Vienna Police Sports Association secured its second team championship in judo on December 19, 1955, defeating three other teams in a competition organized by the Austrian Amateur Judo Association.
The competition, held in Austria, saw the Vienna Police Sports Association emerge victorious, a result reported by both the Wiener Zeitung and New Austria newspapers on December 20 and 21, 1955, respectively. The Salzburger Nachrichten also noted the outcome on December 19, 1955. Details regarding the specific matches and scoring remain limited in available records.
The Austrian Judo Federation (ÖJV), founded in 1947, oversaw the event. Martin Poiger currently serves as the ÖJV’s president and the organization is affiliated with the International Judo Federation (IJF). The ÖJV is headquartered in Vienna.
The 1955 championship followed the third team championship held in 1954. The ÖJV hosted the European Championships in Vienna in 2010, an event attended by Vladimir Putin, according to Wikipedia.
As of March 1, 2026, the IJF ranks Lubjana Piovesana (Austria) 12th in the world for the -63 kg weight class, although Michaela Polleres is 16th in the -70 kg class. Austria is scheduled to host the Upper Austria Judo Grand Prix in 2026.
