Alexander von der Groeben
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Full name | Sigurd Alexander Adalbert Graf von der Groeben |
Born | Ratingen, Germany | 5 October 1955
Occupation | Judoka |
Sport | |
Country | West Germany |
Sport | Judo |
Weight class | +95 kg, Open |
Achievements and titles | |
Olympic Games | QF (1984) |
World Champ. | (1989) |
European Champ. | (1984, 1985) |
Medal record | |
Profile at external databases | |
IJF | 57413 |
JudoInside.com | 4811 |
Updated on 9 July 2024 |
Sigurd Alexander Adalbert Graf von der Groeben (born 5 October 1955) is a German former judoka. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]
Early life and ancestry
[edit]Born into an old von der Groeben family, once part of German nobility, he is the son of Johann-Albrecht Graf von der Groeben (b. 1922) and his second wife, Ingeborg Baumeister (b. 1931).
Personal life
[edit]In 1991, he married Ulrike Elfes. They have a son and a daughter, both actors:
- Maximilian Alexander Graf von der Groeben (b. 1992)
- Carolin Gräfin von der Groeben (b. 1995)
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexander von der Groeben Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
External links
[edit]Media related to Alexander von der Groeben at Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander von der Groeben at the International Judo Federation
- Alexander von der Groeben at JudoInside.com
- Alexander von der Groeben at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Alexander von der Groeben at Olympics.com
- Alexander von der Groeben at Olympedia
- Alexander von der Groeben at The-Sports.org