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]

Guusje Steenhuis
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1992-10-27) 27 October 1992 (age 31)
Grave, Netherlands
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country Netherlands
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍78 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games7th (2020)
World Champ.Silver (2018)
European Champ.Silver (2016, 2017, 2019,
Silver( 2021, 2022)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing the  Netherlands
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Baku ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Budapest ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Doha ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Doha Mixed team
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku ‍–‍78 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Kazan ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Warsaw ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Lisbon ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Sofia ‍–‍78 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Guadalajara ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Saint Petersburg ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Doha ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Jerusalem ‍–‍78 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku ‍–‍78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tyumen ‍–‍78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Baku ‍–‍78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Baku ‍–‍78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Baku ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Tokyo ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Tokyo ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Paris ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Antalya ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Tbilisi ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Baku ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Paris ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Baku ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Paris ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris ‍–‍78 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2017 The Hague ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Qingdao ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Tbilisi ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Zagreb ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Düsseldorf ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest ‍–‍78 kg
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Samokov ‍–‍78 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Cape Town ‍–‍78 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Lommel ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Samokov ‍–‍78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF3389
JudoInside.com44268
Updated on 24 March 2024.

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 edit

  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). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original 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.

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