Uta Kühnen
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| Full name | Uta Kühnen | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 August 1975 Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden- Württemberg, West Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 78 kg | ||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Berlin | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Norbert Littkopf | ||||||||||||||
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Uta Kühnen (born 9 August 1975 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg) is a German judoka who competed in the women's half-heavyweight category.[1] She held three German senior titles in her own division, picked up a total of twenty-nine medals in her career, including a bronze from the 2000 European Judo Championships in Wrocław, Poland, and represented Germany in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004).[2] Kuhnen also trained as a full-fledged member of the judo squad for the Berlin Sports Club under her personal coach and sensei Norbert Littkoff, who also headed the German national team.[3][4]
Kuhnen made her official debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where she competed for the German team in the women's half-heavyweight class (78 kg). She thwarted Gabon's Mélanie Engoang in a sudden-death prelim match, before falling short in her next bout to South Korea's Lee So-yeon, who threw her off the tatami with a double yuko score within four seconds.[5][6]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Kuhnen qualified for her second German squad again in the women's half-heavyweight class (78 kg), by placing seventh from the World Championships in Osaka, Japan.[7][8] Unlike her previous Olympics, Kuhnen received a bye in the first round, but slipped her medal chances with a shido penalty, a yuko score, and a kuchiki taoshi hold (single leg takedown) from Cuban judoka and eventual bronze medalist Yurisel Laborde during their second-round match.[9][10]
References[edit]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Uta Kühnen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ "Deutsche Judoka vor Olympia in Aufwind" [German judoka rises before the Olympics] (in German). Rheinische Post. 21 May 2000. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ Peters, Maren (28 September 1999). "Trotz Siegeswille: "Ein ganzes Leben möchte ich mich nicht so quälen."" [Despite of her goal to win, "I would not like to torment my own life"] (in German). Der Tagesspiegel. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ "Verstärkung für Judoka des SC Berlin" [SC Berlin has gained another judoka] (in German). Der Tagesspiegel. 23 April 1998. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Judo – Women's Half-Heavyweight (78kg)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. pp. 118–119. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ "Judo: Erneute Pleite auf der Matte" [Judo: Re-bankruptcy on the mat] (in German). Spiegel Online. 21 September 2000. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ "Judo-WM: Verletzung bringt Sandra Köppen um Medaille" [World Judo Championships: Sandra Köppen missed a medal due to injury] (in German). Rheinische Post. 11 September 2003. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ "Köppen und Möller Fünfte" [Köppen and Möller placed fifth] (in German). n-tv. 11 September 2003. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ "Judo: Women's Half-Heavyweight (78kg/172 lbs) Round of 16". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Jurack holt vierte Judo-Medaille" [Jurack brings fourth judo medal] (in German). Die Welt. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
External links[edit]
- Uta Kühnen at JudoInside.com
