Education
Anja Fichtel attended the Kaufmännische Schule Tauberbischofsheim and fought for the Fencing-Club Tauberbischofsheim.
Anja Fichtel attended the Kaufmännische Schule Tauberbischofsheim and fought for the Fencing-Club Tauberbischofsheim.
Fichtel is remembered not just for her many victories, but also for her uncompromised vigorous fencing style. As Elena Grishina, the noted Soviet fencer, recalls: The appearance of Anja Fichtel in foil fencing has drastically changed our view on that type of weapon. Earlier the foil fencers would exchange technical tricks for a long while, using parries and counter-parries, attacks with multiple riposte and parat riposte, attacks with multiple binds and disengagements.
Anja used to advance with three quick balestra, then stepped back, forcing her opponent to come closer, then she threw her arm above her head and vigorously attacked with a large lunge, making it almost half-size of the strip.
She would aim the hit either at the shoulder or the back of competitor, and there was practically no chance to avoid lieutenant She still represented Germany at the team Olympics and took second place behind the Italian team
The Russians met Fichtel in Moscow in 1993. At the “Russian Cup”, she lost to Diane Byakendy and took second place.
Her elder son Lauren has also taken up fencing.
1985 Junior World Fencing Championships, foil, individual and team 1986 World Fencing Championships, foil, individual 1988 Junior World Fencing Championships, foil, individual 1988 Olympic Games, foil, individual and team 1989 World Fencing Championships, foil, individual 1989 World Fencing Championships, foil, team 1990 World Fencing Championships, foil, individual 1992 Olympic Games, foil, team 1993 World Fencing Championships, foil, team
