Patrick Reiter

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Patrick Reiter (* 17th August 1972 in Bischofshofen ) is a former Austrian judoka and won in 1995 in Birmingham , the European Championship in Judo . He won a total of nine European Championship and World Championship medals.

Life

Reiter began his sporting career with the Judo Team Sanjindo Bischofshofen and was able to win several state championship titles and a youth Olympic medal in the youngsters. In 1990 he was third at the Junior World Championships in Dijon. He celebrated his first major success at the Junior World Championships in Buenos Aires when he won the title. Four months earlier, his career seemed to hang by a thread as he tore all the ligaments in his left ankle and broke his ankle. In the next few years he became the most successful Austrian judoka of his period. In 1995 he won the bronze medal at the World Championships in Tokyo. He did the same in Paris at the World Championships. In the same year he also became European champion up to 78 kg. In 1996 he won six world tournaments and the pre-Olympic Games and was therefore considered a candidate for a medal at the Olympic Games in Atlanta. A medal at the Games, however, as in 2000 at the Olympic Games in Sydney , from. He won the Austrian championships in the general class from 1993 to 1995 and 2000.

With his German club Abensberg he often won the European team cup. Among other things, he was with the judo team Sanjindo Bischofshofen (now Sanjindo Tigers) in the European Cup final in Paris.

successes

  • 1st place in the military world championships 2000 up to 81 kg
  • 1st place World Cup in Prague 2000 up to 81 kg
  • 1st place World Cup in Leonding 2000 up to 81 kg
  • 1st place in the 1997 World Military Championships up to 81 kg
  • 1st place World Cup in Rome 1997 up to 81 kg
  • 1st place World Cup in Budapest 1997 up to 81 kg
  • 1st place World Cup in Leonding 1997 up to 81 kg
  • 1st place World Cup in Leonding 1996 up to 81 kg
  • 1st place World Cup in Budapest 1996 up to 81 kg
  • 1st place World Cup in Leonding 1993 up to 81 kg
  • 1st place European Championship 1995 up to 78 kg
  • 1st place World Championships 1995 in Makuhari up to 78 kg
  • 3rd place World Championships 1998 in Paris up to 81 kg
  • 3rd place Jigoro Kano Cup Tokyo 1999 up to 81 kg

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personal data
SURNAME Rider, Patrick
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian judoka
DATE OF BIRTH 17th August 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Bischofshofen