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Judo hero Alexander Gabler wins gold: A triumph in Tallinn!
At the European Open in Tallinn on July 6, 2025, judoka from Großhadern won two medals, including silver for Samira Bock.
Judo hero Alexander Gabler wins gold: A triumph in Tallinn!
The judo world is looking forward to Tallinn, where the German athletes were able to excel at the European Open. The German Judo Association reports that the athletes brought home a total of ten medals, including two gold ones, which underlines the excellent form of the German judokas. The leading man in the squad was Alexander Bernd Gabler from 1. Godesberger JC in the weight class up to 73 kg. Gabler showed courageous fighting and won all of his five encounters with an ippon, which not only means a victory but also pride for German judo culture.
But how do such fights actually work? An ippon is the crucial point in judo that signals the end of a competition before time runs out. These terms, rooted in Japan, are part of the typical judo vocabulary, which also plays a central role at the Olympic Games. The next chance to shine internationally in this discipline will be at the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024, for which the qualification phase has already opened Olympics.com mentioned.
Excellent performance by the German judokas
Gaber not only fought strongly, but also with intelligence: he fell behind in several fights, but managed to convert these deficits into impressive victories. His fights ended surprisingly quickly - the first lasted just 27 seconds, the second 42 seconds, and even in the semifinals and final he only needed about two minutes to triumph.
Lea Schmid from Heubach secured another gold medal in the weight class up to 78 kg, winning three of her fights in the Golden Score - an exciting system that resulted in tactical penalties for her opponent. It was tireless on the mats, and Samira Bock from Munich-Großhadern was also able to celebrate with a silver medal in the 70 kilo class after only having to admit defeat in the final.
Many placements and further successes
The range of medals 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 fifth place. The judokas from Munich have also achieved a lot on the international stage, although there were no top 7 placements at the European Junior Cup in Prague.
The pretenders of the next generation, such as Henry Röder and the ninth-placed Carlotta Schlieper and Leya Winter, are already making their first mark and showing promising approaches for the upcoming competitions.
After all, judo has not only developed enormously since its introduction into the Olympic program in Tokyo in 1964, but has also rapidly gained popularity in Germany. The German Judo Association has over 132,000 members and serves 2,178 clubs that offer comprehensive training opportunities. A good knack for promoting talent and popular sport pays off, which is shown not only by the medal wins, but also by the constant increase in members. Judo is not just a sport, it is a passion that conveys a sense of community and cultural values, such as judo100.de holds on.