Claudia Bokel

Claudia Bokel
Personal information
Born (1973-08-30) 30 August 1973
Ter Apel, Netherlands
Sport
Sport Fencing

Claudia Bokel (born 30 August 1973, in Ter Apel, the Netherlands) is a German épée fencer.

Biography

Claudia Bokel fought for the Fencing-Club Tauberbischofsheim. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she won the silver medal in the épée competition with her teammates, Britta Heidemann and Imke Duplitzer.[1] She also competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.[2]

She won a gold medal at the 2001 World Fencing Championships and at the 2006 European Seniors Fencing Championship épée event. During the 2006 World Fencing Championships, she won the bronze medal after beating Romania in the épée team event together with her team mates Imke Duplitzer, Britta Heidemann and Marijana Markovic.

In August 2008, she was elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee by the 120th IOC Session.[3]

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