▁won ▁gold ▁in ▁the ▁under ▁ 5 7   kg ▁weight ▁class ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Games ▁in ▁Ath ens , ▁her ▁first ▁Par al ym pic ▁Games , ▁against ▁Spanish ▁jud oka ▁Mart a ▁Ar ce ▁Pay no . ▁She ▁then ▁won ▁silver ▁four ▁years ▁later ▁in ▁Be ij ing , ▁losing ▁to ▁Wang ▁L ij ing ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁Br uss ig ▁and ▁Wang ▁both ▁dropped ▁down ▁a ▁weight ▁class ▁to ▁under ▁ 5 2   kg ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Summer ▁Par al ym p ics ▁in ▁London , ▁meeting ▁each ▁other ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁This ▁time ▁Br uss ig ▁was ▁triumph ant , ▁going ▁home ▁with ▁the ▁gold . ▁Br uss ig ▁def ended ▁her ▁title ▁at ▁the ▁Rio ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁finished ▁as ▁runner - up ▁to ▁French ▁jud oka ▁Sand r ine ▁Martin et , ▁ear ning ▁her ▁a ▁silver ▁medal . ▁ ▁Through ▁her ▁career ▁Br uss ig ▁has ▁won ▁four ▁world ▁titles ▁and ▁six ▁European ▁titles . ▁She ▁says ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁most ▁tre as ured ▁mem ories ▁was ▁winning ▁gold ▁in ▁London ▁just ▁ 1 5 ▁minutes ▁after ▁her ▁tw in ▁sister ▁achieved ▁the ▁same ▁fe at . ▁Both ▁sister s ▁are ▁listed ▁amongst ▁the ▁most ▁prom ising ▁German ▁medal ▁candidates ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁Summer ▁Par al ym p ics ▁in ▁Tokyo , ▁resulting ▁in ▁them ▁being ▁given ▁financial ▁support ▁in ▁their ▁endeav ours . ▁ ▁Br