Detlef Ultsch

East German judoka

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Detlef Ultsch

Ultsch in 2012

Personal information

Born

(1955-11-07) 7 November 1955 (age 68)

Occupation

Judoka

Sport

Country

East Germany

Sport

Judo

Weight class

‍–‍86 kg

Achievements and titles

Olympic Games

(1980)

World Champ.

(1979, 1983)

European Champ.

(1978)

Medal record

Men's judo

Representing East Germany
Olympic Games
	1980 Moscow	‍–‍86 kg
World Championships
	1979 Paris	‍–‍86 kg
	1983 Moscow	‍–‍86 kg
	1981 Maastricht	‍–‍86 kg
European Championships
	1978 Helsinki	‍–‍86 kg
	1976 Kyiv	‍–‍80 kg
	1977 Ludwigshafen	‍–‍86 kg
	1979 Brussels	‍–‍86 kg
	1980 Vienna	‍–‍86 kg
	1982 Rostock	‍–‍86 kg
	1983 Paris	‍–‍86 kg

Profile at external databases

IJF

636

JudoInside.com

5636

Updated on 20 June 2023

Detlef Ultsch (born 7 November 1955) is an East German former judoka.

Ultsch was born in Sonneberg, Bezirk Suhl. Ultsch is the first German judo world champion and became a double world middleweight champion, winning the title in Paris 1979 and Moscow 1983.^[1] He also competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics.^[2]

References

^ "World Judo Championships".
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Detlef Ultsch". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.