Heike Albrecht
| Heike Albrecht medal table |
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| Deaflympics | ||
| silver | 2005 Melbourne | Mixed |
| gold | 2009 Taipei | Double |
| gold | 2013 Sofia | singles |
| gold | 2013 Sofia | Mixed |
| bronze | 2013 Sofia | Double |
| Team World Cup | ||
| silver | 2007 Munich | team |
| gold | 2011 Izmir | team |
Heike Albrecht (born March 1, 1991 in Düren ) is a German deaf athlete from Selhausen in the municipality of Niederzier in the Düren district , North Rhine-Westphalia .
life and career
Albrecht has received many prestigious awards in deaf tennis. In 2007 she finished second in the world rankings. Heike Albrecht started playing tennis at TC Inden when he was seven . She attended the Niederzier / Merzenich comprehensive school and graduated from high school there in 2011 . She is currently (2014) studying in Munich .
In July 2015 Albrecht took part in the first Deaf World Championships in Nottingham , England , and reached the semi-finals in singles and doubles with Verena Fleckenstein and in mixed with Urs Breitenberger without losing a set. Due to an injury to Albrecht, the double semifinals were canceled when the score was 6: 7, 1: 2, the remaining semifinals and the third-place games had to be surrendered without a fight .
Albrecht only hears noises from 110 decibels . She starts for the TC Grün-Weiß Aachen .
successes
| year | Title / win | Where |
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| 2004 | German champion in women's singles, women's doubles and mixed | German Deaf Championship |
| 2004 | Bronze medal in women's doubles and mixed | European Championship of the Deaf |
| 2005 | Gold medal in women's doubles | Austrian Open of the Deaf |
| 2005 | Vice champion in women's doubles | German Deaf Championship |
| 2005 | Silver medal in mixed | Summer Deaflympics 2005 |
| 2005 | German champion in women's singles and mixed | German Deaf Championship |
| 2006 | German champion in women's singles, women's doubles and mixed | German Deaf Championship |
| 2006 | Vice champion in women's doubles | German Deaf Championship |
| 2006 | Gold medal in mixed | British Open in Nottingham |
| 2006 | Silver medal in women's singles | British Open in Nottingham |
| 2007 | Silver medal | Team World Championship Munich |
| 2008 | German champion in women's singles and mixed | German Deaf Championship |
| 2008 | Gold medal in women's singles, doubles and mixed | 11th Deaf European Championship in Bucharest |
| 2009 | Gold medal in doubles | Summer Deaflympics 2009 |
| 2011 | German champion in women's singles, doubles and mixed | German Deaf Championship |
| 2011 | Gold medal at the World Team Championship | World Deaf Championships in Izmir |
| 2013 | Gold medal in women's singles and mixed | Summer Deaflympics 2013 |
| 2013 | Bronze medal in women's doubles | Summer Deaflympics 2013 |
Honors
- On October 31, 2008, Heike Albrecht was awarded the special prize in deaf sport among the juniors at the "Festival of Encounters" organized by the Deutsche Sporthilfe Foundation in Düsseldorf .
- In 2013, she was awarded the title of Sportswoman of the Year by the Düren district council .
- In May 2014, she received the Silver Laurel Leaf for the third time , which Federal President Joachim Gauck awards as the highest award for athletes in Germany.
Web links
- Homepage of Heike Albrecht
- ITF profile of Heike Albrecht (English)
- Profile of Heike Albrecht at the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf
Individual evidence
- ^ Draw and Results from the World Deaf Tennis Championships. In: slfirst.co.uk (July 26, 2015).
- ↑ Peter Fiebinger: The Black Friday from Nottingham. In: dg-sv.de (July 24, 2015).
- ↑ Peter Fiebinger: The rest of the world championships. In: dg-sv.de (July 25, 2015).
- ↑ Aachener Zeitung from June 16, 2014
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Albrecht, Heike |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German deaf athlete in tennis |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 1, 1991 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Düren , Germany |