Laura Vargas Koch
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Laura Vargas Koch (born 29 June 1990) is a German former judoka and Olympic medalist[1][2] and computer scientist and applied mathematician.[3] She is University Professor at RWTH Aachen University where she heads the chair of algorithmic game theory and discrete mathematics.[4]
Vargas Koch competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the women's 70 kg division. She won a bronze medal by defeating María Bernabéu of Spain in the bronze medal match.[5] She retired in 2020 after a knee injury.[6]