Peter Seisenbacher

Peter Seisenbacher

File:Peter Seisenbacher (Gala-Nacht des Sports 2009).jpg Peter Seisenbacher in 2009
Personal information
Born	25 March 1960 (1960-03-25) (age 64) Vienna, Austria
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Sport	Judo
Club	JC Manner, Wien Budoclub Wien
Medal record Representing Austria Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles -86 kg 1988 Seoul -86 kg World Championships 1985 Seoul -86 kg European Championships 1980 Vienna -86 kg 1983 Paris -86 kg 1984 Liege -86 kg 1984 Hamar -86 kg 1986 Belgrade -86 kg 1986 Belgrade open 1987 Paris -86 kg 1988 Pamplona -86 kg

Peter Seisenbacher (born 25 March 1960) is a judo coach and retired judoka from Austria. He competed in the middleweight category (−86 kg) at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Olympics and won two gold medals, in 1984 and 1988. He also won a world title in 1985 and European title in 1986.

After retiring from competitions, Seisenbacher worked as a judo coach, in Austria, Georgia (2010–2012), and Azerbaijan (2012–2013). Under his guidance, the Georgian team won 2 gold, 3 silver, and 4 bronze medals at European championships, one bronze medal at world championships, and an Olympic gold medal in 2012.

References

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Seisenbacher (1984 Olympics) on a 1985 Paraguay stamp

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Seisenbacher (left, 1988 Olympics) on a 1989 Paraguay stamp

Awards
Preceded by Franz Klammer	Austrian Sportsman of the year 1984–1985	Succeeded by Michael Hadschieff
Preceded by Andreas Felder	Austrian Sportsman of the year 1988	Succeeded by Rudolf Nierlich