Romy Tarangul

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]

Romy Tarangul
Personal information
Born (1987-10-19) 19 October 1987
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryGermany
SportJudo
Weight class–52 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Bronze (2009)
European Champ.Silver (2008)
Olympic Games9th (2008)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rotterdam –52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Chelyabinsk Women's team
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Lisbon –52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Chelyabinsk –52 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Moscow –52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Rio de Janeiro –52 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2013 Qingdao –52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Tunis –52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Samsun –52 kg
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kazan –52 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF534
JudoInside.com22805
Updated on 14 November 2022.

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.

Tarangul posed nude in the German edition of Playboy in August 2008, alongside compatriots Nicole Reinhardt, Katharina Scholz and Petra Niemann.[2]

At the 2009 World Judo Championships Tarangul won the Bronze medal in her category, marking her biggest international success so far.[3]

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.[4]

References
  1. "Romy Tarangul Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  2. "German Olympic women pose nude for Playboy". The Daily Telegraph. 15 August 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  3. "Romy Tarangul (GER)". JudoInside. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  4. "Romy Tarangul - Judo - Events and results". LOCOG. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.


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