BRUSSIG Carmen

Date of Birth: 20 May 1977

Age: 44

Gender: Female

Sport Class: B2

Place of birth: LEIPZIG

Birth Country:

Germany

Place of residence : GLARUS

Residence Country:

Switzerland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Judo	Women -48 kg	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
Followed by	Nippon Budokan Judo Mat 1	Women -48 kg Elimination Round of 16 #5 RPC POTAPOVA VPOTAPOVA Viktoriia Sport Class: B1 1s1 WAZ GER BRUSSIG CBRUSSIG Carmen Sport Class: B2 0s2	Finished
Followed by	Nippon Budokan Judo Mat 1	Women -48 kg Repechage #21 GER BRUSSIG CBRUSSIG Carmen Sport Class: B2 1s2 TUR TASIN ETASIN Ecem Sport Class: B1 11s2 IPP	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
1	Women -48 kg	2012	London, GBR
2	Women -48 kg	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
3	Women -48 kg	2008	Beijing, CHN
World Championships
2	Women -48 kg	2014	Colorado Springs, CO, USA
3	Women -48 kg	2010	Antalya, TUR
9	Women -48 kg	2018	Odivelas, POR
European Championships
3	Women -48 kg	2017	Walsall, GBR
3	Women's Team	2017	Walsall, GBR
5	Women -48 kg	2019	Genoa, ITA

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

PSV Schwerin [Germany]

Uwe Juch [club]; Alexandra Schiesser

Sporting relatives:

Her identical twin sister Ramona Brussig has represented Germany in Para judo and won a bronze medal at the 2019 European Championships in Genoa, Italy. She has won two gold and two silver medals competing at the Paralympic Games in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016. (judoinside.com, 26 Jul 2019; Athlete, 01 Apr 2016)

She was hampered by an ankle injury during the 2015 European Championships in Odivelas, Portugal. (ijf.org, 27 Nov 2015)

She took up the sport at age nine in Leipzig, Germany. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

A friend took her to training with them. (olympia.judobund.de, 05 Jul 2010)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (sportbuzzer.de, 02 Jan 2021; teamdeutschland-paralympics.de, 19 Aug 2020)

Her twin sister Ramona Brussig. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Philosophy:

"You are the guide and the path to the goal to which you aspire." (Athlete, 01 Apr 2016)

General Interest

Classification
B2 (IBSA, 16 Apr 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (Athlete, 01 Apr 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 01 Apr 2016)

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
She has worked at a traditional Chinese medicine practice in Nafels, Switzerland, and as a pastry chef. (teamdeutschland-paralympics.de, 10 May 2021; teamdeutschland-paralympics.de, 19 Aug 2020; suedostschweiz.ch, 01 Jan 2013)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/people/Carmen-Brussig/1056442954
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/BrussigTwins-630196164275641/
Athlete Website: https://thebrussigtwins.com/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
IPP:: Ippon
WAZ:: Waza-Ari

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