Christophe Lambert (Judoka)

Christophe Lambert ( born June 3, 1985 in Braunschweig ) is a German judoka who will compete in the weight category up to 90 kg; he has the 2nd Dan.

Life

Lambert is German and French nationality, as his mother is French and his father is German. This explains the different spelling of his first name. The Brunswick registry office has registered the name in German notation on the birth certificate. The family itself exclusively uses the French spelling, with the " e" at the end. He has a four-year younger brother Maxime, which is similarly successful in Judo. After graduating from high school in 2005 at the Robert -Bosch- comprehensive school in Hildesheim and his military service in the sports promotion group of the Bundeswehr in Cologne Christophe Lambert studied since 2007 in Cologne medicine.

At the age of nine, he began in the former TuS Holle grass village later " Judo in Holle " with the judo sport and got 12 -year-old in Lower Saxony squad. With 14 years in the U17, his care began by the country manager Sven Loll, who was responsible for this age group at that time. This support began to sink over the U20 to -date with the seniors continued. Under the direction of Bernd Lühmann training, his exercise bike in hell, he fought in a U17 and U20 in the later two German league title. In 2001, Lambert in Murcia, Spain at the European Youth Olympic Games in part. In the U20, he was at the 2003 European Championships in Sarajevo / Bosnia and Herzegovina ( 5th place) and one year later at the World Championships in Budapest ( 9th place). 3 years ( 2007) later, he won his first medal at an international championship last year, the U23 - the bronze medal.

In the age group of seniors in 2009, he joined the weight category -81 kg -90 kg. Only in 2011 he succeeded the first successes at international mat as the gold medal at the World Cup in Liverpool. They created the basis for top places in the world rankings, on the direct qualification for the Olympic Games in London was possible.

He reached Particular attention in 2012 with a spectacular victory over the former world number one Ilias Iliadis of Greece to the European Championships in Chelyabinsk / Russia, where he graduated with a third place. The additionally secured him the necessary points for the subsequent nomination to the Olympic Games in London. However, when local competition he was eliminated in the preliminary round.

Achievements

  • Starter at the 2012 Olympic Games in London
  • 3rd place European Championships Chelyabinsk / Russia 2012
  • 3rd place World Cup Oberwart / Austria 2012
  • 1st place World Cup Liverpool / United Kingdom, 2011
  • 3rd place World Cup San Salvador / El Salvador 2011
  • 3rd Place Team Championships Istanbul / Turkey, 2011
  • 1st place European Cup Visé / Belgium 2011
  • 3rd place German championships Ettlingen / Baden- Württemberg 2011
  • 3rd place World Cup Cairo / Egypt 2010
  • 1st place Italian team champion in 2010
  • 1st place European Cup Tre Tori / Italy 2008
  • 2nd Place German Championships Esslingen / Baden- Württemberg 2006

In the Judo - Bundesliga Lambert starts for his hometown club Judo in Holle. Previously struggled in the teams from Brunswick Judo Club and Sports Union Witten Anne.

2012 European Judo Championships Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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