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Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Amersfoort | 12 July 2004||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | –57 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Theo Meijer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World Champ. | R32 ( 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Champ. | R16 ( 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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IJF | 52851 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JudoInside.com | 104422 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Updated on 22 July 2024 |
Julie Beurskens (born 12 July 2004) is a Dutch judoka. Beurskens won a gold medal at the 2022 European Junior Championships and a silver medal at the 2024 Linz Grand Prix. She is member of the Dutch team that won a bronze medal at the mixed team event of the 2023 World Championships. She competes in the –57 kg category. [1]
Beurskens started to practice judo at the age of five. She trained at Theo Meijer´s gym in Leusden. At 14 she was national junior champion. [2] In 2021 Beurskens was national open champion in the -52 category and a year later in the -57 category.
Her international breakthrough came in 2022 when she won the European Junior title in Prague. She moved to National Sports Center Papendal and became a profesional judoka while pursuing at the same time a college degree. [3]
Beurskens placed second at the 2024 Judo Grand Prix in Linz and fifth at the Judo Grand Slam in Baku. Based on her international ranking, Beurskens obtained a continental quota nomination for the 2024 Summer Olympics. [4]
With her nomination, Beurskens completed the Dutch mixed team for Paris. [5] This Dutch team, including Beurskens, was bronze medallist at the 2023 World Judo Championships. [6]
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Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Amersfoort | 12 July 2004||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | –57 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Theo Meijer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Champ. | R32 ( 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Champ. | R16 ( 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Profile at external databases | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
IJF | 52851 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JudoInside.com | 104422 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Updated on 22 July 2024 |
Julie Beurskens (born 12 July 2004) is a Dutch judoka. Beurskens won a gold medal at the 2022 European Junior Championships and a silver medal at the 2024 Linz Grand Prix. She is member of the Dutch team that won a bronze medal at the mixed team event of the 2023 World Championships. She competes in the –57 kg category. [1]
Beurskens started to practice judo at the age of five. She trained at Theo Meijer´s gym in Leusden. At 14 she was national junior champion. [2] In 2021 Beurskens was national open champion in the -52 category and a year later in the -57 category.
Her international breakthrough came in 2022 when she won the European Junior title in Prague. She moved to National Sports Center Papendal and became a profesional judoka while pursuing at the same time a college degree. [3]
Beurskens placed second at the 2024 Judo Grand Prix in Linz and fifth at the Judo Grand Slam in Baku. Based on her international ranking, Beurskens obtained a continental quota nomination for the 2024 Summer Olympics. [4]
With her nomination, Beurskens completed the Dutch mixed team for Paris. [5] This Dutch team, including Beurskens, was bronze medallist at the 2023 World Judo Championships. [6]