Romy Tarangul
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Germany
| ||
| Women's Judo | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2009 Rotterdam | –52 kg |
| Bronze | 2014 Chelyabinsk | Team |
| European Championships | ||
| Silver | 2008 Lisboa | –52 kg |
| Bronze | 2012 Chelyabinsk | –52 kg |
Romy Tarangul (born 19 October 1987 in Frankfurt (Oder)) is a German judoka. She currently competes in the -52 kg category for the JC 90 Frankfurt (Oder).[1]
Career
In 2008 Tarangul won the silver medal at the European Championships. With this result Tarangul qualified for the Beijing Olympics, where she reached a 9th place overall. After winning her first bout against Uzbek Sinura Djuraeva she lost narrowly to Misato Nakamura of Japan in the round of 16 and then to Ilse Heylen of Belgium in the repechage round. At the 2009 World Judo Championships Tarangul won the Bronze medal in her category, marking her biggest international success so far.[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London Tarangul won her first round fight against Natalia Kuziutina. She was eliminated in the quarterfinals after being defeated by Rosalba Forciniti of Italy who later won the bronze medal.[3]
References
- ↑ "Romy Tarangul Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ↑ "Romy Tarangul (GER)". JudoInside. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ↑ "Romy Tarangul - Judo - Events and results". LOCOG. Retrieved 27 August 2012.