Barbara Claßen

Barbara Claßen
Personal information
Born23 November 1957
Grenzach-Wyhlen, Germany
Died13 June 1990(1990-06-13) (aged 32)
Grenzach-Wyhlen, Germany
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryWest Germany
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍72 kg, Open
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (1988)
World Champ.Gold medal – World (1982)
European Champ.Gold (1978, 1979, 1980,
1981, 1984)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul ‍–‍72 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Paris ‍–‍72 kg
Silver medal – second place 1980 New York ‍–‍72 kg
Silver medal – second place 1984 Vienna ‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1980 New York Open
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Maastricht ‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Essen ‍–‍72 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1978 Cologne ‍–‍72 kg
Gold medal – first place 1979 Kerkrade Open
Gold medal – first place 1980 Udine Open
Gold medal – first place 1981 Madrid Open
Gold medal – first place 1984 Pirmasens ‍–‍72 kg
Silver medal – second place 1981 Madrid ‍–‍72 kg
Silver medal – second place 1982 Oslo ‍–‍72 kg
Silver medal – second place 1985 Landskrona ‍–‍72 kg
Silver medal – second place 1986 London ‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Arlon ‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Kerkrade ‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Udine ‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Oslo Open
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Genoa ‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Genoa Open
Profile at external databases
IJF53865
JudoInside.com4787
Updated on 18 June 2023

Barbara Claßen (23 November 1957 – 13 June 1990) was a German judoka.[1] She won the bronze medal in the -72 kg class at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where women's judo appeared as a demonstration sport for the first time.

Claßen died at the age of 32, as a result of suicide.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Barbara Claßen" (in German). Badischen Judo Verband e.V. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Literaturliste Judo" (PDF) (in German). p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2016.


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