Detlef Ultsch

Detlef Ultsch (born 7 November 1955) is an East German former judoka.

Detlef Ultsch
Ultsch in 2012
Personal information
Born (1955-11-07) 7 November 1955
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryEast Germany
SportJudo
Weight class86 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Gold (1979, 1983)
European Champ.Silver (1978)
Olympic GamesBronze (1980)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moscow 86 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1979 Paris 86 kg
Gold medal – first place 1983 Moscow 86 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Maastricht 86 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1978 Helsinki 86 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Kyiv 80 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Ludwigshafen 86 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Brussels 86 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Vienna 86 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Rostock 86 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Paris 86 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF636
JudoInside.com5636
Updated on 20 June 2023.

Ultsch was born in Sonneberg, Bezirk Suhl. Ultsch is the first German judo world champion and became a double world middleweight champion, winning the title in Paris 1979 and Moscow 1983.[1] He also competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics.[2]

References

  1. "World Judo Championships".
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Detlef Ultsch". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.

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