Regina Sigmund

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Regina Sigmund (born June 27, 1963 in Rüsselsheim ) is a former German judoka who competed in the heavyweight division or in the open class.

The 1.78 m tall Regina Sigmund was German individual champion in 1982, 1986, 1988, 1990 and 1992. With the JC Rüsselsheim she won the team title in the Judo Bundesliga in 1983, 1986 and 1987 .

Her first major international success was winning the bronze medal in the open class at the Judo World Championships in Paris in 1982 , when she was only defeated by the Belgian Ingrid Berghmans . In 1983 Sigmund finished fifth at the European Championships , followed by fifth place at the World Championships in 1984 . At the student world championships in Strasbourg in 1984, she won the silver medal in both the heavyweight division and the open class. In 1985 she finished fifth again at the European Championships . In 1986 she won bronze at the European Championships after losing to the British Sandra Bradshaw in the semifinals . At the Judo World Championships in 1986 , she finished fifth. At the end of 1986 she won bronze in the heavyweight division and gold in the open class at the student world championships. In 1987 Sigmund reached the final of the open class at the European Championships in Paris and was defeated by Ingrid Berghmans. Half a year later she also reached the final at the World Championships in Essen and received her second silver medal of the year after her defeat against Chinese Gao Fenglian .

At the 1988 Olympic Games , women's judo was held as a demonstration competition. Regina Sigmund lost to Gao Fenglian in the semifinals and took third place. At the student world championships at the end of 1988, Sigmund took second place in the open class. In 1989 she reached the heavyweight final at the World Championships in Belgrade and was once again subject to Gao Fenglian. In 1990 Sigmund fought for another silver medal when she only lost to the French Christine Cicot in the heavyweight final at the European Championships in Frankfurt . At the 1991 World Championships , Sigmund finished fifth again.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Regina Sigmund in the Munzinger Archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)
  2. ↑ Volker Kluge : Olympic Summer Games. Chronicle IV. Seoul 1988 - Atlanta 1996. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-328-00830-6 . P. 228f
personal data
SURNAME Sigmund, Regina
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German judoka
DATE OF BIRTH June 27, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Ruesselsheim