Herta Reiter

Herta Reiter

Personal information
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Died
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Austria
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–‍61 kg
Club	UJZ Mühlviertel
Achievements and titles
European Champ.	Gold (1982)
Medal record Women's judo Representing Austria European Championships Gold medal – first place 1982 Oslo ‍–‍61 kg Bronze medal – third place 1983 Genoa ‍–‍61 kg
Profile at external databases
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Herta Reiter (born April 28, 1957) is a former Austrian judoka. She was the European champion in 1982 and third at the European Championships in 1983.

Judo career

Herta Reiter trained at the UJZ Mühlviertel. She won her first Austrian championship title in 1977 in the weight class -56 kg. From 1979 she fought in the light middleweight, the weight class -61 kg. From 1979 to 1982 and in 1984 she was champion in this weight class. In 1983 she was second behind Andrea Peinbauer.

In 1980, Herta Reiter finished fifth at the European Championships in Udine and the World Championships in New York City. At the 1982 European Championships in Oslo, she won the title with a final victory over the Dutchwoman Chantal Han. At the end of the year, she was eliminated in the round of 16 at the 1982 World Championships in Paris against the Swede Agneta Billby. At the 1983 European Championships in Genoa, Reiter lost in the semifinals to the German Gabriele Ritschel. With a victory over Chantal Han, the Austrian won a bronze medal.

After her active career, she worked as a coach.

Personal life

Reiter's brother is Olympic bronze medalist Josef. Her nephew Georg won the World Cup tournament in Miami in 2012.