Barbara Claßen

Barbara Claßen (23 November 1957 – 13 June 1990) was a German judoka.[1] She won the bronze medal in the -72 kg class at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where women's judo appeared as a demonstration sport for the first time. Claßen committed suicide at the age of 32.[2]

Barbara Claßen
Personal information
Born23 November 1957
Grenzach-Wyhlen, Germany
Died13 June 1990(1990-06-13) (aged 32)
Grenzach-Wyhlen, Germany
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryWest Germany
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍72 kg, Open
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Gold (1982)
European Champ.Gold (1978, 1979, 1980,
Gold( 1981, 1984)
Olympic GamesBronze (1988)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul ‍–‍72 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Paris ‍–‍72 kg
Silver medal – second place 1980 New York ‍–‍72 kg
Silver medal – second place 1984 Vienna ‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1980 New York Open
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Maastricht ‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Essen ‍–‍72 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1978 Cologne ‍–‍72 kg
Gold medal – first place 1979 Kerkrade Open
Gold medal – first place 1980 Udine Open
Gold medal – first place 1981 Madrid Open
Gold medal – first place 1984 Pirmasens ‍–‍72 kg
Silver medal – second place 1981 Madrid ‍–‍72 kg
Silver medal – second place 1982 Oslo ‍–‍72 kg
Silver medal – second place 1985 Landskrona ‍–‍72 kg
Silver medal – second place 1986 London ‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Arlon ‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Kerkrade ‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Udine ‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Oslo Open
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Genoa ‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Genoa Open
Profile at external databases
IJF53865
JudoInside.com4787
Updated on 18 June 2023.

References
  1. "Barbara Claßen" (in German). Badischen Judo Verband e.V. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  2. "Literaturliste Judo" (PDF) (in German). p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2016.


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