Karl Nitz

Karl Nitz
Personal information
Born16 October 1932
DiedSeptember 2020 (2020-10) (aged 87)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
SportJudo
Weight classOpen
Rank     4th dan black belt[1]
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  East Germany
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1963 Geneva all categories
Profile at external databases
IJF57150
JudoInside.com5616

Karl Nitz (16 October 1932[2] - September 2020[3]) was born in Człuchów, Eastern Pomerania, and a famous German judo athlete, who competed for the SC Dynamo Hoppegarten / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo.[4] He won a gold medal and two bronze medals at European Judo Championships and four national titles. He lived until his death in Berlin[5]

References

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  1. ^ "DAN Prüfungen im DJV der DDR" (17. Dezember 1977 Auszeichnungen mit dem höheren DAN-Grad). Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  2. ^ Markus Knaup (21 February 2021). "Judoka". European Judo Union. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Europameister Karl Nitz verstorben – Judo Verband Berlin e.V." (in German). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Vereinsgeschichte". SC Dynamo Hoppegarten e.V. (in German). 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  5. ^ Kluge, Volker (2004). Das große Lexikon der DDR-Sportler: Die 1000 erfolgreichsten und populärsten Sportlerinnen und Sportler aus der DDR, ihre Erfolge, Medaillen und Biographien [The big lexicon of the GDR athletes: The 1000 most successful and popular athletes from the GDR, their successes, medals and biographies.] (in German) (2 ed.). Berlin: Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Verlag. p. 409. ISBN 3-89602-538-4.
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