Michael Ludwig (fencer)

Michael Ludwig (Grazer-Messepokal 06, 23 September 2006)

Michael Ludwig (born December 19, 1972 in Vienna ) is an Austrian foil fencer .

Life

He was a fencer in the Austrian Fencing Association and trained mainly in the BSFZ Südstadt under the direction of Lajos Szlovenszky and later Gerd Salbrechter . After the 2005/06 season Michael Ludwig resigned from active fencing. This season he won the bronze medal at the World Cup in Copenhagen and was among the top 32 at the Paris Grand Prix (where he lost to Austrian Mortiz Hinterseer ). At the 2006 World Cup in Turin, he lost in the battle for a place in the top 64 against Szabados after a lead. In the 2006/07 season he fought again at the World Cup in Venice, but also failed here at the hurdle of the best 64. He celebrated his greatest successes at European Championships. There he won a total of eight medals, including the gold medal in singles at the European Championships in 1992 . In his three Olympic appearances , a fourth place with the team in 1996 in Atlanta was the best placement.

In 1997 he received the Silver Medal of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria .

successes

European championships

• 1991 in Vienna : silver in the individual
• 1992 in Lisbon : gold in the individual, bronze with the team
• 1997 in Danzig : bronze in individual
• 1998 in Plovdiv : bronze in individual and with the team
• 2000 in Madeira : Silver with the team
• 2002 in Moscow : bronze in individual
• 2004 in Copenhagen : bronze in individual

World cup

• 1998 1st Valencia (Venezuela)
• 1999 March 28th, 2nd Budapest
  • Final: Haibin Wang (China) - Michael Ludwig 15:10
  • Semi-finals: Michael Ludwig - Salvatore Sanzo (Italy) 15: 3!
• 2005 February 5th 1st A Coruña
• 2006 3rd in Copenhagen

Web links

• Michael Ludwig - Rankings and Results in the database of the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (English / French)
• Ludwig Michael - Biography in the database of the European Fencing Confederation (English)
• Michael Ludwig in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
• History European Fencing Championships (men's foil) from sport-komplett.de
• Michael Ludwig's page on Nahouw