Ludwig Kotzebue

Ludwig Kotzebue (born 1946)[1] is a retired Dutch-Surinamese heavyweight karateka. He won individual gold medals at the 1977 European Championships and 1981 World Games,[2][3] and a team gold at the 1977 World Championships, together with Otti Roethof and John Reeberg.[4]

Ludwig Kotzebue
Kotzebue (left) in 1977
Personal information
Born1946 (age 7677)
Suriname
Sport
SportKarate
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing the  Netherlands
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Long Beach Kumite team
Gold medal – first place 1977 Tokyo Kumite team
Silver medal – second place 1980 Madrid Kumite team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1977 Paris Kumite open
World Games
Gold medal – first place 1981 Santa Clara Kumite +80 kg

After retiring from competitions and until 2011 Kotzebue worked as a karate teacher in Amsterdam.[1] In the mid-1990s, for two and half years he was the head coach of the Dutch karate team.[5][6]

References

  1. Karate in Zuidoost gaat verder!. karatezuidoost.nl. 25 May 2011
  2. Karate – Europameisterschaften – Kumite (Herren – Teil 2). sport-komplett.de
  3. Ergebnisse World Games – Karate. sport-komplett.de
  4. Ricky W. Stutgard (1990) "Karate" in De eerste Surinaamse sportencyclopedie (1893–1988)
  5. Kotzebue Nederlands karate bondscoach. kotzebue.nl
  6. Eerste Open Bijlmer Karate Gala. De Echo. 12 March 1986. kotzebue.nl


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