Lutz Lischka

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameLutz•Lischka
Used nameLutz•Lischka
Born30 January 1944 in Wien (Vienna), Wien (AUT)
Died14 January 2024 (aged 79 years 11 months 15 days) in Wien (Vienna), Wien (AUT)
Measurements182 cm / 80 kg
AffiliationsJC Manner, Wien (AUT)
NOC Austria

Biography

Lutz Lischka was an Austrian judoka who participated in the 1972 München Olympics. He lost the repêchage middleweight final to the eventual Japanese gold medal-winner Shinobu Sekine and placed an unfortunate fifth. Lischka won a team bronze medal at the 1970 European Championships.

Nationally, Lischka won five Austrian titles. He later became a sports journalist working with “Kronen Zeitung” (1967-86), “Sport und Toto” (1986-92), and “Kurier” (1992-2000). He died two weeks before his 80th birthday in 2024.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1972 Summer Olympics Judo AUT Lutz Lischka
Middleweight, Men (Olympic) =5