Herta Reiter

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Herta Reiter (born April 28, 1957 ) is a former Austrian judoka . She was European Champion in 1982 and European Championship third in 1983.

Athletic career

Herta Reiter won her first Austrian championship title in 1977 in the weight class up to 56 kilograms. From 1979 she fought in the light middleweight division, the weight class up to 61 kilograms. From 1979 to 1982 and 1984 she was champion in this weight class. In 1983 she was second behind Andrea Peinbauer .

In 1980 Herta Reiter was fifth at the European Championships in Udine and the World Championships in New York City . At the European Championships in Oslo in 1982 , she won the title with a final victory over the Dutch Chantal Han . At the end of the year she was eliminated from the 1982 World Cup in Paris in the round of 16 against the Swede Agneta Billby . At the 1983 European Championships in Genoa, Reiter lost to the German Gabriele Ritschel in the semifinals . With a victory over Chantal Han, the Austrian won a bronze medal.

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Footnotes

  1. Austrian Championships 1983 in judoinside.com.
  2. Match balance at judoinside.com