Sigurd Alexander Adalbert Graf von der Groeben (born 5 October 1955) is a German former
judo
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ka. He competed at the
1984 Summer Olympics
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and the
1988 Summer Olympics
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.
Early life and ancestry
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
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
External links
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1955 births
Living people
German male judoka
Olympic judoka for West Germany
Judoka at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Judoka at the 1988 Summer Olympics
People from Ratingen
Sportspeople from Düsseldorf (region)
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