Claudia Bokel (born 30 August 1973, in

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, the

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) is a German

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fencer.

Biography

Claudia Bokel fought for the

Fencing-Club Tauberbischofsheim The Tauberbischofsheim Fencing Club (in German ''Fecht-Club Tauberbischofsheim eingetragener Verein''; commonly known as ''FC Tauberbischofsheim e. V.'') is a fencing club based in Tauberbischofsheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Tauberbischo ...

. At the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

, she won the silver medal in the

competition with her teammates,

Britta Heidemann Britta Heidemann (born 22 December 1982) is a German épée fencer. In 2016, Heidemann became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Career Épée Fencing At the age of 14, already being a successful athlete and swimmer, Britta ...

and

Imke Duplitzer 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 thre ...

. She also competed at the

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and

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

. She won a gold medal at the

2001 World Fencing Championships The 2001 World Fencing Championships were held in Nîmes, France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South ...

and at the 2006 European Seniors Fencing Championship épée event. During the

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, she won the bronze medal after beating Romania in the épée team event together with her teammates Imke Duplitzer,

and Marijana Markovic. In August 2008, she was elected as a member of the

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and the

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by the 120th IOC Session.International Olympic Committee: 120th IOC Session concludes in Beijing
/ref> After her 8-year term ended in 2016, she could not be proposed as an IOC Individual Member as her teammate

was in the running for the next term.

References

1973 births Living people German female fencers Dutch emigrants to Germany Fencers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers for Germany Olympic silver medalists for Germany People from Westerwolde (municipality) German International Olympic Committee members Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Groningen (province) 21st-century German sportswomen 20th-century German sportswomen {{germany-fencing-bio-stub