Paul Barth (judoka)

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Paul Barth Judo
nation Germany
birthday September 20, 1945
place of birth Munich ,  Germany
size 181 cm
Career
graduation

6th Dan  - Rokudan Judo red white belt.svg

society TSV Großhadern
status not active

Paul Barth (born September 20, 1945 in Munich ) is a former German judoka who won an Olympic bronze medal in 1972.

Paul Barth won his first bronze medal in his first major international appearance at the European Championships in Lausanne in 1968. He was twice German team champion with TSV München Großhadern . In 1969 (Mexico City) and 1971 (Ludwigshafen) he was nominated for the world championships and reached 5th place each. At the 1972 Olympic Games , Gerd Egger and Barth, who were born in Lindau, were the two representatives from Großhadern in the German line-up consisting of five judokas. With four wins Barth reached the fight for the final in the light heavyweight up to 93 kilograms, where he was defeated by the later Olympic champion Schota Tschotschischwili from the Soviet Union, who had reached the semi-finals via the consolation round. After four wins and one defeat, Paul Barth received the bronze medal. In 1973 Barth then won his only individual title and finished third with the team at the European Championships in Madrid. His successor at TSV Großhadern and in the national team was Günther Neureuther .

On September 11, 1972, he was awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf by the Federal President .

literature

  • Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. The Chronicle III. Mexico City 1968 - Los Angeles 1984. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-328-00741-5 .
  • National Olympic Committee for Germany: Munich Kiel 1972. The Olympic team of the Federal Republic of Germany . Frankfurt am Main 1972

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ German team championships on sport-komplett.de
  2. ↑ German champions until 2003 on sport-komplett.de
  3. ^ Briefing of the Bundestag by the Federal President of September 29, 1973 - Printed matter 7/1040 - Annex 3, pages 54 ff., Here page 62
personal data
SURNAME Barth, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German judoka
DATE OF BIRTH September 20, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich