Ute Kircheis-Wessel (born Ute Kircheis on 18 May 1953) is a retired German fencer. She won a gold medal in the women's team

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she finished in 32nd and fourth place in the individual and team foil events, respectively. She won four medals at world championships in the team foil between 1977 and 1983.Fechten – Weltmeisterschaften (Damen – Florett)
sport-komplett.de Her brother-in-law Friedrich Wessel is also an Olympic foil fencer.

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* 1953 births Living people German female fencers Olympic fencers for West Germany Fencers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for West Germany Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Cologne (region) People from Bergheim, North Rhine-Westphalia 20th-century German sportswomen {{Germany-fencing-bio-stub