Irmgard Latz

Irmgard Gerlatzka

Personal information
Born	Irmgard Latz (1939-03-14) 14 March 1939 (age 86) Guben, Brandenburg, Nazi Germany [1]
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Badminton
Career title	European Women's singles champion (1968)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing   West Germany European Championships 1968 Bochum Women's singles 1970 Port Talbot Women's doubles 1968 Bochum Mixed doubles 1970 Port Talbot Mixed doubles

Irmgard Latz (later Irmgard Gerlatzka) (born 14 March 1939) is a former female badminton player from Germany.

Career

She won the gold medal at the 1968 European Badminton Championships in women's singles. Two years later, in 1970, she won the silver medal in women's doubles with Marieluise Wackerow, losing the final to Margaret Boxall and Susan Whetnall. She also made one All England Open in 1970 with Wolfgang Bochow. ^[2]

She won her first German national title in 1960 in women's doubles, with Ute Melcher. ^[3]

Achievements

European Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1968	Ruhrlandhalle, Bochum, West Germany	Marieluise Wackerow	11–4, 7-11, 11–6	Gold

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1970	Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales	Marieluise Wackerow	Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall	2–3, retired	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1968	Ruhrlandhalle, Bochum, West Germany	Wolfgang Bochow	Tony Jordan Susan Whetnall	17–14, 16–18, 11–15	Bronze
1970	Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales	Wolfgang Bochow	David Eddy Susan Whetnall	10–15, 8–15	Bronze

International tournaments (7 titles, 15 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1960	Swiss Open	Annette Schmidt	6-11, 8–11	Runner-up
1961	Norwegian International	Randi Holand	11–4, 11–6	Winner
1963	French Open	Gerda Schumacher	11–9, 11–3	Winner
1965	German Open	Ursula Smith	11–7, 3–11, 2–11	Runner-up
1966	German Open	Eva Twedberg	11–8, 8–11, 12–9	Winner
1968	Dutch Open	Lizbeth von Barnekow	3–11, 11–5, 11–6	Winner
1968	German Open	Eva Twedberg	6–11, 11–9, 3–11	Runner-up
1971	German Open	Eva Twedberg	3–11, 4–11	Runner-up
1972	Dutch Open	Eva Twedberg	6–11, 12–10, 5–1 match abandoned	Runner-up
1972	Swedish Open	Eva Twedberg	5–11, 10–12	Runner-up
1972	German Open	Eva Twedberg	6–11, 4–11	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1960	Swiss Open	Ute Seelbach	Elfriede Becker Ute Harlos	15–9, 15–3	Winner
1961	German Open	Hannelore Schmidt	Sonia Cox Judy Hashman	5–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1963	Norwegian International	Heidi Menacher	Lizbeth von Barnekow Liselotte Nielsen	15–2, 5–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1963	French Open	Imre Rietveld	Bitten Nielsen June van der Willigen	15–6, 15–4	Winner
1964	German Open	Imre Rietveld	Angela Bairstow Jenny Pritchard	8–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1967	German Open	Marieluise Wackerow	Lizbeth von Barnekow Ulla Strand	18–14, 9–15, 15–9	Winner
1968	German Open	Marieluise Wackerow	Margaret Boxall Susan Pound	6–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1970	Dutch Open	Marieluise Wackerow	Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall	15–18, 15–12, 1–15	Runner-up
1972	Dutch Open	Marieluise Wackerow	Gillian Gilks Judy Hashman	16–18, 5–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1966	German Open	Wolfgang Bochow	Morten Pommergaard Ulla Strand	6–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1970	All England Open	Wolfgang Bochow	Per Walsøe Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	14–17, 12–15	Runner-up

References

1. "Irmgard Gerlatzka" (in German). Who's Who . Retrieved 1 April 2023.
2. Rosenstock, Von Horst (14 March 2019). "80 Jahre Irmgard Gerlatzka" [80 years of Irmgard Gerlatzka]. www.badminton.de (in German). Badminton Deustchland. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
3. "Erfolge für Gerlatzka und Castellucci bei DM". rp-online.de. 2010-08-06. Retrieved 2024-02-08.

Sources

• Martin Knupp: Deutscher Badminton Almanach, Deutscher Badminton-Verband (2003), 230 pages