Dietmar Lorenz
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Dietmar Lorenz (23 September 1950 – 8 September 2021) was an
Lorenz was born in the Saxon village of Langenbuch (
Jigoro Kano Cup. As a member of the East German Olympic team, he took part in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[4] These games were boycotted by some countries, including Japan, whose Yasuhiro Yamashita and Sumio Endo
were the reigning World Heavyweight and Open Class champions respectively.
He went as an outsider in the "Open Class" at the start. To the surprise of all judo experts, he defeated the favored opponents and also won the final battle against Angelo Parisi of France, who was twelve kilos heavier than him.
He was later a coach at
Lorenz died on 8 September 2021, aged 70.[7]
References
- ^ "Budoverein Dynamo-Hoppegarten | Der Judo-Doktor und Ehrenmitglied von Dynamo Hoppegarten wird 70:". Archived from the original on 6 March 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2007.
- ^ "Michael Rademacher: Deutsche Verwaltungsgeschichte von der Reichseinigung 1871 bis zur Wiedervereinigung 1990". Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ Langenbuch im Digitalen Historischen Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dietmar Lorenz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ Geschichte[permanent dead link]
- ^ Heinrich Göbel Oberschule[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Judoka Dietmar Lorenz ist gestorben, Erster deutscher Judo-Olympiasieger". Sportschau (in German). 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
External links
Media related to Dietmar Lorenz at Wikimedia Commons
- Homepage
- Dietmar Lorenz at the International Judo Federation
- Dietmar Lorenz at JudoInside.com
- Dietmar Lorenz at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Dietmar Lorenz at Olympics.com
- Dietmar Lorenz at Olympedia
- Dietmar Lorenz at The-Sports.org
- Dietmar Lorenz at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
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