Maruša Štangar

Maruša Štangar (born 31 January 1998) is a Slovenian judoka. She competed at the World Judo Championships in 2018, 2019 and 2021.

Maruša Štangar

Personal information
Born	(1998-01-31) 31 January 1998
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Slovenia
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–48 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	7th (2018)
European Champ.	(2019)
Olympic Games	R16 (2020)
Medal record Women's judo Representing  Slovenia European Games 2019 Minsk –48 kg World Masters 2018 Guangzhou –48 kg IJF Grand Slam 2019 Abu Dhabi –48 kg 2021 Tbilisi –48 kg IJF Grand Prix 2018 Tbilisi –48 kg 2018 Agadir –48 kg 2018 Budapest –48 kg World Juniors Championships 2015 Abu Dhabi –48 kg 2017 Zagreb –48 kg European Junior Championships 2013 Sarajevo –44 kg World Cadets Championships 2013 Miami –44 kg European Cadet Championships 2015 Sofia –48 kg 2014 Athens –48 kg Youth Olympic Games 2014 Nanjing –52 kg Mediterranean Games 2018 Tarragona –48 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	13461
JudoInside.com	85030
Updated on 21 February 2022.

She won one of the bronze medals in the girls' 52 kg event at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics held in Nanjing, China.[1]

In 2018, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 48 kg event at the Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Spain.[2] At the 2018 Judo World Masters held in Guangzhou, China, she won one of the bronze medals in her event.[3] 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, she competed in the women's 48 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.[4] 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.[4]