Ramona Brussig (20 May 1977) is a German judoka and two-time gold medal winner in Paralympic competition.

Career

She was born in Leipzig with visual impairments meaning that she competes in B2 classification events. Brussig has an identical twin sister,

Carmen Brussig Carmen Brussig (born 20 May 1977) is a German judoka who has won numerous tournaments including Paralympic and world championship gold. Brussig was born in Leipzig with visual impairments and competes in B2 classification events. She made her Pa ...

, 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 like to 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 Marta Arce Payno (born 27 July 1977) is a B3 classified Spanish judo competitor who has represented Spain at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Paralympics where she has won a pair of silver medals and a bronze medal. Personal Arce was born in Va ...

. She then won silver four years later in Beijing, losing to Wang Lijing in the final. Brussig and Wang both dropped down a weight class to under 52 kg for the

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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 The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...

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 results

: ;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

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