HAECKER Katharina

Australia
Judo
31 Jul 1992
29
Female
HAMBURG
 
Germany
LUXEMBOURG

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
JUD Judo Women -63 kg 9

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Followed by 		Nippon Budokan Judo Mat 2
Women -63 kg Elimination Round of 32
#3
AUS
HAECKER KHAECKER Katharina
10s2
IPP
ISR
SHARIR GSHARIR Gili
0s3
Finished
Followed by 		Nippon Budokan Judo Mat 2
Women -63 kg Elimination Round of 16
#17
NED
FRANSSEN JFRANSSEN Juul
10s2
IPP
AUS
HAECKER KHAECKER Katharina
0
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
YearLocation-63 kg
2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA9

World Championships
YearLocation-63 kgTeam
2021Budapest, HUN9-
2019Tokyo, JPN17-
2018Baku, AZE7-
2017Budapest, HUN17-
2015Astana, KAZ339

Asia-Oceania Championships
YearLocation-63 kg
2021Bishkek, KGZ2
2019Abu Dhabi, UAE3

Oceania Championships
YearLocation-63 kg
2018Noumea, NCL1
2017Nuku'alofa, TGA1

World Masters
YearLocation-63 kg
2019Qingdao, CHN17
2018Guangzhou, CHN9

Grand Slam - Tally of rank achieved per season and event since 2017
YearEvent1st2nd3rd5th7th9th16th17th30th-33rd
2021-63 kg-----1x---
2020-63 kg--------1x
2019-63 kg----1x1x---
2018-63 kg--1x--2x---
2017-63 kg-----1x-1x-

Grand Prix - Tally of rank achieved per season and event since 2017
YearEvent1st2nd3rd5th7th8th9th10th15th-33rd
2020-63 kg1x--------
2019-63 kg-1x-1x--2x-1x
2018-63 kg-1x1x2x--2x--
2017-63 kg--1x-1x-1x--

World Cup - Tally of rank achieved per season and event since 2017
YearEvent1st2nd3rd4rd5th7th8th9th10th15th-33rd
2019-63 kg----1x-----
2018-63 kg----1x-----
2017-63 kg-------1x--

Grand Slam, Grand Prix & World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017
RankYearEventCompetitionLocation
12020-63 kgGrand PrixTel Aviv, ISR
22019-63 kgGrand PrixMarrakech, MAR
22018-63 kgGrand PrixAgadir, MAR
32018-63 kgGrand SlamAbu Dhabi, UAE
32018-63 kgGrand PrixTunis, TUN
32017-63 kgGrand PrixAntalya, TUR
52019-63 kgWorld CupPerth, WA, AUS
52019-63 kgGrand PrixMontreal, FRA
52018-63 kgWorld CupOdivelas, POR
52018-63 kgGrand PrixCancun, MEX
52018-63 kgGrand PrixTbilisi, GEO
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Kathi (rio2016.olympics.com.au, 10 Jun 2016)
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Athlete
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Economics - University of Hagen, Germany
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Husband Alexander Ludecke
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English, German
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TH Eilbeck Judo Hamburg [Germany]
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Alexander Ludecke [husband], GER, from 2012
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She took up judo at age six in Hamburg, Germany. "I think [when I was] about 14, I picked up training a little more. I had a big passion [for judo], but school always came first. But I still had this dream to make the German national team." (Judo YouTube channel, 16 Jun 2020; rio2016.olympics.com.au, 10 Jun 2016)
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"I was full of energy when I was a child, and my mother was very annoyed with me because I would jump up and down around the house. So, she was trying to get me into sports. I tried a few things but I fell in love with judo straight away. I started with a friend but she stopped after two years and my mother asked, 'Do you want to keep going?' I was like, 'Yeah, no question'. The main reason I compete in judo is that I simply love this sport and the way of life." (Judo YouTube channel, 16 Jun 2020; rio2016.olympics.com.au, 10 Jun 2016)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Judo YouTube channel, 16 Jun 2020)
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Winning the 63kg category at the 2020 Grand Prix in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Judo YouTube channel, 16 Jun 2020)
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German judoka Yvonne Bonisch. (rio2016.olympics.com.au, 10 Jun 2016)
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Her parents, and her husband [and coach] Alexander Ludecke. (Judo YouTube channel, 16 Jun 2020)
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"Don't stop believing." (rio2016.olympics.com.au, 10 Jun 2016)

General Interest

General
DUAL CITIZENSHIP
She was born in Germany to an Australian father and a German mother. She began representing Australia in 2014. "My dad is Australian so I've always had two passports. He would always tell my brother and me lots of stories of his days growing up there. After I finished high school I made the decision to stop competitive judo and take a year off to discover Australia. I felt right at home straight away. We decided, in 2014, to represent Australia. I competed at a few European Cup events representing my club in Hamburg, Germany. But for the IJF World Tour I've always represented Australia." (Judo YouTube channel, 16 Jun 2020; patreon.com, 25 Mar 2020; judoinside.com, 25 Jun 2016)

BASED IN LUXEMBOURG
In 2019 she moved to Luxembourg after her husband Alexander Ludecke became coach of the nation's judo team. "We moved and train there, but pretty much we train all over the world with all the training camps and competitions. Before that, I used to train at a state training centre in Hamburg." (rtl.lu, 05 Jul 2020; Judo YouTube channel, 16 Jun 2020; Judo Australia Facebook page, 27 Mar 2020; patreon.com, 25 Mar 2020; interreg-judo.eu, 12 Aug 2019)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
IPP:
Ippon
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