Austrian Judo Federation Explained

Assocname:	Österreichischer Judoverband
Sport:	Judo
Abbrev:	ÖJV
Founded:	30 September 1947
Aff:	IJF
Region:	EJU
Jurisdiction:	Austria
Headquarters:	Vienna, Austria
President:	Poiger Martin
Secretary:	Mag. Korner Corina
Coach:	Yvonne Snir-Bönisch
Url:	judoaustria.at
Countryflag:	Austria

The Austrian Judo Federation (German: '''Österreichischer Judoverband''' - ÖJV) is the national organisation for judo in Austria. The president is POIGER Martin.^[1] The Austrian Judo Federation is affiliated with the International Judo Federation.^[2] Its headquarters are in Vienna.

History

In 2010, the Austrian Judo Federation played host to the European Championships in Vienna, which were attended by Vladimir Putin.^{[3] [4]}

Board

• President: Martin Poiger^[5]
• Vice Presidents: Sabrina Filzmoser, Gerald Eidenberger, Albert Gmeiner, Jochen Haidvogel, Hans Peter Zopf
• Athlete Spokesperson: Magdalena Krssakova
• Finance Officer: Silvia Ehrengruber
• Legal Secretary: Andreas Weinzierl
• Technical Director: Thomas Stückler
• Deputy: Karin Dorfinger, Veronika Jakl, Horst Felzl, Martin Stump

Austrian judokas

• Peter Seisenbacher, two-time Olympic gold medallist
• Michaela Polleres, Olympic silver and bronze medallist
• Ludwig Paischer, Olympic silver medallist
• Claudia Heill (1982 - 2011), Olympic silver medallist
• Shamil Borchashvili, Olympic bronze medallist
• Josef Reiter, Olympic bronze medallist

National League

The Austrian Judo Federation organizes the Judo-Bundesliga. This is the national league.^[6] It is divided into the Erste Judo Bundesliga and the Zweite Judo Bundesliga for men and the Frauen Judo Bundesliga for women. The league exists since 1948.^[7]

See also

• List of judo organizations
• Judo by country

Notes and References

1. Judo Austria, Vorstand, Judo Austria, 3 Sept 2022
2. IJF, Austria, International Judo Federation, 3 Sept 2022
3. [Austria Press Agency|APA]
4. APA, "Putin kommt am Samstag zu Privatbesuch nach Wien", WirtschaftsBlatt, 20 April 2010, archived at the Wayback Machine 27 April 2010
5. Web site: Markus Knaup. Vorstand. Judoaustria.at. 2022-09-03. de-AT.
6. Web site: Bundesliga .
7. Web site: 2021-02-02. 2021-05-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20210508050144/https://www.judoaustria.at/historie/ubersicht/. de-DE. Übersicht Österreichischer Judoverband.