Paul Veltrup

Paul Veltrup (born March 6, 2001 in Grefrath,Germany) is a German fencer who starts for the Fecht Club Krefeld. At the Youth Olympic Games 2018 in Buenos Aires he won the silver medal in boy´s épée.

Paul Veltrup
Born (2001-03-06) 6 March 2001
Grefrath, Germany
ResidenceGrefrath, Germany
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
WeaponÉpée
Handleft-handed
ClubFecht Club Krefeld
Head coachLajos Csire
FIE rankingcurrent ranking

Career

National Championships

Veltrup won the German Championships in 2016 (cadets) and 2018 (juniors).[1]

European Championships
  • 2016 (Novi Sad, Serbia): 10th place (cadets team), 65th place (cadets individual)
  • 2017 (Plovdiv, Bulgaria): 6th place (cadets team), 39th place (cadets individual)
  • 2018 (Sochi, Russia): 2nd place (cadets team), 3rd place (cadets individual), 11th place (juniors individual), 11th place (juniors team)[2][3]

World Championships
  • 2016 (Bourges, France): 31st place (cadets individual)
  • 2017 (Plovdiv, Bulgaria): 57th place (cadets individual)
  • 2018 (Verona, Italy): 9th place (cadets individual), 16th place (juniors team), 54th place (juniors individual)[4]

Youth Olympic Games

Veltrup started at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires in the individual competition in épée on October 8, 2018. He was first after the pool round. In the quarter-finals, he won against Isaac Herbst (USA) 13:12, in the semi-final against Kyrgyz Khasan Baudunov 15:12. The final lost Veltrup with 4:11 against World and European champion Davide Di Veroli from Italy.[5] His silver medal was the first for the German team at the Youth Olympics.[6][7]

Two days after Veltrup won the silver medal in the individual competition, he started for the team Europe 2 in the mixed team competition and took the 6th place.[8]

References
  1. ONLINE, RP. "Grefrather Veltrup Deutscher Meister im Degenfechten". rp-online.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  2. ONLINE, RP. "Lokalsport: Degenfechter Paul Veltrup gewinnt in Sotchi EM-Bronze". rp-online.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  3. ONLINE, RP. "Lokalsport: Paul Veltrup gewinnt bei EM Team-Silber". rp-online.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  4. ONLINE, RP. "Lokalsport: Veltrup ist in der Weltspitze angekommen". rp-online.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  5. "YOG 2018: Silber!". Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  6. sportschau.de (2018-10-09). "Olympische Jugendspiele - Silber für Degenfechter Veltrup" (in German). Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  7. Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund, Medien- und. "Silbermedaille für Degenfechter Paul Veltrup - Team Deutschland". www.teamdeutschland.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  8. ONLINE, RP. "Degenfechter Paul Veltrup punktet für Europa". rp-online.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-10-28.
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