Tessie Savelkouls

Tessie Savelkouls
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1992-03-11) 11 March 1992
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportJudo
+78 kg
Retired8 October 2021 (2021-10-08)[1]
Achievements and titles
7th (2016)
5th (2017)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2018)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing the  Netherlands
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 Tel Aviv+78 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place2019 Qingdao+78 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place2017 Baku+78 kg
Gold medal – first place2017 Abu Dhabi+78 kg
Silver medal – second place2015 Abu Dhabi+78 kg
Bronze medal – third place2016 Paris+78 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2017 The Hague+78 kg
Silver medal – second place2015 Zagreb+78 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 Marrakesh+78 kg
Silver medal – second place2020 Tel Aviv+78 kg
Bronze medal – third place2014 Zagreb+78 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Wrocław+78 kg
Silver medal – second place2013 Samokov+78 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place2011 Cape Town+78 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place2011 Lommel+78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF9283
JudoInside.com42315
Updated on 21 May 2023

Tessie Savelkouls (born 11 March 1992) is a Dutch retired[1] judoka.[2] She was born in Appeltern in the Netherlands.[3] She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the women's +78 kg.[4] She also competed in the women's +78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5]

She is openly lesbian.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Committed Olympian Tessie Savelkouls Retires". JudoInside.com. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tessie Savelkouls". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Guus Daamen (15 March 2019). "Rentree in Marokko smaakt naar meer voor Tessie Savelkouls". De Gelderlander (in Dutch).
  4. ↑ "Tessie Savelkouls". Rio 2016 Olympics. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ Buzinski, Jim (30 August 2016). "Determining if an LGBT athlete is 'publicly out'". Outsports. Retrieved 3 August 2021.