Fencing

Olympia without German Fecht Team

Sad Premiere: None of the German fence teams manage to qualify for the Olympic games in Rio. As the last candidate to fail at the crucial Team world Cup, also the Degenfechter.

The Olympic games for the first time without German Fechtmannschaft instead. At the world Cup in Vancouver missed the Degenteam the qualification for Rio 2016. Jörg Fiedler, Niklas Multerer, Stephan Rein, and Constantin Böhm had on Sunday (local time) with rank six content. “We are very disappointed. We had it in our hands, but the task was at the end of too big,” said sporting Director Sven Ressel.

The German Quartet was in Vancouver with a hopeful 31:28 against Venezuela in the final of team world Cup started. However, the 30:45 in the quarter-finals against world champion Ukraine caused disillusionment. In the first Platzierungsgefecht succeeded to the protégés of national Coach Didier Ollagnon a 44:43 against Japan, the final battle in order to rank five went, however, with 39:43 lost to Italy. Finally, qualified Hungary as a result of a 42:36 in the final against Kazakhstan for the Olympic games.

A week earlier, also had the
German Herrenflorett Team with the four-time singles world champion Peter Joppich and Beijing Olympic champion Benjamin Kleibrink, four years ago, the London bronze medalist, the last hopes on a Ticket to Rio have to give up. Before that, already had the Damendegen-Team to Star Britta Heidemann, the qualification is not done, the German Säbelfechterinnen failed also. Thus, the German fencing Association according to the current status of the qualification for the Olympic games only four Individualteilnehmer for Rio report.

asz/to (dpa, sid)