Katharina Menz

Katharina Menz (born 8 October 1990)[1] is a German judoka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 48 kg event at the 2020 European Judo Championships held in Prague, Czech Republic.[2][3] She also won one of the bronze medals in the mixed team event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

Katharina Menz
Personal information
Born (1990-10-08) 8 October 1990
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryGermany
SportJudo
Weight class–48 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Silver (2022)
European Champ.Bronze (2020)
Olympic GamesR32 (2020)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Mixed team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tashkent ‍–‍48 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Prague ‍–‍48 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Ekaterinburg ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍48 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2017 The Hague ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Marrakesh ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Hohhot ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Perth ‍–‍48 kg
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Paris ‍–‍44 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF1199
JudoInside.com33560
Updated on 22 May 2023.

Career

Menz was eliminated in her first match in the women's 48 kg event at the 2017 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.

In 2019, Menz represented Germany at the European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. She competed in the women's 48 kg event where she was eliminated in her first match.

In 2021, Menz competed in the women's 48 kg event at the Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[4] She also represented Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5] She competed in the women's 48 kg event where she was eliminated in her first match. She won one of the bronze medals in the mixed team event.[6]

Menz competed in the women's 48 kg event at the 2023 World Judo Championships held in Doha, Qatar.

Achievements
YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2020European Championships3rd−48 kg

References
  1. "Katharina Menz". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  2. Browne, Ken (19 November 2020). "Giuffrida and Safarov shine on Day 1 of the 2020 judo European Championships". Olympic Channel. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  3. "Results". 2020 European Judo Championships. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  4. "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  5. "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  6. Barker, Philip (31 July 2021). "France win first Olympic mixed team judo title with commanding display against Japan". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
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