Sanne van Dijke

Sanne van Dijke
Personal information
Born (1995-07-21) 21 July 1995
Heeswijk-Dinther, Netherlands
OccupationJudoka
Websitewww.sannevandijke.nl
Sport
Country Netherlands
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍70 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (2020)
World Champ. (2021, 2022, 2025)
European Champ. (2017, 2021)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg
World Championships
2021 Budapest ‍–‍70 kg
2022 Tashkent ‍–‍70 kg
2023 Doha Mixed team
2025 Budapest ‍–‍70 kg
European Games
2019 Minsk ‍–‍70 kg
2023 Kraków Mixed team
European Championships
2017 Warsaw ‍–‍70 kg
2021 Lisbon ‍–‍70 kg
2020 Prague ‍–‍70 kg
2022 Sofia ‍–‍70 kg
2022 Mulhouse Mixed team
2023 Montpellier ‍–‍70 kg
World Masters
2023 Budapest ‍–‍70 kg
2019 Qingdao ‍–‍70 kg
2018 Guangzhou ‍–‍70 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2017 Ekaterinburg ‍–‍70 kg
2022 Tbilisi ‍–‍70 kg
2022 Baku ‍–‍70 kg
2023 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg
2019 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍70 kg
2022 Tel Aviv ‍–‍70 kg
2023 Tbilisi ‍–‍70 kg
2023 Astana ‍–‍70 kg
2024 Tbilisi ‍–‍70 kg
2025 Tbilisi ‍–‍70 kg
2017 Paris ‍–‍70 kg
2018 Düsseldorf ‍–‍70 kg
2021 Tel Aviv ‍–‍70 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2018 Hohhot ‍–‍70 kg
2024 Zagreb ‍–‍78 kg
2017 The Hague ‍–‍70 kg
2018 Budapest ‍–‍70 kg
2018 The Hague ‍–‍70 kg
2015 Düsseldorf ‍–‍70 kg
2019 Tel Aviv ‍–‍70 kg
2019 Zagreb ‍–‍70 kg
European U23 Championships
2014 Wrocław ‍–‍70 kg
European Junior Championships
2014 Bucharest ‍–‍70 kg
2015 Oberwart ‍–‍70 kg
Profile at external databases
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Updated on 18 June 2025

Sanne van Dijke (born 21 July 1995) is a Dutch judoka.[1] She is the 2017 and 2021 European gold medalist in the 70 kg division. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 70 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2] She is also a two-time bronze medalist in the women's 70 kg event at the World Judo Championships (2021 and 2022).

In 2020, Van Dijke won the silver medal in the women's 70 kg event at the European Judo Championships held in Prague, Czech Republic.[3] She also won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel.[4]

Van Dijke won one of the bronze medals in the women's 70 kg event at the 2021 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[5] She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's 70 kg event at the 2022 World Judo Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[6]

On 12 November 2022, Van Dijke won a silver medal at the 2022 European Mixed Team Judo Championships as part of team Netherlands.[7][8]

Van Dijke lost her bronze medal match in the women's 70 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

She is openly lesbian[9] and she is in a relationship with Natalie Powell from 2018.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Sanne Van Dijke". judoinside. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Browne, Ken (20 November 2020). "Clarisse Agbegnenou storms to fifth European title in Prague". Olympic Channel. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  4. ^ Lloyd, Owen (18 February 2022). "Japanese judoka Horikawa and Tanaka victorious at Tel Aviv Grand Slam". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  5. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (10 June 2021). "Sherazadishvili regains world judo crown with brilliance in Budapest". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Judoka Van Dijke is ondanks gouden ambitie 'heel erg blij' met WK-brons". NU.nl (in Dutch). 10 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  7. ^ "European Judo Championships Senior Mixed Team Mulhouse 2022 — Draw". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  8. ^ "European Judo Championships Senior Mixed Team Mulhouse 2022 — Nations — Netherlands". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  9. ^ Outsports (12 July 2021). "At least 179 out LGBTQ athletes at Tokyo Olympics, a record by far". Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Natalie Powell de vriendin van Sanne van Dijke" (in Dutch). 27 January 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.