Guusje Steenhuis

Guusje Steenhuis
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1992-10-27) 27 October 1992
Grave, Netherlands
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country Netherlands
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍78 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games7th (2020, 2024)
World Champ. (2018)
European Champ. (2016, 2017, 2019,
2021, 2022)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing the  Netherlands
World Championships
2018 Baku ‍–‍78 kg
2021 Budapest ‍–‍78 kg
2023 Doha ‍–‍78 kg
2023 Doha Mixed team
European Games
2019 Minsk ‍–‍78 kg
2015 Baku ‍–‍78 kg
European Championships
2016 Kazan ‍–‍78 kg
2017 Warsaw ‍–‍78 kg
2021 Lisbon ‍–‍78 kg
2022 Sofia ‍–‍78 kg
World Masters
2016 Guadalajara ‍–‍78 kg
2017 Saint Petersburg ‍–‍78 kg
2021 Doha ‍–‍78 kg
2022 Jerusalem ‍–‍78 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2015 Baku ‍–‍78 kg
2015 Tyumen ‍–‍78 kg
2016 Baku ‍–‍78 kg
2016 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍78 kg
2017 Baku ‍–‍78 kg
2018 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍78 kg
2024 Baku ‍–‍78 kg
2015 Tokyo ‍–‍78 kg
2017 Tokyo ‍–‍78 kg
2018 Paris ‍–‍78 kg
2022 Antalya ‍–‍78 kg
2024 Tbilisi ‍–‍78 kg
2014 Baku ‍–‍78 kg
2015 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍78 kg
2017 Paris ‍–‍78 kg
2017 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍78 kg
2019 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍78 kg
2022 Baku ‍–‍78 kg
2023 Paris ‍–‍78 kg
2024 Paris ‍–‍78 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2017 The Hague ‍–‍78 kg
2014 Qingdao ‍–‍78 kg
2016 Tbilisi ‍–‍78 kg
2016 Zagreb ‍–‍78 kg
2016 Düsseldorf ‍–‍78 kg
2018 Budapest ‍–‍78 kg
European U23 Championships
2013 Samokov ‍–‍78 kg
World Juniors Championships
2011 Cape Town ‍–‍78 kg
European Junior Championships
2011 Lommel ‍–‍78 kg
2010 Samokov ‍–‍78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF3389
JudoInside.com44268
Updated on 3 August 2024

Guusje Steenhuis (born 27 October 1992) is a Dutch judoka.[1][2] She won the bronze medal in the 78 kg event at the 2015 European Games in Baku.[3] She is the four-time silver medalist of European Judo Championships in the 78 kg division. She competed in the women's 78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4]

She won the silver medal in the women's 78 kg event at the 2019 European Judo Championships which were held as part of the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus.[5][6]

In 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[7][8] A few months later, she won the silver medal in her event at the 2021 European Judo Championships held in Lisbon, Portugal.

She is openly lesbian.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Guusje Steenhuis". judoinside. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  2. ^ IJF profile
  3. ^ "Guusje Steenhuis". NOC*NSF. June 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Klara Apotekar continues Slovenian golden streak". JudoInside. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  6. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (24 June 2019). "Slutskaya earns home gold in women's top weight judo at Minsk 2019 as Adamian shocks Rio 2016 silver medallist". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  8. ^ Gillen, Nancy (13 January 2021). "Riner brings IJF World Judo Masters to conclusion with heavyweight gold medal". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  9. ^ Outsports (12 July 2021). "At least 181 out LGBTQ athletes at Tokyo Olympics, a record by far". Outsports. Retrieved 3 August 2021.