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Paul Veltrup
Paul Veltrup (born March 6, 2001, in Grefrath, Germany) is a German Fencing, fencer who fences for the ''Fecht Club Krefeld.'' At the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, Youth Olympic Games 2018 in Buenos Aires he won the silver medal in Fencing at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' épée, boy's épée. Career National Championships Veltrup won the German Championships in 2016 (cadets) and 2018 (juniors). 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) World Championships * 2016 (Bourges, France): 31st place (cadets individual) *2017 Junior and Cadet World Fencing Championships, 2017 (Plovdiv, Bulgaria): 57th place (cadets individual) *2018 Junior World Fencing Championships, 2018 (Verona, Ita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grefrath
Grefrath () is a municipality in the district of Viersen, in the western part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated in the Lower Rhineland region (''German: Niederhein''), which is located between the river Rhine and the borderline between Germany and the Netherlands. Geography The river Niers crosses through the municipality from the south to the north. The villages of Grefrath and Vinkrath are located on the westerly bank of the small river, whereas Oedt and Mülhausen are situated on the easterly bank. Towns and municipalities adjoining Grefrath are (clockwise, beginning in the north): * Wachtendonk * Kempen * Tönisvorst * Viersen * Nettetal The nearest bigger cities are Mönchengladbach ( to the south-south-east), Krefeld ( to the east) and Venlo ( to the west). History The town of Grefrath was first mentioned in 1177, at that time bearing the name of Greverode. This stands for "The Earls' Clearing" (''German: Rodung der Grafen''). . In 1243 Grefrath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |