Hans von der Groeben was a German diplomat, lawyer and journalist and member of the European Commission, born in Langheim near Rastenburg, East Prussia.
Dennis van der Geest is a Dutch judoka, who won the bronze medal in the men's heavyweight (+100 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was born in Haarlem, North Holland.
Elco van der Geest is a Dutch-born Belgian judoka. Throughout his career, Elco had competed for the Netherlands. In August 2009, Elco accepted the request to join the Belgian team. He achieved Belgian citizenship right before the 2009 World Judo Championships in Rotterdam.
Josef "Pepi" Reiter is a retired judoka from Austria, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics. He is a seventh degree black belt.
Dietmar Lorenz was an East German judoka, who competed for SC Dynamo Hoppegarten under the Sportvereinigung Dynamo.
Patrick Reiter is a retired Austrian judoka. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics.
American Samoa sent a team to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The U.S. territory selected four athletes to compete in three sports: swimming, athletics and judo. The dependency's participation in Beijing marked its seventh participation in any Olympic game since its debut at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and its sixth participation at any Summer Olympic games. Of the four American Samoan athletes who participated in Beijing, all four were first-time Olympians and born outside American Samoa and none of the four advanced past the qualification or preliminary rounds of their events. More women participated in the 2008 American Samoan Olympic delegation than in any one delegation in its Olympic history. Judoka Silulu A'etonu was the territory's flagbearer at the ceremonies.
Count Joachim Karl Ludwig Mortimer von Maltzan, Freiherr von Wartenberg und Penzlin was a Prussian diplomat and Foreign Minister from 1841 to 1842.
Kelita Zupancic is a judoka from Canada. Zupancic won gold medals for Canada at the 2010, 2013 and 2015 Pan Am judo championships.
Sabrina Filzmoser is an Austrian retired judoka. She is a two-time bronze medalist at the World Judo Championships and she has also won medals, including two golds, in her event at the European Judo Championships. She competed at the 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020 Summer Olympics.
Günther Neureuther is a German former judoka who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Ulrike von der Groeben, Ulrike Elfes is a German television sport journalist.
The Schlieffen family is the name of an old German noble family from Pomerania. The family, branches of which still exist today, originates in Kolberg.
The Groeben family is the name of an old German noble family, originating in the Altmark region. The lords von der Groeben belonged to the nobility of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg, and moved from there to the Margraviate of Brandenburg, then to East Prussia. Members of the family held the title of Count in Prussia, granted to them on 19 September 1786 by King Frederick William II. Various branches still exist today.
Austria competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. It was the nation's twenty-seventh appearance at the Summer Olympics. Austrian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. The Austrian Olympic Committee confirmed a squad of 71 athletes, 37 men and 34 women, to compete across 22 sports at the Games. The nation's full roster had one more participant than the previous two Games.
Bernadette Graf is an Austrian judoka. Graf represented Austria at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.
Alexander Leibkind was a German judoka and sports manager. He was a member of the German Judo national team from 1971 to 1979, and participated in the 1976 Olympics as a lightweight. He served as general manager of Düsseldorf-based American football team Rhein Fire of NFL Europe from 1996 through 2004. He managed Düsseldorf's bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics
Maximilian "Max" von der Groeben is a German actor. His father Alexander von der Groeben is a former judoka, sports journalist and also an actor. His mother Ulrike von der Groeben is also a sports journalist. He has one Sister, Caroline, who also works as an actress.
Karl Konrad Wilhelm Alexander Graf von der Groeben-Ponarien was a German entrepreneur.
Shamil Borchashvili is an Austrian judoka. He is a first degree black belt.
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