Gianna Hablützel-Bürki Explained

Gianna Hablützel-Bürki
Other Names:	Gianna Habluetzel-Buerki, Gianna Buerki
Birth Name:	Gianna Bürki
Birth Date:	22 December 1969
Birth Place:	Basel, Switzerland
Occupation:	Épée fencer
Spouse:	Christoph Hablützel
Children:	1
Website:	http://www.fechten.ch

Gianna Hablützel-Bürki (née Bürki, born 22 December 1969 in Basel) is a Swiss épée fencer.

Life

She married Christoph Hablützel in 1997. They have a daughter named Demi, born in 1998 and currently live in Riehen/Basel-City

Occupation

• Épée fencer
• Founder & Co-president of the 'Fechtverein Basel' – & Riehen-Scorpions
• Youth fencing trainer
• President of the Swiss Olympic Athletes Commission (SOAC)

Career

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Individual

• 9-times Swiss Champion
• 4-times World Cup winner
• 2-times bronze medal winner at the European Championships (1994 + 1995)
• 2-times silver medal winner at the European Championships (1993 + 1996)
• Ranked 11th at the Olympic Games 1996 in Atlanta
• Silver medal winner at the Olympic Games 2000 in Sydney
• Bronze medal winner at the World Championships 2001 in Nîmes

Team

• 6-times Swiss Champion
• Bronze medal winner at the World Championships 1989 in Denver
• Ranked 4th at the World Championships 1999 in Seoul
• European Champion 2000 in Madeira
• Silver medal winner at the Olympic Games 2000 in Sydney
• Silver medal winner at the World Championships 2001 in Nîmes
• 1995 French Champion with Racing Club de France, Paris

See also

Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

External links

• http://www.fechten.ch Official Homepage of Gianna Hablützel-Bürki (German)
• Schweizer Fechtverband

Notes and References

1. Web site: Olympics Statistics: Gianna Hablützel-Bürki . https://archive.today/20130121064939/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HABL%DCGIA01 . dead . 2013-01-21 . 2012-02-19 . databaseolympics.com .
2. Web site: Gianna Hablützel-Bürki Olympic Results . 2012-02-19 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121213200953/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/gianna-hablutzel-burki-1.html . 13 December 2012 .