Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Gerd•Egger |
Used name | Gerd•Egger |
Born | 8 October 1943 in Lindau im Bodensee, Bayern (GER) |
Measurements | 168 cm / 80 kg |
Affiliations | TSV München-Großhadern, München (GER) |
NOC | West Germany |
West German middleweight judoka Gerd Egger finished seventh at the 1972 München Olympics. He lost the repêchage round against French Jean-Paul Coche by Yusei-gachi. In 1967 he was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, the highest sports award in Germany, for winning the Youth European Championship. Egger reached the 9th Dan.
Egger later became a youth coach and sports referee for the German Judo Federation from 1992-2012, and was also with the Bavarian Judo Federation. In 2012 he was elected president of the Bavarian Judo Federation.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1972 Summer Olympics | Judo | FRG | Gerd Egger | |||
Middleweight, Men (Olympic) | =7 |