Katrin Holtwick

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.

Katrin Holtwick
Personal information
Born (1984-04-10) 10 April 1984
Bocholt, West Germany
HometownBerlin, Germany
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Beach volleyball information
Years Teammate
2003–04
2005
2005
2006–16		 Maria Kleefisch
Friederike Fischer
Sara Goller
Ilka Semmler
Honours
World Tour
2014 GstaadBeach
2012 AlandBeach
2014 The HagueBeach
2014 PragueBeach
2013 BerlinBeach
2012 BeijingBeach
2008 MyslowiceBeach
2014 Stare JablonskiBeach
2013 Long BeachBeach
2013 The HagueBeach
2013 FuzhouBeach
2012 Stare JablonskiBeach
2008 KlagenfurtBeach

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]

References
  1. "Katrin Holtwick". London2012.com. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  2. "Standings - Long Beach Grand Slam 2016". worldtour.2016.fivb.com.
  3. "Long Beach Grand Slam 2016 - Match Schedule / Results". www.fivb.org.
  4. "Beach-DM: Emotionaler Abschied von Holtwick/Semmler" (in German). DVV. 9 September 2016.
  • Katrin Holtwick at FIVB
    Animated GIF of Katrin Holtwick giving lines block signal to her teammate, Ilka Semmler, during a beach volleyball match in Berlin, 2013
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