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Dietmar Lorenz

1950 - 2021

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Dietmar Lorenz (23 September 1950 – 8 September 2021) was an East German judoka, who competed for SC Dynamo Hoppegarten under the Sportvereinigung Dynamo. Lorenz was born in the Saxon village of Langenbuch (Plauen rural district), which was incorporated into the newly founded Thuringian Schleiz district through the district government reorganization of 1952 in the GDR. After starting at home, he came via SV Dynamo Schleiz to SC Dynamo Hoppegarten, the sports club of the Volkspolizei, in 1969. He won medals at major international competitions, taking gold at the European Judo Championships and the World Judo Championships. He won as the first German at the Olympics and the Jigoro Kano Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dietmar Lorenz is the 173rd most popular wrestler (up from 189th in 2019). (up from 4,372nd in 2019)

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Among wrestlers, Dietmar Lorenz ranks 173 out of 1,027. Before him are Edge, Robert Curry, Damian Priest, Chris Jericho, Kaarlo Koskelo, and Tazz. After him are Sasha Banks, Tyrus, Axel Cadier, Bertil Antonsson, Frithiof Mårtensson, and Georg Gehring.

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Among people born in 1950, Dietmar Lorenz ranks 403. Before him are Vladislav Bogićević, Keiko Takemiya, Mauro Bellugi, Susan George, Muhammad Mian Soomro, and Daniel von Bargen. After him are Josef Tošovský, Hama Amadou, Faouzi Benzarti, Rene Bond, Lillian Watson, and Jack Dongarra. Among people deceased in 2021, Dietmar Lorenz ranks 421. Before him are Edward Babiuch, Rafael Albrecht, Issake Dabore, Tamara Rylova, Indira Nath, and Barry Harris. After him are Margitta Gummel, Uta Ranke-Heinemann, Revaz Gabriadze, Orlando Martínez, Antoninho, and Darlene Hard.

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