Sanne van Dijke

Sanne van Dijke
Personal information
Born (1995-07-21) 21 July 1995
Heeswijk-Dinther, Netherlands
OccupationJudoka
Websitewww.sannevandijke.nl Edit this at Wikidata
Sport
Country Netherlands
SportJudo
‍–‍70 kg
Achievements and titles
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2020)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2021, 2022, 2025)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (2017, 2021)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tokyo‍–‍70 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 Budapest‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Tashkent‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 DohaMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2025 Budapest‍–‍70 kg
European Games
Silver medal – second place2019 Minsk‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 KrakówMixed team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Warsaw‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place2021 Lisbon‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place2020 Prague‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place2022 Sofia‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place2022 MulhouseMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2023 Montpellier‍–‍70 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place2023 Budapest‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 Qingdao‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 Guangzhou‍–‍70 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place2017 Ekaterinburg‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place2022 Tbilisi‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place2022 Baku‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Tokyo‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 Abu Dhabi‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place2022 Tel Aviv‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place2023 Tbilisi‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place2023 Astana‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place2024 Tbilisi‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place2025 Tbilisi‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2017 Paris‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 Düsseldorf‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2021 Tel Aviv‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2026 Astana‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2026 Ulaanbaatar‍–‍70 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2018 Hohhot‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place2024 Zagreb‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place2017 The Hague‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place2018 Budapest‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place2018 The Hague‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2015 Düsseldorf‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Tel Aviv‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Zagreb‍–‍70 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Wrocław‍–‍70 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Bucharest‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place2015 Oberwart‍–‍70 kg
Profile at external databases
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Updated on 21 June 2026

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.