Maruša Štangar (born 31 January 1998)[1] is a Slovenian judoka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 48 kg event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. She also competed at several editions of the World Judo Championships.

Maruša Štangar
Personal information
Born (1998-01-31) 31 January 1998 (age 26)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountrySlovenia
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍48 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2020)
World Champ.7th (2018)
European Champ.Bronze (2019)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Slovenia
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk ‍–‍48 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Guangzhou ‍–‍48 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal – second place 2019 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tbilisi ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Baku ‍–‍48 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tbilisi ‍–‍48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Linz ‍–‍48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Dushanbe ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Agadir ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Zagreb ‍–‍48 kg
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Zagreb ‍–‍48 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Sarajevo ‍–‍44 kg
World Cadets Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Miami ‍–‍44 kg
European Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Sofia ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Athens ‍–‍48 kg
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Nanjing ‍–‍52 kg
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tarragona ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Oran ‍–‍48 kg
Profile at external databases
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Updated on 20 August 2023

Career

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Štangar won one of the bronze medals in the girls' 52 kg event at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics held in Nanjing, China.[2]

In 2018, Štangar won one of the bronze medals in the women's 48 kg event at the Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Spain.[3] At the 2018 Judo World Masters held in Guangzhou, China, she won one of the bronze medals in her event.[4] In 2020, she was eliminated in her first match in the women's 48 kg event at the European Judo Championships held in Prague, Czech Republic. Her opponent, Andrea Stojadinov of Serbia, went on to win the silver medal.

In 2021, Štangar competed in the women's 48 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.[5] This was her Olympic debut. She won her first match against Kang Yu-jeong of South Korea and she was then eliminated in her next match by Paula Pareto of Argentina.[5]

Štangar won one of the bronze medals in the women's 48 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[1] In 2024, she represented Slovenia at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France. She was eliminated in her first match in the women's 48 kg event.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Judo Medalists" (PDF). 2018 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  4. ^ Pavitt, Michael (15 December 2018). "Japan and Kosovo battle for gold medals on opening day of IJF World Judo Masters". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Judo Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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