Romy Tarangul is one of four German Olympians who posed for Germany's September issue of Playboy Magazine. The magazine, which hit news stands August 14, 2008, featured Petra Niemann, Katharina Scholz, Nicole Reinhardt and Tarangul on four separate covers, a first for the German magazine.Reuters UK: German sportswomen pose nude for Playboy (August 13, 2008)
Tarangul, who is a Judo athlete, was eliminated after she was defeated by Ilse Heylen from Belgium in the women’s 52kg judo.BILD: Gorgeous German athletes put rivals to shame (August 13, 2008)
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- "I can beat up men with my sport."—Romy Tarangul in Playboy
Other Olympians in Front of the Camera
- Katharina Scholz, field hockey, Germany
- Nicole Reinhardt, kayaking, Germany
- Petra Niemann, sailing, Germany
- Leryn Franco, javelin, Paraguay
- Amanda Beard, swimming, United States
- Bia and Branca Feres, synchronized swimming, Brazil
- Amy Acuff, high jump, United States
- Haley Cope, swimming, United States
- Logan Tom, volleyball, United States
Romy Tarangul in Playboy