User:Phileasson/Romy Tarangul

Romy Tarangul (born 19 October 1987 in Frankfurt (Oder)) is a German judoka. She currently competes in the -52kg category for the JC 90 Frankfurt (Oder).

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.