Lorena Brandl (born 15 May 1997) is a German taekwondo athlete. She is the 2022 world bronze medallist in the +73 kg weight category.
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| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 May 1997 Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | +67 kg, +73 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Tiger and Dragon Altmannstein/Mindelstetten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | GER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Bernhard Bruckbauer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | 5 (2024)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 31 March 2024. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career edit
Junior edit
Brandl started practising the Korean martial arts taekwondo in 2007 and participated in her first international competition in 2013. She competed for the German national team for the first time in 2014, the same year she took part in her first European Championships (U21).[2] In 2015, she finished first at the U21 European Championships in Bucharest,[3] and she won a bronze medal at the 2017 U21 European Championships in Sofia.[4]
Senior edit
Brandl competed in the World Championships in 2015 in Chelyabinsk, 2017 in Muju and 2019 in Manchester in the +73 kg weight category, where she remained without a medal each time. In 2016, she participated in the European Championships in Montreaux, 2018 in Kazan, 2021 in Sofia and 2022 in Manchester. In 2019, she was runner-up in the +67 kg weight class at the Extra European Championships in Bari.[4][5] In 2021, she was a participant in the qualifying tournament for the Tokyo Olympics, where she finished third in the +67 kg weight class, but did not qualify to compete in the Olympic Games. At the 2021 Women's World Championships, Brandl won a bronze medal.[4]
Brandl won the gold medal in the +67 kg class at the 2022 Grand Prix in Manchester. She also won a bronze at the 2023 Grand Prix in Taiyuan.[6][7][8] In 2022, she participated in the World Championships in Guadalajara and won a bronze medal in the +73 kg weight class.[9]
Brandl competed at the 2023 World Championships in Baku, where she lost in the +73 kg weight class in the opening fight (round of 32) to Nika Klepac of Croatia.[10] In January 2024, due to her being in 8th place in the Olympic rankings, Brandl qualified a quota place in the +67 kg weight class at the 2024 Olympic Games for Germany.[4]
Personal life edit
Brandl completed an apprenticeship as a warehouse logistics specialist. After completing the apprenticeship, she joined the Bundeswehr's sports support group (German: Sportfördergruppe der Bundeswehr) in 2016 and has been a Soldier-Athlete (German: Sportsoldat) ever since.[2]
References edit
- ^ http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/ranking/ranking.html
- ^ a b "Deutsche Taekwondo Union e.V.: Mitglied". dtu.de. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Zu Besuch bei einer Europameisterin". Donaukurier.de (in German). Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Lorena Brandl ist Vize-Europameisterin". Donaukurier.de (in German). Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ https://olympics.com/en/news/lorena-brandl-seo-geon-woo-maicon-siqueira-win-manchester-grand-prix
- ^ "[World Taekwondo] Lorena Brandl credits mental and physical toughness for hi". worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "World Taekwondo". worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "[World Taekwondo] [Result] Day 6". worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "[World Taekwondo] Result_Day 4". worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
External links edit
- Lorena Brandl profile at World Taekwondo
- Lorena Brandl ranking at World Taekwondo
- Lorena Brandl at TaekwondoData.com
- Lorena Brandl at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
