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
‍–‍72 kg, Open
Achievements and titles
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (1988)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1982)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1978, 1979, 1980,
1981, 1984)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1988 Seoul‍–‍72 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1982 Paris‍–‍72 kg
Silver medal – second place1980 New York‍–‍72 kg
Silver medal – second place1984 Vienna‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place1980 New YorkOpen
Bronze medal – third place1986 Maastricht‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place1987 Essen‍–‍72 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1978 Cologne‍–‍72 kg
Gold medal – first place1979 KerkradeOpen
Gold medal – first place1980 UdineOpen
Gold medal – first place1981 MadridOpen
Gold medal – first place1984 Pirmasens‍–‍72 kg
Silver medal – second place1981 Madrid‍–‍72 kg
Silver medal – second place1982 Oslo‍–‍72 kg
Silver medal – second place1985 Landskrona‍–‍72 kg
Silver medal – second place1986 London‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place1977 Arlon‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place1979 Kerkrade‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place1980 Udine‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place1982 OsloOpen
Bronze medal – third place1983 Genoa‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place1983 GenoaOpen
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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