Sven Loll (born 4 April 1964 in
Berlin
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) is a retired male
judoka
is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...
from
Germany
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, who competed for
East Germany
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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
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, South Korea. There he won the silver medal in the Men's Lightweight (– 71 kg) division after being defeated in the final by France's
Marc Alexandre
Marc Alexandre (born 30 October 1959) is a retired judoka from France, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics (1984 and 1988). He was born in Paris.
Alexandre won the bronze medal in the men's half-lightweigh ...
.
References
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1964 births
Living people
German male judoka
Judoka at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic judoka of East Germany
Olympic silver medalists for East Germany
Sportspeople from Berlin
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in judo
20th-century German people
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