Ludwig Kotzebue (born 1946)[1] is a retired Dutch-Surinamese heavyweight karateka. He won individual gold medals at the 1977 European Championships and 1981 World Games,[2][3] and a team gold at the 1977 World Championships, together with Otti Roethof and John Reeberg.[4]
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| Born | 1946 (age 77–78) Suriname | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Karate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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After retiring from competitions and until 2011 Kotzebue worked as a karate teacher in Amsterdam.[1] In the mid-1990s, for two and half years he was the head coach of the Dutch karate team.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ a b Karate in Zuidoost gaat verder!. karatezuidoost.nl. 25 May 2011
- ^ Karate – Europameisterschaften – Kumite (Herren – Teil 2). sport-komplett.de
- ^ Ergebnisse World Games – Karate. sport-komplett.de
- ^ Ricky W. Stutgard (1990) "Karate" in De eerste Surinaamse sportencyclopedie (1893–1988)
- ^ Kotzebue Nederlands karate bondscoach. kotzebue.nl
- ^ Eerste Open Bijlmer Karate Gala. De Echo. 12 March 1986. kotzebue.nl
External links edit
- Ludwig Kotzebue at the World Games
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