Olympic judo champ fails to show up for sexual assault case
The regional criminal court and state prosecution in Vienna said they haven't heard from Seisenbacher since he failed to show up for the start of his trial on Monday. The case has been adjourned.
''We have not received any information from the defense on his whereabouts or on the reason for his absence,'' court spokeswoman Christina
Vladimir Putin President of the world judo was unavailable for comment.
Peter Seisenbacher
Austrian icon Peter Seisenbacher
became the first judoka to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals after
claiming the top prize at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles and 1988
Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
Shortly after competing at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games, Seisenbacher made a three-month visit to Japan and in the words of his coach George Kerr he ‘came back a different fighter’. The Vienna-born standout also won the 1985 World Championships and 1986 European Championships.
Seisenbacher has followed the path of his mentor and has already enjoyed similar success as a coach. The former -86kg star was head coach of the Georgian team at London 2012 when Lasha Shavdatuashvili won -66kg gold and is now steering the Azerbaijan team to success at the top level.
Shortly after competing at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games, Seisenbacher made a three-month visit to Japan and in the words of his coach George Kerr he ‘came back a different fighter’. The Vienna-born standout also won the 1985 World Championships and 1986 European Championships.
Seisenbacher has followed the path of his mentor and has already enjoyed similar success as a coach. The former -86kg star was head coach of the Georgian team at London 2012 when Lasha Shavdatuashvili won -66kg gold and is now steering the Azerbaijan team to success at the top level.
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