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| HEIDEMANN Britta |
| NOC |
Germany
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| Gender | Women |
| Born |
22 Dec 1982
in Cologne, FRG
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| Height | 1.80 m |
| Weight | 71 kg |
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Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Cologne, GER |
| Occupation |
Athlete, Consultant, Motivational Speaker |
| Languages |
English, German, Mandarin |
| Higher education |
Cultural Studies - Chinese, Environmental Studies - University of Cologne: Germany |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
Her first contact with fencing was in 1995 when she took an introductory course to the sport. She initially tried foil and then moved on to epee in 1997, at the same time as competing in modern pentathlon. She stopped pentathlon to focus solely on epee in 2000. |
| Club / Team |
TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Germany |
| Name of coach |
Manfred Kaspar [national] |
| Handedness |
Right |
General Interest |
| Hobbies |
Travelling, reading. (Facebook page, 06 Oct 2016) |
| Injuries |
She injured her Achilles tendon in June 2015. (baku2015.com, 23 Jun 2015)
She sustained a wrist injury in August 2013. (fechten.org, 09 Aug 2013) |
| Awards and honours |
In 2009, 2010 and 2014 she was named Sportswoman of the Year in Cologne, Germany. (britta-heidemann.de, 21 Mar 2016) |
| Other sports |
She was the Cologne champion for high jump and 800m as a student in 1993. She also competed in modern pentathlon at national and world youth level. (britta-heidemann.de, 27 Sep 2011) |
| Other information |
ATHLETE REP
In August 2016 she was voted onto the International Olympic Committee [IOC] Athletes' Commission by her fellow athletes across all sports. (fie.org, 19 Aug 2016)
CHINA CONNECTION
She has travelled to the People's Republic of China on more than 20 occasions. She spent three months there as a student in 1993, and in 2001 did an internship at Bayer Beijing. She enrolled in Chinese studies at university in 2001 and wrote her diploma thesis on Chinese environmental law. She speaks Mandarin, and her personal website is also available in the language. In 2011 she was appointed a goodwill ambassador for the European Union [EU]-China youth exchange for the EU-China Year of Youth, as well as EU ambassador for the 'Youth Movement' campaign in Germany. (britta-heidemann.de, 09 Sep 2016; sportmuseum.de, 01 Oct 2011; 2011euchinayouth.eu, 01 Oct 2011)
FENCING FIRST
Between 2007 and 2009, she became the first fencer to hold the Olympic, world and European titles at the same time. She also held the German national championship during this period. (zeit.de, 27 Sep 2011)
AUTHOR
In 2011 she wrote a book called 'Success is a Matter of Attitude [What Fencing Can Teach You About Life]'. (dvag-teamblog.de, 14 Sep 2011) |
| Olympic Games |
| 2012 |
2 |
Individual Epee |
London, England |
| 2012 |
Final 5-6 |
Team Epee |
London, England |
| 2008 |
1 |
Individual Epee |
Beijing, China |
| 2004 |
2 |
Team Epee |
Athens, Greece |
| World Championships |
| 2014 |
2 |
Individual Epee |
Kazan, Russia |
| 2013 |
3 |
Individual Epee |
Budapest, Hungary |
| 2011 |
4 |
Team Epee |
Catania, Italy |
| 2010 |
2 |
Team Epee |
Paris, France |
| 2009 |
3 |
Team Epee |
Antalya, Turkey |
| 2009 |
5 |
Individual Epee |
Antalya, Turkey |
| 2008 |
3 |
Team Epee |
Beijing, China |
| 2007 |
1 |
Individual Epee |
St. Petersburg, Russia |
| 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 |
3 |
Individual Epee |
Lisbon, Portugal |
| 2001 |
6 |
Team Epee |
Nīmes, France |
| European Championships |
| 2012 |
5 |
Individual Epee |
Legnano, Italy |
| 2011 |
2 |
Individual Epee |
Sheffield, England |
| 2009 |
1 |
Individual Epee |
Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
| 2008 |
2 |
Team Epee |
Kiev, Ukraine |
| 2007 |
3 |
Individual Epee |
Ghent, Belgium |
| 2006 |
3 |
Team Epee |
Izmir, Turkey |
| 2005 |
7 |
Individual Epee |
Zalaegerszeg, Hungary |
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