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Torsten Bréchôt

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Torsten Bréchôt
Personal information
Born (1964-09-11) 11 September 1964 (age 60)
Schwerin, East Germany
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryEast Germany
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍78 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (1988)
World Champ.Silver (1985)
European Champ.5th (1988)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul ‍–‍78 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1985 Seoul ‍–‍78 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 Arnhem ‍–‍78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF53808
JudoInside.com5579
Updated on 6 June 2023

Torsten Bréchôt (né Oehmigen, born 11 September 1964 in Schwerin, Bezirk Schwerin) is a male retired judoka from Germany, who competed for East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he won a bronze medal in the Men's Half-Middleweight (‍–‍78 kg) division after being defeated in the semi-finals by West Germany's eventual silver medalist Frank Wieneke.[1]

With a birth name of Oehmigen, he took on his wife's surname in 1985.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Torsten Bréchôt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2018.