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Detlef Ultsch

デトレフ・ウルチ　/　でとれふ・うるち

Judoka from Germany

November 7, 1955 (age 70)　・　Sonneberg, Thuringia, Germany

Thuringia
judoka

My Take

Detlef Ultsch is a figure I find genuinely stirring. Born in Sonneberg in 1955, he became East Germany's first judo world champion and a two-time middleweight world champion, taking gold in Paris 1979 and Moscow 1983, with Olympic appearances in 1976 and 1980. To rise to the very top of a Japanese discipline from behind the Iron Curtain took extraordinary discipline, and the Patriotic Order of Merit in Silver he received underlines what he meant to his country. What moves me is the spirit of judo itself, the willingness to stake everything on a single ippon, and Ultsch clearly embodied that. He has my deep respect.

Overview

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. He also competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Detlef Ultsch
Name (Japanese): デトレフ・ウルチ
Reading: でとれふ・うるち
Born: November 7, 1955 (age 70)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Goat
Origin: Sonneberg, Thuringia, Germany
Blood type: Private
Height: 170 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: judoka

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

Patriotic Order of Merit in Silver

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%88%E3%83%AC%E3%83%95%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%83%AB%E3%83%81

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