Ilka Semmler (born 8 September 1985) is a German retired beach volleyball player. From 2006 to 2016, she played with

Katrin Holtwick Katrin Holtwick (born 10 April 1984) 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. She won 2 gold medals, 5 silver medals and 6 bronze medals in ...

. They competed in the

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, where they were eliminated in the first knock-out round by the other German team of Ludwig and Goller.

Professional career

2016 World Tour

At the 2016 Grand Slam in

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, (Germany vs Germany) the pair finished 4th after a loss to their compatriots

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in straight sets (21-16, 21-17). In September 2016, Semmler and Holtwick both retired after they were eliminated in the German Beach Volleyball Championship.

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* * * 1985 births German women's beach volleyball players Living people Beach volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic beach volleyball players of Germany Sportspeople from Aachen {{Germany-sport-bio-stub