Mascha Ballhaus (born 27 July 2000) is a German judoka. She won a bronze medal at the 2023 European Judo Championships and the 2024 World Judo Championships.

Mascha Ballhaus
Personal information
Born (2000-07-27) 27 July 2000 (age 24)
Hamburg, Germany
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryGermany
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍52 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games7th (2024)
World Champ.Bronze (2024)
European Champ.Bronze (2023)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍52 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Montpellier ‍–‍52 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2023 Tashkent ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Paris ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Tbilisi ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Tbilisi ‍–‍52 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Zagreb ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Odivelas ‍–‍52 kg
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Budapest ‍–‍52 kg
World Cadets Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Santiago ‍–‍48 kg
European Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kaunas ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Vantaa ‍–‍48 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF22532
JudoInside.com95436
Updated on 28 July 2024

Career

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Ballhaus competed in the 48 kg category from 2016 to 2019. In 2016 she was third at the Cadet European Championships. In 2017 she won the individual and team competitions at the Cadet European Championships and finished second at the Cadet World Championships.[1] In 2018 and 2019 she finished fifth at the Junior European Championships.

In 2020, Ballhaus moved up to the 52 kg weight class. In November 2021 she finished second at the U23 European Championships behind Croatian Ana Viktorija Puljiz.[1] In April 2022, she reached the semifinals at the European Championships in Sofia. After the semifinal defeat against the British Chelsie Giles, she lost to against Distria Krasniqi from Kosovo for the bronze.[1] In January 2023, Ballhaus won her first German championship title. At the same championships, her twin sister Seija Ballhaus won in the weight class up to 57 kg division.[2] In March 2023, Mascha Ballhaus won the final of the Judo Grand Slam Tashkent against the Japanese Ai Shishime.[3] At the European Championships in Montpellier, she lost in the quarterfinals to the French Amandine Buchard. With victories over the Israeli Gefen Primo in the repechage round and over the Italian Odette Giuffrida in the fight for third place, Ballhaus won a bronze medal.[1] At the 2024 World Championships in Abu Dhabi, Ballhaus lost in the quarterfinals to Amandine Buchard. With victories over Brazilian Larissa Pimenta and Japanese Hibiki Shiraishi, Ballhaus secured a bronze medal at the World Championships.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Kampfbilanz". judoinside.com.
  2. ^ "Deutsche Meisterschaften 2023". judoinside.com.
  3. ^ "Mascha Ballhaus Builds her Victory". International Judo Federation.
  4. ^ "Odette Giuffrida on Top of the World". International Judo Federation.
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