Karl Nitz (16 October 1932 - September 2020) was born in

Człuchów Człuchów (, ''Człochòwo'', or ''Człëchòwò''; formerly ) is a town in the region of Gdańsk Pomerania, northwestern Poland, with 13,350 inhabitants as of December 2021. Człuchów has been the capital of Człuchów County in the Pomerania ...

, Eastern Pomerania, and a famous German judo athlete, who competed for the SC Dynamo Hoppegarten /

Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo The Sportvereinigung Dynamo () (''Dynamo Sports Association'') was the sport association of the security agencies (Volkspolizei, Ministry for State Security, fire department and customs) of former East Germany. The association was founded on 27 ...

. He won a gold medal and two bronze medals at

European Judo Championships The European Judo Championships is the Judo European Championship organized by the European Judo Union. The 2015 and 2019 editions were held during the respective European Games. This is also expected for future editions of the European Games. ...

and four national titles. He lived until his death in

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

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Sportclub Dynamo Hoppegarten - Club history

1932 births 2020 deaths German male judoka People from Człuchów People from the Province of Pomerania 20th-century German people 21st-century German people {{Germany-judo-bio-stub