Peter Seisenbacher

Peter Seisenbacher

Peter Seisenbacher in 2009
Personal information
Born	25 March 1960 (age 56) Vienna, Austria
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Sport	Judo
Club	JC Manner, Wien Budoclub Wien
Medal record Competitor for  Austria Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles -86 kg 1988 Seoul -86 kg World Championships 1985 Seoul -86 kg European Championships 1986 Belgrade -86 kg 1980 Vienna -86 kg 1983 Paris -86 kg 1986 Belgrade open 1984 Liege -86 kg 1984 Hamar -86 kg 1987 Paris -86 kg 1988 Pamplona -86 kg

Peter Seisenbacher (born 25 March 1960) is a judo coach and retired judoka from Austria. He competed in the middleweight category (−86 kg) at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Olympics and won two gold medals, in 1984 and 1988.^[1] He also won a world title in 1985 and European title in 1986.^[2]

After retiring from competitions, Seisenbacher worked as a judo coach, in Austria, Georgia (2010–2012), and Azerbaijan (2012–2013). Under his guidance, the Georgian team won 2 gold, 3 silver, and 4 bronze medals at European championships, one bronze medal at world championships, and an Olympic gold medal in 2012.

References

1. Peter Seisenbacher. sports-reference.com
2. PETER SEISENBACHER (Austria). realjudo.net

Seisenbacher (1984 Olympics) on a 1985 Paraguay stamp

Seisenbacher (left, 1988 Olympics) on a 1989 Paraguay stamp