Erika Bethmann

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Erika Bethmann (born August 31, 1939 in Hamburg ) is a former German foil fencer and participant in the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. She fought at ETV Hamburg .

successes

Bethmann was third in the German Championships in women's floret in 1968 and 1970 . In 1972 she was a member of the women's floret team at the Summer Olympics. Together with Gudrun Theuerkauff , Karin Gießelmann , Monika Pulch and Irmela Broniecki , she took fifth place.

In the 1970s, Bethmann became a trainer for the fencing department of the Upper Alster Association for Water Sports in North Hamburg. During this time, the juniors of the fencing department won several Hamburg championships and took top places at the German junior championships.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tables in: Deutscher Fechter-Bund (Ed.), Andreas Schirmer (Red): En Garde! Allez! Touchez! 100 Years of Fencing in Germany - A Success Story , Meyer & Meyer Verlag, Aachen 2012. Page 218ff.
  2. ↑ Erika Bethmann in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original ).
  3. ↑ Das Bootshaus 1/2012, p. 48. Oberalster Verein für Wassersport, accessed on June 3, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Bethmann, Erika
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German fencer and Olympic participant
DATE OF BIRTH August 1, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg