Jessica Bechtel

Jessica Bechtel (born October 3, 1984 in Frankenthal (Pfalz) ) is a German wrestler .

Career

Jessica Bechtel, from a family that has been wrestling for generations, one of her uncle is Rosario Schmitt , a former multiple German champion in the Greco-Roman style, started this sport at the age of eight. She joined the ASV Ludwigshafen . Over the years she grew to a size of 1.58 meters in the weight class up to 55 kg body weight (KG). She has been coached by Waldemar Galwas since 2000, and Jürgen Scheibe joined the national team as a coach. In order to be able to practice her sport successfully, she joined the armed forces and became a member of a sports promotion company. During her career she started for ASV Ludwigshafen, AC Laubenheim , VfK 07 Schifferstadt u. KSG Ludwigshafen .

In 1997 she took 3rd place in the international German championship for women in the weight class up to 40 kg and 2nd in the German youth championship in the same weight class behind Nicole Hauptmann from Böhlen . In 1998 she took 3rd place in the German youth championship (up to 58 kg) behind Sarah Ehinger from Baienfurt and Jasmin Pal from Münster and in 1999 she was the first German youth champion (up to 49 kg). In 2000 she came second in the German youth championship in the weight category up to 52 kg and in 2001 she won the German youth championship title for the second time in the same weight category.

In the adult (active) category, Jessica Bechtel won her first German championship title in the weight class up to 51 kg in 2002. Then she won the German championship title in the weight class up to 55 kg in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. 2003, 2004 a. In 2010 she became German vice-champion and in 2011 she reached 3rd place.

In the international arena, her successes began in 2000 with a 4th place at the European Junior Championships (Cadets) in Bratislava in the weight class up to 49 kg. A year later, in 2001, she became European champion (Cadets) in Izmir in the weight class up to 52 kg. With Kaschtschewa from Belarus , Marta Paciorek from Poland , Elena Tschalygina from Russia and Julia Golowina from Ukraine she defeated four strong wrestlers from the former Eastern Bloc countries. In 2001 it was already used at the World Championships in Sofia and came in 11th place in the weight class up to 51 kg, after defeating Alfia Zainulina from Kyrgyzstan and losing to Natalja Karamtschakowa from Russia.

In 2002 Jessica Bechtel reached a good 5th place at the European Championships in Seinäjoki / Finland in the weight class up to 51 kg and in 2003 she was at the Junior World Championships in Istanbul in the weight class up to 55 kg after victories over Lilija Polowko , Ukraine , Magdeleine van As, South Africa , Kitto Godo , Hungary and Chikako Matsukawa , Japan and a defeat in the final against Yan Zhihui from China Vice World Champion. At the 2004 European Championships in Haparanda , she reached 6th place in the weight class up to 51 kg and a few months later she was junior European champion (Juniors) in Sofia in the weight class up to 55 kg, ahead of Maria Iwanowa from Belarus and Lilija Polowko.

At the European Championships in 2005 in Varna , she retired early after a defeat against Gudrun Annette Hoie from Norway and only came in 11th place. She fought much better at the World Championships this year in Budapest , because she won there over Sabrina Esposito from Italy and Sylwia Bilenska from Poland, but then lost to Tonya Verbeek from Canada and reached 8th place. Against Gudrun Høie she succeeded at the Grand Prix of Germany in Dormagen revenge, because they defeated them there for victory safely on points.

2006 was a good year for Jessica Bechtel. Although she just missed medal ranks at both the European Championships in Moscow and the World Championships in Guangzhou with 5th places, she had earned a lot of respect there through courageous fights. It was annoying for her that she lost in the battle for the bronze medal against Minerva Montero Perez from Spain , whom she had defeated at the European Championships in Moscow.

After that, she did not achieve any more success at the international level. At the 2007 World Cup in Baku , she came after defeats against Saori Yoshida from Japan and Joice Souza da Silva from Brazil only on the 23rd place and in 2008 she missed the qualification for the Olympic Games in Beijing .

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class	Result
1997	3.	Intern. German youth championship in Gütersloh	up to 40 kg body weight	behind Stefanie Kullmann u. Nicole Hauptmann , bde. Germany
2000	4th	Junior European Championship (Cadets) in Bratislava	up to 49 kg body weight	after victories over Tokar, Switzerland , Friedrichova, Czech Republic a . Marta Paciorek, Poland a . Defeats against Brandusch, Ukraine , Sagainowa, Russia etc. Knudsen, Norway
2001	1.	Junior European Championship (Cadets) in Izmir	up to 52 kg body weight	after victories over Kashchevena, Belarus , Marta Paciorek, Poland, Elena Tschalygina, Russia a. Julia Golovina , Ukraine
2001	11.	World Cup in Sofia	up to 51 kg body weight	after a victory over Alfia Sainulina, Kyrgyzstan a . a loss to Natalja Karamtschakowa , Russia
2002	3.	Klippan Lady Open	up to 51 kg body weight	behind Ida Hellström , Sweden a . Stephanie Murata , USA
2002	5.	EM in Seinäjoki / Finland	up to 51 kg body weight	after a victory over Edith Dosza, Hungary a . a loss to Olga Smirnova, Russia
2002	1.	Grand Prix of Germany in Dormagen	up to 51 kg body weight	before Brigitte Wagner u. Alexandra Engelhardt , bde. Germany
2002	11.	World Cup in Chalkida / Greece	up to 51 kg body weight	after defeats against Natalja Golz , Russia a. Wen Juling , China
2003	10.	Grand Prix of Germany in Dormagen	up to 55 kg body weight	Winner: Tonya Verbeek ahead of Erica Sharp , bde. Canada
2003	10.	Austrian Lady Open in Götzis	up to 55 kg body weight	Winner Jennifer Ryz ahead of Tonya Verbeek, bde. Canada
2003	2.	Junior World Championships (Juniors) in Istanbul	up to 55 kg body weight	after victories over Lilija Polowko , Ukraine, Magdeleine van As, South Africa , Kitti Godo , Hungary a . Chikako Matsukawa , Japan a . a loss to Yan Zhihui , China
2003	8th.	World Cup in Tokyo	up to 51 kg body weight	Winner: Lindsay Belisle , Canada ahead of Jennifer Wong , USA
2004	6th	EM in Haparanda	up to 51 kg body weight	after a loss to Ida Hellström, a victory over Elena Tolstenko, Russia a. Defeats to Juliette Willocq, France a . Silvia Matuwchiewa, Bulgaria
2004	2.	Austrian Lady Open in Götzis	up to 55 kg body weight	behind Tonya Verbeek, vbor Ida-Theres Nerell (Karlsson), Sweden a. Sabrina Lotz , Germany
2004	1.	Junior European Championship in Sofia	up to 55 kg body weight	before Maria Ivanova , Belarus a. Lilia Polovko
2005	3.	Klippan Lady Open	up to 55 kg body weight	behind Tina George, USA a. Mizuho Shibata, Japan
2005	11.	EM in Varna	up to 55 kg body weight	after a loss to Gudrun Annette Hoie , Norway
2005	1.	Grand Prix of Germany in Dormagen	up to 55 kg body weight	before Gudrun Annette hoie u. Laura Demoury, France
2005	5.	Austrian Lady Open in Götzis	up to 59 kg body weight	Winner: Gudrun Annette Hoie ahead of Emily Richardson, Canada
2005	4th	Canada Cup in Guelph	up to 55 kg body weight	behind Tonya Verbeek, Canada, Caitlyn Chase, USA a. Gudrun Annette Hoie, Norway
2005	8th.	World Cup in Budapest	up to 55 kg body weight	after victories over Sabrina Esposito, Italy a . Sylwia Bilenska , Poland a. a defeat by Tonya Verbeek
2006	5.	EM in Moscow	up to 55 kg body weight	after victories over Minerva Montero Perez , Spain a . Marianna Baudik, Ukraine a. Losses against Ludmila Cristea , Romania a. Johanna Mattsson , Sweden
2006	3.	Canada Cup in Guelph	up to 55 kg body weight	behind Tonya Verbeek , Canada a. Johanna Mattsson , Sweden
2006	5.	World Cup in Guangzhou	up to 55 kg body weight	after victories over Sofia Poumpouridou , Greece, Georgina Narcisa Paic, Romania a. Geeta, India a . Defeats against Maria Iwanowa u. Minerva Montero Perez
2007	6th	World Cup in Krasnoyarsk	up to 55 kg body weight	Winner: Li Xu, China ahead of Maria Iwanowa
2007	10.	Grand Prix of Germany in Dormagen	up to 55 kg body weight	Winners: Johanna Mattsson ahead of Natalja Smirnowa, Russia
2007	3.	Canada Cup in Guelph	up to 55 kg body weight	behind Tonya Verbeek u. Charea Pascua, USA
2007	23.	World Cup in Baku	up to 55 kg body weight	after defeats against Saori Yoshida , Japan a. Joice Souza da Silva, Brazil
2008	4th	Dave Schultz Memorial in Colorado Springs	up to 55 kg body weight	behind Sally Roberts, USA, Sylwie Bilenska u. Agata Pietrzyk, bde. Poland
2008	3.	Austrian Lady Open in Götzis	up to 55 kg body weight	behind Anna Gomis, France a. Anna Swirydowska, Poland
2008	10.	Olympic Qualification Tournament in Edmonton	up to 55 kg body weight	Winner: Marcia Andrade Mendoza, Venezuela ahead of Marcie van Dusen , USA

German championships

(only senior area)

year	space	Weight class	Result
2002	1.	up to 51 kg body weight	in front of Alexandra Demmel, SC Isaria Unterföhring u. Nicole Hauptmann , RSC Böhlen
2003	2.	up to 55 kg body weight	behind Christina Oertli , SV Siegfried Hallbergmoos , in front of Sabrina Lotz , SCJ Wasserlos
2004	2.	up to 55 kg body weight	behind Sabrina Lotz, in front of Nicole Hauptmann
2005	1.	up to 55 kg body weight	in front of Pia Rosenkranz, SC Isaria Unterföhring u. Jasmin Jack, KSV Aldingen
2006	1.	up to 55 kg body weight	before Nicole Hauptmann u. Ramona Scherer, KSV Waldaschaff
2007	1.	up to 55 kg body weight	before Nicole Hauptmann u. Christiane Knittel , ASV Germania 1885 Freiburg
2008	1.	up to 55 kg body weight	in front of Katharina Peter, RWG Mömbris-Königshofen a . Christiane Knittel
2010	2.	up to 55 kg body weight	behind Katharina Peter, in front of Natascha Ballas , AC Ückerath
2011	3.	up to 55 kg body weight	behind Christiane Knittel u. Nicole Hauptmann

Explanations

• all free style competitions
• WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship
• KG = body weight

swell

• Trade journal Der Ringer
• Database of the Institute for Applied Training Sciences at the University of Leipzig
• Website of the German Wrestling Federation

Web links

• Profile of Jessica Bechtel at the Institute for Applied Training Science
• Portrait of Jessica Bechtel