Irmgard Gerlatzka () (born 14 March 1939) is a German retired badminton player.
Career Gerlatzka won the women's singles gold medal at the 1968 European Badminton Championships. Two years later, in 1970, she won the silver medal in women's doubles with Marieluise Wackerow, missing out on gold to English pair Margaret Boxall and Susan Whetnall. Gerlatzka reached the All England Open mixed doubles finals in 1970 with partner Wolfgang Bochow.
She won her first women's doubles German national title in 1960 with Ute Melcher.
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
Sources Martin Knupp: Deutscher Badminton Almanach, Deutscher Badminton-Verband (2003), 230 pages