OTTENSHEIM/WARSAW. 22-year-old Samuel Gaßner from Ottensheim achieved his first European Cup victory in the overall class (73 kg). Exactly at the right time, the Grand Prix in the Linz TIPS Arena is scheduled.
photo_library Samuel Gaßner (Photo: EJU Carlos Ferreira)
In the final, “Sami” beat Manuel Parlati (Italy) with two Waza-ari (second highest score in judo fights and can also lead to an early victory if achieved twice). He needed less than 18 minutes for his six fights.
He celebrated his last success three years ago, as a junior, in the European Cup in Bucharest. Samuel Gaßner reached the final with victories over Giorgi Mishvelidze (Georgia), Botond Szeredas (Hungary), Chusniddin Karimov (Czech Republic), Alessandro Magnani (Italy) and Antonin Blandin (France).