Christine Wenzel

Christine Wenzel during the investiture for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London

Christine Wenzel , b. Brinker , (born July 10, 1981 in Ibbenbüren ) is a German sports shooter . She belongs to the national squad of the German Shooting Association in the target shooting discipline .

Career

Brinker began shooting sports in 2000. She was inspired by her boyfriend and later husband Tino Wenzel , who is now also in the national team.

The greatest success of her career was winning gold at the World Championships in September 2007 in Nicosia . Two months earlier she had won the silver medal at the European Championships in Granada . In 2008 she was again in Nicosia third at the European Championships and made her debut at the Olympic Games in Beijing , where she won the bronze medal.

As a sports soldier, she is a member of the German Armed Forces and trains under the guidance of Wilhelm Metelmann at the SSC bowl .

successes

World championships 2003 in Nicosia: 9. 2007 in Nicosia: 1. 2009 in Maribor: 1. 2011 in Belgrade: 1. 2013 in Lima: 1. European championships 2004 in Latsia: 4. 2005 in Belgrade: 6. 2006 in Maribor: 5. 2007 in Granada: 2. 2008 in Nicosia: 3. 2009 in Osijek: 3. 2015 in Maribor: 1.

World cup World Cup Finals (Gold) 2009 and 2013 World Cup (gold) 1 time World Cup (silver) 4 times World Cup (bronze) 5 times

Olympic games 2008 in Beijing: 3. 2012 in London: 6. 2016 in Rio: 11.

Web links

Commons : Christine Wenzel  - Collection of Images

• Christine Wenzel in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
• Portrait at the German Schützenbund
• Christine Wenzel in the database of the International Shooting Sport Federation (English)