Torsten Bréchôt

Torsten Bréchôt (né Oehmigen, born 11 September 1964 in Schwerin, Bezirk Schwerin) is a male retired judoka from Germany, who competed for East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he won a bronze medal in the Men's Half-Middleweight (78 kg) division after being defeated in the semi-finals by West Germany's eventual silver medalist Frank Wieneke.[1]

Torsten Bréchôt
Personal information
Born (1964-09-11) 11 September 1964
Schwerin, East Germany
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryEast Germany
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍78 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Silver (1985)
European Champ.5th (1988)
Olympic GamesBronze (1988)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 78 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1985 Seoul 78 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 Arnhem 78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF53808
JudoInside.com5579
Updated on 6 June 2023.

With a birth name of Oehmigen, he took on his wife's surname in 1985.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Torsten Bréchôt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2018.


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