Dietmar Lorenz

East German judoka (1950-2021)

Dietmar Lorenz (23 September 1950 – 8 September 2021) was an East German judoka. He competed for SC Dynamo Hoppegarten under the Sportvereinigung Dynamo.[1] He was born in the German village of Langenbuch. Lorenz won a gold and bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Dietmar Lorenz, bronze medalist at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Lorenz died on 8 September 2021, aged 70.[2]

References

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  1. "Budoverein Dynamo-Hoppegarten | Der Judo-Doktor und Ehrenmitglied von Dynamo Hoppegarten wird 70:". Archived from the original on 6 March 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2007.
  2. "Judoka Dietmar Lorenz ist gestorben, Erster deutscher Judo-Olympiasieger". Sportschau (in German). 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.