Imke Duplitzer

Imke Duplitzer
Duplitzer in 2011
Personal information
Born (1975-07-28) 28 July 1975
Karlsruhe, West Germany
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Websiteimke-duplitzer.de
Sport
WeaponÉpée
Handright-handed
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Women's épée fencing
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
2004 AthensTeam épée
World Championships
1993 EssenTeam épée
1997 Cape TownTeam épée
2002 LisbonIndividual épée
2003 HavanaTeam épée
2010 ParisTeam épée
1999 SeoulTeam épée
2005 LeipzigTeam épée
2006 TorinoTeam épée
2007 St PetersburgTeam épée
2008 BeijingTeam épée
2009 AntalyaTeam épée
European Championship
1998 PlovdivTeam épée
1999 BolzanoIndividual épée
2010 LeipzigIndividual épée
2006 İzmirTeam épée

Imke Duplitzer (born 28 July 1975 in Karlsruhe) is a German épée fencer. Imke is a four time Olympian (2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012) where she placed 10th, 5th, 5th, and 29th respectively (in the individual competition). She also fenced in three team events at the Olympics, and at the 2004 Summer Olympics she won the silver medal in the team épée competition with Britta Heidemann and Claudia Bokel. During the 2006 World Fencing Championships, she won the bronze medal after beating Romania in the épée team event together with her teammates Claudia Bokel, Britta Heidemann and Marijana Markovic. She is also a two-time European Champion in the individual event (1999 & 2010) as well as being a part of the gold medal-winning team in 1998.

Duplitzer is openly lesbian.