Peter Seisenbacher

Peter Seisenbacher

Peter Seisenbacher in 2009
Personal information
Born 25 March 1960 (1960-03-25) (age 56)
Vienna, Austria
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Sport Judo
Club JC Manner, Wien
Budoclub Wien

Peter Seisenbacher (born 25 March 1960) is a judo coach and retired judoka from Austria. He competed in the middleweight category (−86 kg) at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Olympics and won two gold medals, in 1984 and 1988.[1] He also won a world title in 1985 and European title in 1986.[2]

After retiring from competitions, Seisenbacher worked as a judo coach, in Austria, Georgia (2010–2012), and Azerbaijan (2012–2013). Under his guidance, the Georgian team won 2 gold, 3 silver, and 4 bronze medals at European championships, one bronze medal at world championships, and an Olympic gold medal in 2012.

References

  1. Peter Seisenbacher. sports-reference.com
  2. PETER SEISENBACHER (Austria). realjudo.net
Seisenbacher (1984 Olympics) on a 1985 Paraguay stamp
Seisenbacher (left, 1988 Olympics) on a 1989 Paraguay stamp
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Awards
Preceded by
Austria Franz Klammer
Austrian Sportsman of the year
1984–1985
Succeeded by
Austria Michael Hadschieff
Preceded by
Austria Andreas Felder
Austrian Sportsman of the year
1988
Succeeded by
Austria Rudolf Nierlich
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