Gerhard Dempf (born 24 January 1979 in Schwabmünchen, Bavaria) is a German judoka who competed in the men's middleweight category.[1] He has achieved four top-three finishes from the German senior trials in his own division, picked up a total of thirteen medals in his career, and represented Germany in the 90-kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2] Throughout most of his sporting career, Dempf trained as a full-fledged member of the judo squad for Munich and Großhadern Gymnastics and Sports Club (German: Turnund Sportverein München-Großhadern) in Munich under his personal coach and sensei Ralf Matusche.[3][4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gerhard Dempf |
| Nationality |  Germany |
| Born | 24 January 1979 Schwabmünchen, Bavaria, West Germany |
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Judo |
| Event | 90 kg |
| Club | TSV München-Großhadern |
| Coached by | Ralf Matusche |
Dempf has been selected to the German squad in the men's middleweight class (90 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, based on the nation's entry to the top 22 for his own division in the world rankings by the International Judo Federation.[2] He lost his opening match to Dutch judoka and defending Olympic champion Mark Huizinga, who successfully scored an ippon and edged him off the tatami by an uchi mata (inner thigh) throw within fifty-seven seconds.[5][6][7]
References edit
- ^ "Gerhard Dempf". 23 November 2014. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ a b "NOK-Präsidium nominierte die ersten 78 Aktiven für die Olympischen Spiele in Athen" [NOC bureau nominated the first 78 athletes for the Olympic Games in Athens] (in German). Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund. 4 June 2004. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ "TSV nimmt Konkurrenz sehr ernst" [TSV competition takes very seriously] (in German). Mittelbayerische Zeitung. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ "Überraschungssieg: Florian Wanner Weltmeister" [A surprise victory: Florian Wanner is the world champion] (in German). Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. 12 September 2003. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ "Judo: Men's Middleweight (90kg/198 lbs) Round of 32". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Mittelgewichtlerin Böhm holt Judo-Bronze" [Middleweight specialist Bohm gets judo bronze] (in German). Rheinische Post. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ "Annett Böhm gewinnt dritte Judo-Medaille" [Annett Böhm wins the judo medal] (in German). Mitteldeutsche Zeitung. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
External links edit
- Gerhard Dempf at JudoInside.com
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