko, Moldova
2014 1. World Cup in Tashkent up to 69 kg after victories over Elmira Sysdykowa, Diana Paulina Miranda Gonzalez, Laura Skujina and Sara Dosho, Japan
2015 2. Granma Cup in Havana up to 69 kg behind Elena Pirozhkova, USA
2015 5. Dan Kolow & Nikola Petrow tournament in Sofia up to 69 kg behind Jenny Fransson, Nadeschda Mschko, Azerbaijan, Alina Stadnyk-Machynja and Elis Manolowa, Azerbaijan
2015 3. 1. European Games in Baku up to 69 kg after victories over Burcu Ügduler Orskaya, Turkey and Fanny Gradin, Sweden, a defeat against Alina Stadnyk-Machynja and a victory over Martina Kuenz, Austria
2015 3. World Cup in Las Vegas up to 69 kg after victories over Diana Paulina Miranda Gonzalez, Mexico, Yanny Ailin Izquierdo Mendez, Colombia and Enass Mustafa, Egypt, a defeat against Natalja Vorobjowa and a victory over Jenny Fransson
2016 1. German Grand Prix in Dormagen up to 69 kg before Jenny Fransson, Jekaterina Larionowa and Elmira Sysdykowa, both Kazakhstan
2016 1. Canada Cup in Guelph up to 69 kg before Julia Salata and Tamira Mensah, both USA
2016 9. OS in Rio de Janeiro up to 69 kg after a win over Zhou Feng, China and a loss to Jenny Fransson
2017 13. EM in Novi Sad up to 69 kg after losing to Alla Cherkassova, Ukraine
2017 2. German Grand Prix in Dormagen up to 75 kg behind Justina di Stasio , Canada, in front of Maria Selmaier, Germany and Denise Makota Stroem, Sweden
2017 1. Poland Open in Warsaw up to 69 kg before Maria Mamaschuk , Belarus, Alla Belinskaya, Ukraine and Wang Jiao , China
2017 2. World Cup in Paris up to 69 kg after victories over Danute Domikaityte, Lithuania, Elmira Sysdykowa, Nasanburmaa Ochirbat, Mongolia and Han Yue, China and a defeat against Sara Doshō
2018 8th. Klippan Lady Open up to 76 kg Winner: Adeline Gray , USA, ahead of Yasemin Adar , Turkey and Erica Wiebe , Canada
2018 1. "Dan Kolow" & "Nikola Petrow" Memorial in Sofia up to 76 kg in front of Ekaterina Bukina , Russia, Swetlana Sajenko, Moldova and Gulmarad Jerkebajewa, Kazakhstan
2018 1. "Yasar Dogu" Memorial in Istanbul up to 76 kg in front of Yasemin Adar, Turkey, Sabira Aliewa, Azerbaijan and Mehtap Gültekin, Turkey
2018 2. Poland Open in Warsaw up to 76 kg behind Erica Wiebe, in front of Paliha Paliha, India, Wasilisa Marsaliuk, Ukraine and Yasemin Adar
2018 1. "Ion-Corneanu" & "Ladislau-Simon" Memorial in Bucharest up to 76 kg before Jekaterina Bukina, Zsanett Nemeth, Hungary and Cynthia Vanessa Vescan
2018 8th. World Cup in Budapest up to 76 kg after victories over Anastasia Schustowa, Ukraine and Cynthia Vanessa Vescan and a loss to Erica Wiebe
2019 3. "Ivan Yarigin" Grand Prix in Krasnoyarsk up to 76 kg behind Hiroe Minagawa Suzuki, Japan and Wasilisa Marsaliuk, together with Elmira Sydsykowa
2019 3. "Dan-Kolow" & "Nikola-Petrow" Memorial in Russe up to 76 kg behind Yasemin Adar and Paliha Paliha, together with Elmira Sysdykowa
2019 3. EM in Bucharest up to 76 kg after victories over Enrica Rinaldi, Italy, Alla Belinska, Ukraine and Epp Mae, Estonia, a defeat against Yasemin Adar, Turkey and a win over Kamile Gaucaite, Lithuania
2019 3. Sassari City Matteo Pellicone Memorial up to 76 kg behind Erica Wiebe and Natalja Vorobjowa , together with Epp Mae, Estonia
2019 3. World Cup in Nur-Sultan up to 76 kg after victories over Kiran Kiran, India, Sabira Aliyeva, Alla Belinska and a loss to Adeline Gray and a victory over Elmira Sysdykowa
2020 3. "Matteo Pellicone" tournament in Tom up to 76 kg behind Erica Wiebe and Zhou Qiang, China, together with Natalja Vorobjowa
2020 3. EM in Rome up to 76 kg after a defeat against Yasemin Adar (4: 5) and victories over Kamila Kulwicka, Poland and Denise Lecarpentier, France

German championships

(only senior area)

year space Weight class Result
2009 1. up to 59 kg before Christiane Knittel , ASV 1885 Freiburg a . Yvonne Englich-Hees , SC Korb
2010 3. up to 63 kg behind Stefanie Stüber , VfK 07 Schifferstadt u. Maria Selmaier, TuS Jena
2011 1. up to 63 kg before Yvonne Englich-Hees, RSV Frankfurt (Oder) u. Stefanie Stüber
2012 1. up to 67 kg before Nadine Weinauge and Elena Balzer
2013 1. up to 67 kg in front of Beate König and Lisa Geyer, AV Jugendkraft Zella-Mehlis
2014 1. up to 69 kg in front of Anna Schell, RLZ Aschaffenburg, Lisa Geyer, AV Jugendkraft Zella-Mehlis and Lisa Hug, KSK Neuss
2015 1. up to 69 kg before Nicole Amann , SC Anger and Anna Schell
2016 1. up to 69 kg in front of Beate König, TSV Ehningen
2019 1. up to 76 kg after victories over Selina Wühr, TV Faurndau, Lilly Schneider, RV Thalheim, Eveline Neumann, RC Cottbus and Francy Rädelt, RSV Frankfurt (Oder)
Explanations
  • all free style competitions
  • OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship
  • KG = body weight

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