Alexander von der Groeben

Sigurd Alexander Adalbert Graf von der Groeben (born 5 October 1955) is a German former judoka. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Alexander von der Groeben

Alexander von der Groeben in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Sigurd Alexander Adalbert Graf von der Groeben
Born	(1955-10-05) 5 October 1955 (age 69) Ratingen, Germany
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	West Germany
Sport	Judo
Weight class	+95 kg, Open
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	QF (1984)
World Champ.	(1989)
European Champ.	(1984, 1985)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  West Germany World Championships 1989 Belgrade Open European Championships 1984 Liege +95 kg 1985 Hamar Open 1985 Hamar +95 kg 1988 Pamplona +95 kg 1981 Debrecen +95 kg 1983 Paris +95 kg 1987 Paris +95 kg 1990 Frankfurt Open
Profile at external databases
IJF	57413
JudoInside.com	4811
Updated on 9 July 2024

Early life and ancestry

Born into an old von der Groeben family, once part of German nobility, he is the son of Johann-Albrecht Graf von der Groeben (b. 1922) and his second wife, Ingeborg Baumeister (b. 1931).

Personal life

In 1991, he married Ulrike Elfes. They have a son and a daughter, both actors:

• Maximilian Alexander Graf von der Groeben (b. 1992)
• Carolin Gräfin von der Groeben (b. 1995)