Ilka Semmler

Ilka Semmler (born 8 September 1985)[2] is a German retired beach volleyball player. From 2006 to 2016, she played with Katrin Holtwick. They competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where they were eliminated in the first knock-out round by the other German team of Ludwig and Goller.[3]

Ilka Semmler
Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1985-09-08) 8 September 1985 Aachen
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Beach volleyball information
Years Teammate 2002–05 2006–16 Ruth Flemig Katrin Holtwick
Honours Women's beach volleyball Representing  Germany FIVB World Tour 2013 Berlin Beach [1]

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).[4][5]

In September 2016, Semmler and Holtwick both retired after they were eliminated in the German Beach Volleyball Championship.[6]

References

1. Women's FIVB US$220,000 Berlin smart Grand Slam 2013
2. "Ilka Semmler". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
3. "beach volleyball women results - Beach volleyball - London 2012 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
4. http://worldtour.2016.fivb.com/en/316/women/standings
5. http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2016/event/Results.asp?TournCode=WLOB2016&Phase=2
6. "Beach-DM: Emotionaler Abschied von Holtwick/Semmler" (in German). DVV. 9 September 2016.

External links

• Ilka Semmler at FIVB

Awards
Preceded by  Larissa França (BRA)	Women's FIVB World Tour "Best Setter" 2013	Succeeded by  Larissa França (BRA)