Matthias Schießleder
Matthias Schießleder (born September 23, 1936 in Essen ) is a German judoka .
Career
Matthias Schießleder began judo at the Essen Police Sports Club in 1951 . From 1952 he successfully took part in competitions in the youth field. In 1955 he was the first German champion in the adult age group, in 1956, 1959 and 1960 further championship titles followed in the weight class up to 70 kilograms. In 1961 he was German champion in the weight class up to 80 kilograms.
The 1.72 m tall shooting leather first took part in European championships in 1955. In 1959 he won a bronze medal in the lightweight, in 1960 he was European champion. In 1963 he took second place with the German team at the European team championships.
In 1964 Schießleder, at that time holder of the 4th Dan , was able to qualify for the all-German team for the 1964 Olympic Games through victories over the European championship third from 1964 Günther Wiesner and the vice European champion from 1962 Erich Zielke , both GDR .
At the first Olympic judo tournament in Tokyo in 1964, there were four weight classes on the program, starting with the lightweights. On October 20, 1964, Matthias Schießleder and the Austrian Karl Reisinger met in the first ever Olympic judo match , Reisinger won by a small score (Kinsa). Schießleder also lost his second fight against Paul Maruyama from the United States and was eliminated.
Schießleder remained connected to judo and the Essen Police Sports Club as a trainer and supervisor and graduated up to 9th Dan. He is an honorary member of the German Judo Association and has been awarded the Federal Cross of Merit since 1999 .
Web links
- Matthias Schießleder in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Tournament results at Judoinside.com
- Interview with Matthias Schießleder on the website of the North Rhine-Westphalian Dan College with a detailed list of successes (accessed on January 28, 2019)
Footnotes
- ↑ Career overview at judoinside.com
- ↑ European lightweight championships at sport-komplett.de
- ^ Sport-Informations Dienst (Ed.): Tokyo 1964. German Olympic team. Düsseldorf 1964. p. 23 (joint Olympic brochure of both German National Olympic Committees)
- ↑ Volker Kluge : Olympic Summer Games. The Chronicle II. London 1948 - Tokyo 1964. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-328-00740-7 . P. 714
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| SURNAME | Schießleder, Matthias |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German judoka |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 23, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | eat |