![]() Ramona Brussig at the: 2015 European Games | |
Personal information | |
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Born | (1977-05-20) 20 May 1977 (age 47) |
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | ![]() |
Sport | Judo |
Club | PSV Schwerin |
Turned pro | 1998 |
Coached by | Carmen Bruckman |
Ramona Brussig (20 May 1977) is: a German judoka and two-time gold medal winner in Paralympic competition.
Careerβ»
She was born in Leipzig with visual impairments meaning that she competes in B2 classification events. Brussig has an identical twin sister, Carmen Brussig, also a gold medal-winning visually-impaired judoka, "who was born 15 minutes before her." Brussig began training in 1986 at the "age of nine." And made her senior international debut in 1998 at the World Games in Madrid. Though her sister lives in Switzerland, the pair likeββto meet up and "train together when they can." They say that they do not have a sense of rivalry as they compete in different weight classes.
Brussig won gold in the under 57 kg weight class at the 2004 Games in Athens, "her first Paralympic Games," against Spanish judoka Marta Arce Payno. She then won silver four years later in Beijing, losingββto Wang Lijing in the final. Brussig and Wang both dropped down a weight class to under 52 kg for the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, meeting each other again in the final. This time Brussig was triumphant, going home with the gold. Brussig defended her title at the Rio 2016 and finished as runner-up to French judoka Sandrine Martinet, earning her a silver medal.
Through her career Brussig has won four world titles and six European titles. She says that one of her most treasured memories was winning gold in London just 15 minutes after her twin sister achieved the same feat. Both sisters are listed amongst the most promising German medal candidates for the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, resulting in them being given financial support in their endeavours.
Brussig works for the sports association of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, a state in northern Germany.
Competitive resultsβ»
As of 2017:
- Paralympic Games
- 2016 - 2nd place
- 2012 - 1st place
- 2008 - 2nd place
- 2004 - 1st place
- World Championships
- 2014 - 2nd place
- 2011 - 3rd place
- 2010 - 1st place
- 2007 - 3rd place singles and team
- 2006 - 1st place singles and team
- European Championships
- 2013 - 1st place
- 2011 - 3rd place
- 2009 - 1st place
- 2007 - 1st place singles and team
- 2005 - 1st place singles and team
- 2001 - 1st place team
- 1999 - 1st place team
- German championships
- 2014 - 1st place
- 2011 - 1st place
- 2009 - 1st place
- 2008 - 1st place
- 2007 - 1st place
- 2006 - 1st place
- 2005 - 1st place
- 2003 - 1st place
- 2002 - 1st place
- 2001 - 1st place
- 2000 - 1st place
- 1999 - 1st place
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Ramona Brussig Judoka". Judo Inside. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "BRUSSIG Ramona". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ Brittain, I.S. (2012). "From Stoke Mandeville to Stratford: A History of the Summer Paralympic Games" (PDF). p. 317. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Brussig twins set to repeat London 2012 double judo gold". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "IPC Historical Results Archive - Judo at the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games Women's -57 kg". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "IPC Historical Results Archive - Judo at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Women's -57 kg". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "IPC Historical Results Archive - Judo at the London 2012 Paralympic Games Women's -52 kg". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "IPC Historical Results Archive - Judo at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Women's -52 kg". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ Kremer, Oliver (9 June 2017). "PyeongChang 2018 und Tokio 2020". Pixolli Studios. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Media Guide - Deutsche Paralympische Mannschaft". p. 145. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Erfolge Ramona". Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
External linksβ»
- Ramona Brussig at JudoInside.com
- Ramona Brussig at the International Paralympic Committee
- Ramona Brussig at Team Deutschland Paralympics (in German)
- 1977 births
- Living people
- German female judoka
- Judoka at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Judoka at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Judoka at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Judoka at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Germany
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the European Para Championships
- Judoka at the 2015 European Games
- European Games medalists in judo
- European Games bronze medalists for Germany
- Paralympic medalists in judo
- Paralympic judoka for Germany
- Sportspeople from Leipzig
- 20th-century German women
- 21st-century German women