Emil Beck

Emil Beck (20 July 1935, Tauberbischofsheim – 12 March 2006) was a German fencing coach.

Emil Beck was born in Tauberbischofsheim, in the Main-Tauber-District of Baden-Württemberg in Germany on 12 July 1935.

[4] Beck trained fencers such as Matthias Behr, Alexander Pusch and Anja Fichtel.

At the height of his career, the German fencers Anja Fichtel, Sabine Bau and Zita Funkenhauser – all from the FC Tauberbischofsheim – won gold, silver and bronze in foil at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul.

His life's work is outstanding, he has changed fencing and his hometown positively and that will reverberate for a long time.Tauberbischofsheim would never have this reputation without Emil Beck.The honorary president of the German Fencing Association (DFeB), Gordon Rapp, paid tribute to Becks commitment as: Unique in the world.