Katrin Holtwick Explained

Katrin Holtwick
Birth Date:10 April 1984
Birth Place:Bocholt, West Germany
Hometown:Berlin, Germany
Height:176cm (69inches)
Years:2003–04
2005
2005
2006–16

Katrin Holtwick (born 10 April 1984)[1] is a German retired beach volleyball player. From 2006 to 2016, she played with Ilka Semmler. They competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

She won 2 gold medals, 5 silver medals and 6 bronze medals in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.

Professional career

2016 World Tour

At the 2016 Grand Slam in Long Beach, California (Germany vs Germany) the pair finished 4th after a loss to their compatriots Chantal Laboureur/Julia Sude in straight sets (21-16, 21-17).[2] [3]

In September 2016 Holtwick retired after two losses in the German Beach Volleyball Championship.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Katrin Holtwick. London2012.com. July 25, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120724101311/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/holtwick-katrin-1112737/. July 24, 2012.
  2. Web site: Standings - Long Beach Grand Slam 2016. worldtour.2016.fivb.com.
  3. Web site: Long Beach Grand Slam 2016 - Match Schedule / Results. www.fivb.org.
  4. Web site: Beach-DM: Emotionaler Abschied von Holtwick/Semmler. DVV. 9 September 2016. de.