Margrete Mørch (born 23 June 1977) is a Norwegian
fencer.
Biography
She is the granddaughter of
Claus Mørch Sr., daughter of
Claus Mørch Jr.
Claus Mørch Jr. (born 18 February 1947) is a Norwegian fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics. His father, Claus Mørch Sr. fenced for Norway at the 1948 Summer Olympics and his daughter, Margrete Mørch, co ...
and niece of
Ole Mørch, who all fenced for Norway at the Olympics. She grew up at
Bygdøy
Bygdøy or Bygdø is a peninsula situated on the western side of Oslo, Norway. Administratively, Bygdøy belongs to the borough of Frogner; historically Bygdøy was part of Aker Municipality and became part of Oslo in 1948.
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in Oslo, and graduated from
Fagerborg Upper Secondary School in 1997.
She made her national breakthrough at the 1991 Norwegian Championships, where she, aged only 14, made her way to the final. Here she lost out to Nina Steenland. She and her brother
Claus Mørch were coached by Mariusz Piasecki.
Mørch and Steenland were the Norwegian competitors at the
1994 World Championships, but both made an early exit. She placed fourteenth at the
1996 European Championships, and won the Junior World Cup 1996–97. Margrete Mørch also became national champion in 1994 and 1995.
At the
1999 World Championships, Mørch participated in team epée together with
Ragnhild Andenæs and
Silvia Lesoil. Clinching against Italy for the 8th place, Mørch won her last match to secure a 45–44 victory. The 8th place qualified the Norwegian team for the 2000 Olympics. Mørch also became national champion in 1999 and 2000.
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She finished 26th in the individual epée and 8th in the team épée event at the ]2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...
. Mørch also tried to qualify for the 2004 Olympics, having two leg surgeries [
]
References
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1977 births
Living people
Fencers from Oslo
Norwegian female épée fencers
Olympic fencers for Norway
Fencers at the 2000 Summer Olympics