German Judo Team brings Olympia bronze in Mixed Competition - German

In one of the two small finals they defeated the Netherlands 4: 2 on Saturday. The German Judo-Bund (DJB) gathered three medals at the games in Japan - two more than 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.

In the individual previously, the Rüsselsheim Eduard Trippel had also won bronze in the weight class up to 90 kilograms of silver and the Ravensburg World Champion Anna-Maria Wagner (class up to 78 kilograms).

In the team competition, in which per round up to three men and women go for a team on the mat, the Germans had defeated at the prelude the refugee team of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) with 4: 0 and in the quarter-finals against Japan with 2: 4 lost. Through a 4: 2 about Mongolia in the hopeful round, they still qualified for one of the bronze struggles.

Energy power of Wagner

In that, then the Wagner, which has been directed because of an elbow injury, was also used. After an energy performance, she defeated the Dutch World Cup third Guusje Steenhuis by Waza-Ari and thus provided the German 2: 1 lead. Previously, Giovanna Scoccimarro had lost in the European champion Sanne van Dijke and won Dominic Ressel against ex-world champion Noel Van T End in the Golden Score. Although Karl-Richard Frey lost against Henk Grol, the World Cup Third Theresa Stoll made with her victory in the Golden Score about Sanne prevagement but for the preliminary decision. Sebastian Seidl also made it clear against Tornike Tsjakadoea in the Golden Score.

Wenn, dann Ravensburg | Mit Judo-Europameisterin Anna-Maria Wagner

The troupe we have together is a bit very special.

Hartmut Paulat

"The troupe that we have here is a bit very special," DJB-Sport Director Hartmut Paulat had said the German Press Agency before the final appearance in the venerable martial arts temple Nippon Budokan. "She has grown together over the past Olympic cycle and has shown several times that potential can be released in the team competition, which may not always be seen in a single party."

The Olympic decisions on Saturday

The German medal winners of Tokyo

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