Andreas Tölzer
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 Tölzer at the 2010 World Cup |
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| Olympic games | ||
| bronze | 2012 London | over 100 kg |
| World championships | ||
| silver | 2010 Tokyo | over 100 kg |
| silver | 2011 Paris | over 100 kg |
| bronze | 2013 Rio de Janeiro | over 100 kg |
| European championships | ||
| gold | 2006 Tampere | over 100 kg |
| bronze | 2003 Düsseldorf | Open class |
| bronze | 2007 Belgrade | over 100 kg |
| bronze | 2010 Vienna | over 100 kg |
Andreas Tölzer (born January 27, 1980 in Bonn ) is a German judoka who fought in the weight class from 100 kg. At a height of 1.93 m, his weight is 145 kg. One of the techniques in Bodenrandori is named after him, the Tölzer turner.
Andreas Tölzer started his judo career for JC Swisttal under coach Klaus Kirste. Since 1997 he has been active as a lone fighter for the 1st JC Mönchengladbach. His team starts were initially for Bayer 04 Leverkusen and later for SU Witten-Annen, before he moved to his current club TSV Abensberg. The "Bulle von Gladbach" is currently working as a professional soldier in the Cologne sports promotion company. At the 2012 Olympics , he won the bronze medal in his weight class.
Federal President Gauck awarded him and all other German medal winners of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games the Silver Laurel Leaf on November 7, 2012 in recognition of their outstanding athletic performance.
Andreas Tölzer has ended his active career. Until his release, he worked as the deputy head of the Bundeswehr sports promotion group in Cologne. He now works as a state trainer for men under 21 and men of the NWJV North Rhine-Westphalian Judo Association.
Sporting successes
His greatest sporting successes so far have been:
- 1998: 1st place German U20 championships in Maintal
- 1998: 1st place European Junior Championships in Bucharest
- 1999: 1st place German U20 championships in Hanau
- 1999: 2nd place European Junior Championships in Rome
- 2001: 1st place German Open in Bonn
- 2003: 3rd place at the European Championships in Düsseldorf
- 2004: 1st place German Open in Braunschweig
- 2004: 7th place Olympic Games 2004 in Athens
- 2006: 1st place European Championships in Tampere
- 2006: 1st place German championships in Esslingen
- 2007: 3rd place European Championships in Belgrade
- 2008: 9th place Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing
- 2008: 1st place German championships in Bayreuth
- 2008: 1st place World Cup Madrid
- 2009: 1st place German championships in Bayreuth
- 2009: 2nd place Grand Slam Moscow
- 2010: 3rd place at the European Championships in Vienna
- 2010: 2nd place World Championships in Tokyo
- 2010: 1st place Judo Grand Prix Abu Dhabi
- 2010: 2nd place Grand Slam Rio de Janeiro
- 2011: 1st place Judo Grand Prix Düsseldorf
- 2011: 2nd place World Championships in Paris
- 2011: 1st place in Judo Grand Prix Amsterdam
- 2012: 1st place Judo Grand Prix Düsseldorf
- 2012: 3rd place Olympic Games 2012 in London
- 2013: 3rd place World Championships in Rio de Janeiro
Web links
- official homepage
- Size and competition weight 2012
- Andreas Tölzer in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Tournament overview at judoinside.com
Individual evidence
- ^ Profile of Andreas Tölzer. (No longer available online.) London2012.com, archived from the original on January 3, 2013 ; Retrieved August 3, 2012 .
- ↑ Awarding of the silver bay leaf. November 7, 2012, accessed November 7, 2012 .
- ↑ Farewell to Andreas Tölzer. German Judo Federation e. V., February 24, 2014, accessed February 1, 2016 .
- ↑ End of career. August 8, 2013, accessed April 9, 2014 .
- ↑ Andreas Tölzer - About me. Retrieved March 1, 2019 .
- ^ National coach. Retrieved March 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Andreas Tölzer and Dimitri Peters take bronze. German Judo Federation e. V., August 31, 2013, accessed February 1, 2016 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Tölzer, Andreas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German judoka |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 27, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bonn |