Johannes Wohlwend (born 15 November 1964) is a retired male
judoka
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from
Liechtenstein
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, who competed for his native country at the
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...
in
Seoul, South Korea
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. There he was eliminated in the repêchage round of the Men's Lightweight (– 71 kg) division by West Germany's
Steffen Stranz
Steffen Stranz (born 16 May 1960 in Kassel, Hessen) is a retired male judoka from Germany, who twice competed for West Germany at the Summer Olympics: 1984 and 1988.
In Seoul, South Korea (1988) he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the M ...
.
Wohlwend was one out of four judokas from Liechtenstein competing in South Korea and finished in 7th place; the other ones being
Arnold Frick
Arnold Frick (born 9 July 1966) is a retired male judoka from Liechtenstein, who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he was eliminated in the first round of the Men's Middleweight (– 86 kg ...
,
Daniel Brunhart
Daniel Brunhart (born 18 June 1968) is a retired male judoka from Liechtenstein, who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he was eliminated in the first round of the Men's Extra-Lightweight (&nd ...
, and
Magnus Büchel
Magnus Büchel (born 11 March 1960) is a retired male judoka from Liechtenstein, who competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. In 1988 he was eliminated in the first round of ...
. He also competed at the
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...
in
Los Angeles, California
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and finished in 9th place. Johannes Wohlwend is the Secretary General of the NOC Liechtenstein since 2001.
References
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1964 births
Living people
Liechtenstein male judoka
Judoka at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Judoka at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic judoka of Liechtenstein
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