Romy Tarangul
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Romy Tarangul is a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 judoka. She currently competes in the -52 kg category for the JC 90 Frankfurt (Oder).

Career

In 2008 Tarangul won the silver medal at the European Championships
2008 European Judo Championships
The 2008 European Judo Championships were the nineteenth edition of the European Judo Championships, held in the Pavilhão Atlântico, in Lisbon, Portugal, from April 11 to April 13, 2008.- Men :- Women :- Medal table :- −60 kg :- −66 kg :...

.
With this result Tarangul qualified for the Beijing Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

, where she reached a 9th place overall. After winning her first bout against Uzbek
Uzbekistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Uzbekistan competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008, with a team of 58 athletes.-Medalists:- Athletics:Men's decathlonWomen's heptathlon...

 Sinura Djuraeva she lost narrowly to Misato Nakamura
Misato Nakamura
Nakamura Misato中村美里 is a female Japanese judoka. She won the bronze medal in the -52 kg weight class at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the gold medal in the same weight class at the 2009 World Judo Championships.- External links :* *...

 of Japan
Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Japan competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The delegation of athletes and officials were represented by the Japanese Olympic Committee.The list of qualified entries for Japan is shown...

 in the round of 16 and then to Ilse Heylen
Ilse Heylen
Ilse Heylen is a Belgian judoka. She won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.Heylen also became the 2005 European Champion and won a silver medal in 2004 and a bronze medal at the 2007 European Championships in Belgrade.- References :...

 of Belgium
Belgium at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Belgium competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. 96 Belgians took part in Beijing, the biggest delegation for the country since 1976...

 in the repechage round.
At the 2009 World Judo Championships
2009 World Judo Championships
The 2009 World Judo Championships was held in the Ahoy' indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on 26 to 30 August.Women's heavyweight champion Tong Wen was stripped of her gold medal because of a doping offence, but was later reinstated....

Tarangul won the Bronze medal in her category, marking her biggest international success so far.

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