Wolfram Koppen
Wolfram Koppen (born February 1, 1939 in Hamburg ) is a former German judoka who was fifth in the 1972 Olympics.
Athletic career
The 1.68 m tall Wolfram Koppen fought in the lightweight, the weight class up to 63 kilograms. The judoka from the Turnerbund Hamburg-Eilbeck was German champion in 1968 and 1972. At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich he defeated the Italian Giuseppe Tommasi in the first round by referee decision ( Yusei-gachi ). In the second round he defeated the Puerto Rican Roberto Pacheco after 2:15 minutes . In the semifinals of his pool group Koppen met Karl-Heinz Werner from the GDR and won by a referee decision. In the pool final he was defeated by the Japanese Takao Kawaguchi after 4:44 minutes. Then Koppen was defeated in the consolation round to the Mongolian Bachaawaagiin Bujadaa after 2:57 minutes and thus missed the semi-finals.
Web links
- Wolfram Koppen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Tournament results at judoinside.com
Footnotes
- ↑ Volker Kluge : Olympic Summer Games. The Chronicle III. Mexico City 1968 - Los Angeles 1984. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-328-00741-5 . P. 279
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| SURNAME | Koppen, Wolfram |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German judoka |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 1, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |