Peter Seisenbacher is a judo coach and retired judoka from Austria.
The Judo competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics was the return of the sport following its absence at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Medals were awarded in six weight classes, and competition was restricted to men only. Among the highlights was Wim Ruska of the Netherlands winning gold medals in both the heavyweight and open class competition, becoming the first judoka to win two Olympic gold medals.
At the judo competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics, medals were awarded in five weight classes and in the open competition, and was restricted to male judoka only.
The Judo competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics continued the seven weight classes first used at the 1980 Games. The open division was eliminated from the competition. Women's judo made its first appearance at the Olympic Games, as a demonstration sport. Japan failed to claim the top of the medal count for the first time in an Olympics in which they participated, coming in third behind South Korea and Poland.
James A. Pedro is an American retired World Champion and Olympic judoka, as well as a current judo coach. Pedro currently holds a 7th degree black belt in judo. He is the coach of Kayla Harrison, the first and currently only American to win an Olympic gold medal in judo.
Stockerau is a town in the district of Korneuburg in Lower Austria, Austria. Stockerau has 16,974 inhabitants, which makes it the largest town in the Weinviertel. Stockerau is also called "Lenaustadt" because the Austrian poet Nikolaus Lenau often spent time with his grandparents here.
Yvonne Snir-Bönisch is a German judo coach and former judoka. She retired in 2008.
Claudia Heill was an Austrian judoka best known for winning the silver medal in the half-middleweight (–63 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Robert Krawczyk is a Polish judoka. He has been the national coach of Austria since May 2022. He will leave the Austrian Judo Federation when his contract ends in December 2024
Andreas Tölzer is a German judoka.
The 2010 European Judo Championships were held at the Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion, in Vienna, Austria, from 22 to 25 April 2010. Vladimir Putin attended this event.
The European Judo Federation consists of 51 national Judo federations/associations, and is itself recognised by the International Judo Federation as one of five continental unions. The organisation of the administration of Judo is based on a pyramid system of regulations, with the IJF the world governing body, the EJU the European governing body, and national Judo associations the governing bodies at domestic level.
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.
Hilde Drexler is an Austrian judoka. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed in the Women's 63 kg, but was defeated in the second round.
The Austrian Judo Federation is the national organisation for judo in Austria. The president is POIGER Martin. The Austrian Judo Federation is affiliated with the International Judo Federation. Its headquarters are in Vienna.
Bernadette Graf is an Austrian judoka. Graf represented Austria at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.
Magdalena Krssakova is an Austrian judoka. She won the silver medal in the women's 63 kg event at the 2020 European Judo Championships held in Prague, Czech Republic.
Michaela Polleres is an Austrian judoka. In 2021, she won the silver medal in the women's 70 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She won bronze at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Polleres is also a bronze medalist at the 2021 and 2023 World Championships and the 2018 European Championships. She is a third degree black belt.
Shamil Borchashvili is an Austrian judoka. He is a first degree black belt.
The 2023 European Mixed Team Judo Championships was held at the Krynica-Zdrój Arena in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland on 1 July 2023. The mixed team event was the only judo event at the 2023 European Games, which are styled Kraków-Małopolska 2023.
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