Karl-Heinz Werner

Karl-Heinz Werner (born 17 September 1949) is a retired East German judoka who competed in the lightweight (up to 63 kg) and half-lightweight (up to 65 kg) divisions. He won five bronze medals at the European Judo Championships between 1970 and 1974 and represented East Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Early career Werner was born in Rodewisch in Saxony. Standing , he competed in the lightweight class (up to 63 kg) until 1976; after a reorganisation of weight categories, he moved to the half-lightweight class (up to 65 kg) in 1977.

Werner was a member of ASK Vorwärts Berlin before transferring to ASK Vorwärts Frankfurt in 1973, where he trained under Hubert Sturm and Herbert Niemann. He won a fifth bronze medal as part of the East German team at the 1974 Europeans in London.

World Championships Werner competed at two World Judo Championships. At the 1971 Worlds in Ludwigshafen, he was eliminated in his first bout by the Swiss judoka Peter Wiler. He won his first national title in 1972, lost to Scholz again in 1973, and won a second title in 1974. In 1976, he was defeated by Ingolf Lahr of SC Dynamo Hoppegarten.

Other results Werner won the Dutch Open in April 1972. His last international tournament victory came in 1977 in Pleven, Bulgaria.