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DUPLITZER Imke
NOC Germany   
GenderWomen
Born 28 Jul 1975 in Karlsruhe, FRG
Height1.86 m
Weight 72 kg
Human Interest
Further Personal Information
Residence Bonn, GER
Occupation Athlete, Journalist, Serves in the Army
Languages English, German
Higher education Political Science
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? She began fencing at age 11.
Why this sport? She watched a video of German fencer Cornelia Hanisch competing at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and was fascinated by the sport.
Club / Team Fecht Centrum Halle: Germany
Name of coach Manfred Kaspar [national]
Handedness Right
General Interest
Nicknames Ice Face (ksta.de, 11 Aug 2008)
Other information OTHER ACTIVITIES
She is a member of the Green Party and stood for election to the European parliament in 2014. She has also served as a patron for Outreach Eastern Europe, which helps sponsor and support homosexual athletes. (duplitzer.eu, 07 Feb 2014; berliner-kurier.de, 28 Jan 2014)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Olympic Games
2012 Final 5-6 Team Epee London, England
2008 5 Individual Epee Beijing, China
2004 2 Team Epee Athens, Greece
2004 5 Individual Epee Athens, Greece
2000 6 Team Epee Sydney, Australia
World Championships
2011 4 Team Epee Catania, Italy
2010 2 Team Epee Paris, France
2009 3 Team Epee Antalya, Turkey
2008 3 Team Epee Beijing, China
2007 3 Team Epee St. Petersburg, Russia
2006 3 Team Epee Turin, Italy
2005 3 Team Epee Leipzig, Germany
2003 2 Team Epee Havana, Cuba
2002 2 Individual Epee Lisbon, Portugal
2001 6 Team Epee Nīmes, France
1999 3 Team Epee Seoul, South Korea
1997 2 Team Epee Cape Town, South Africa
1993 2 Team Epee Essen, Germany
1992 2 Team Epee Havana, Cuba
European Championships
2013 8 Team Epee Zagreb, Croatia
2010 1 Individual Epee Leipzig, Germany
2008 2 Team Epee Kiev, Ukraine
2006 3 Team Epee Izmir, Turkey
2006 7 Individual Epee Izmir, Turkey
1999 1 Individual Epee Bolzano, Italy