Judo hero Alexander Gabler wins gold: a triumph in Tallinn!

Judo hero Alexander Gabler wins gold: a triumph in Tallinn!

The Judowelt looks excitedly at Tallinn, where the German athletes were able to boast at the European Open. The German Judo Association reports that the athletes brought home a total of ten medals, including two golden ones, which underlines the excellent form of German judokas. Alexander Bernd Gabler from the 1st Godesberger JC in the weight class up to 73 kg was the leading man in the contingent. Gabler showed a courageous fight and decided all of his five encounters with an Ippon for himself, which not only means a victory for German judo culture, but also proud.

But how do such fights actually run off? An Ippon is the crucial point in the judo that signals the end of a competition before time has expired. These terms rooted in Japan are part of the judo-typical vocabulary, which also plays a central role in the Olympic Games. The next chance to shine internationally in this discipline is ideal at the Olympic Games in Paris 2024, for which the qualification phase is already open, such as Olympics.com mentioned.

excellent performance of the German judokas

Gaber not only fought strongly, but also with brains: in several fights he fell behind, but managed to convert these residues into impressive victories. His fights ended amazingly quickly - the first lasted just 27 seconds, the second 42 seconds, and even in the semi -finals and finals it only took about two minutes to triumph.

Another gold medal secured Lea Schmid from Heubach in the weight class up to 78 kg, the three of her fights in the Golden Score - an exciting system that resulted in the opponent's tactical penalties. The mat was tirelessly approached, and Samira Bock from Munich-Großhadern could also be celebrated with a silver medal in the 70-kilo class after only having been beaten in the final.

many placements and other successes

The medal spectrum expanded with bronze medals for Tanja Grünewald, Raffaela Igl, Nicolas Kutscher, Maximilian Standke, Lenny Linus Burk, Tim Schmidt and Marvin Belz. Hanna Frobenius, Bettina Bauer and Tayla Grauer landed in the fifth places. The judokas from Munich also achieved a lot on the international parquet, although there were no top 7 placements at the European Junior Cup in Prague.

The next generation Pretenders, such as Henry Röder and the ninth -placed Carlotta Schlieper and Leya Winter, are already setting the first accents and show promising approaches for the upcoming competitions.

judo has not only developed enormously since its introduction to the 1964 Tokyo Olympic program, but has also gained popularity in Germany. The German Judo Association has over 132,000 members and serves 2,178 clubs that offer nationwide training opportunities. A good hand in the promotion of talents and popular sports pays off, which is not only evident from the medal, but also in the steady increase in the members. Judo is not just a sport, it is a passion that conveys community feeling and cultural values, as Judo100.de