Katharina Tanzer

Katharina Tanzer (born 26 Juli 1995) is an Austrian judoka and Austrian state champion 48 kg. She holds the 1st Dan. In 2022 she was part of the A-Team of the national team.

Judo career
Katharina Tanzer grew up in Gresten in the district of Scheibbs in Lower Austria. She began her judo career at SV Ulmerferld under Johann Reisinger in Lower Austria. With the beginning of her studies she switched to the Club JV Vienna Samurai. Together with her team, she has won the Austrian women's team championships several times and placed in the Golden League twice.

In June 2016, she suffered a cruciate ligament tear at a training camp in Japan.

She fought in the Deutschen 1. BL Frauen for the club TSV Großhadern.

In 2021, Tanzer switched to Judo Leibnitz. Since this club does not participate in the Austrian Damen Judo-Bundesliga, she has been fighting as a guest fighter for JC Wimpassing in the weight class -48 kg since 2021. After winning in 2021, they successfully defended the title in 2022.