Dietmar Hötger

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Dietmar Hötger (born June 8, 1947 in Hoyerswerda ) is a former judoka from the German Democratic Republic (GDR). After his career as an active athlete, Hötger was one of the most successful German judo trainers.

Hötger started judo at Traktor Grossenhain and was then delegated to SC Dynamo Hoppegarten . There the light middleweight trained under Gert Schneider . In 1969 Hötger won his first GDR championship title. At the European Championship in 1970 he faced his compatriot Rudolf Hendel in the final , Hendel won the title. In 1971 Hötger won bronze at the World Championships, the following year Hötger won the final of the European Championships against the Soviet judoka Anatolij Novikow . At the Olympic Games in Munich he was defeated in the semifinals by Poland Antoni Zajkowski and received the bronze medal. 1973 Hötger defeated the West German Engelbert Dörbandt in the final of the European championship , in Lausanne Hötger lost in the world championship final against the Japanese Toyokazu Nomura . After a bronze medal at the European Championships in 1975 Hötger reached the final again in 1976, but was defeated there by the Soviet judoka Valeri Dwoinikow . At the Olympic Games in Montreal he was eliminated in the third round against the French Patrick Vial .

Hötger was as a sports soldier when Felix Dzerzhinsky Guards Regiment to Lieutenant promoted and had next to his sporting career training at the German College of Physical Culture completed. After finishing his active career, Hötger first became a junior coach, then head coach at Dynamo Hoppegarten. As a selection trainer of the German Judo Association (DJV), he and Henry Hempel looked after the DJV team in 1978, which competed at the European Championships in Helsinki and went down in European Championship history as a miracle team. The DJV judokas won five of the eight gold medals in Helsinki and all participating DJV judokas achieved a medal rank. Dietmar Hötger trained the only GDR Olympic champion in judo Dietmar Lorenz , he also led Günter Krüger , Detlef Ultsch , Andreas Preschel , Henry Stöhr , Torsten Bréchôt and Sven Loll to international medals. For his achievements as a trainer he was awarded the Order Banner of Work Level I in 1988 . After the fall of the Berlin Wall , Hötger became assistant trainer of the German Judo Association , and from 1993 to 2000 Hötger was national trainer. Among other things, he led Udo Quellmalz to the world title and Olympic victory. After his time as national coach, Hötger took over judo training with the federal police until his retirement .

Hötger is an honorary citizen of the Hoppegarten community .

literature

  • Volker Kluge : The great lexicon of GDR athletes. The 1000 most successful and popular athletes from the GDR, their successes and biographies. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-89602-348-9 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Neues Deutschland , 12./13. November 1988, p. 4
  2. ↑ Honorary citizen of the community of Hoppegarten

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personal data
SURNAME Hötger, Dietmar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German judoka
DATE OF BIRTH June 8, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Hoyerswerda