Peter Seisenbacher Judoka

Peter Seisenbacher

Country:Austria
Born:25 March 1960 (59 years)
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Peter Seisenbacher is the most famous Austrian judoka ever who became double Olympic Champion in 1984 and 1988. Seisenbacher was World Champion in 1985, coached by George Kerr. He won 8 European medals and the title in 1986. Peter became coach and won the Olympic title with Georgia and World title.

Austria wins the bid for 2021 Judo World Championships

26 Jul 2018 09:20

The Austrian Judo Federation is proud to win the bid for the World Judo Championships in 2021 to be held in Vienna. Austria organised the World Championships for the last time in 1984 for women and in 1975 for men, both times Vienna was the host city as well. Read more

Double Olympic Champion Peter Seisenbacher arrested in Ukraine

2 Aug 2017 12:45

Two-time Olympic judo champion Peter Seisenbacher of Austria was arrested in Kiev, Ukraine, on sexual assault charges after he probably spent his time in Dubai for more than seven months. The UAE doesn’t have an extradition agreement to Austria. The regional criminal court in Vienna requested Seisenbacher's extradition shortly after his arrest by Ukrainian police. Read more

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Double Olympic Champion Peter Seisenbacher faces worldwide search warrant

16 Jan 2017 14:55

Peter Seisenbacher is facing a world wide international arrest warrant. The double Olympic gold medallist of 1984 and 1988 failed to show up for his trial in Vienna, where he is accused of molesting two young girls. His lawyer claims he is not aware of the athlete's whereabouts. Read more

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Training camp in Brazil offers foreign judoka sun and Rio

9 Jan 2016 13:05

Many athletes are at the OTC in Austria this week, but for the athletes who prefer the sun over snow, they are present in Pindamonhangaba where until 16 January there is an international training camp where the Brazilians host many pan American teams as well as some European teams like Russia and Azerbaijan. The small city in the south of Rio de Janeiro offers a good basis for some of the world’s best athletes to combine the summer of Brazil with severe training sessions. Read more

Analysis: the London Olympic medallists in November 2011

5 Nov 2015 16:20

Less than 300 days for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro the IJF World becomes more and more interesting. Not for the top athletes, they just care for good judo and the right peak. Still it’s interesting where the top 8 Olympic athletes were positioned in November 2011. JudoInside filtered the top 8 athletes for you comparable to this Olympic period. Read more