Guusje Steenhuis

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Guusje Steenhuis
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1992-10-27) 27 October 1992 (age 32)
Grave, Netherlands
Occupation Judoka
Sport
CountryFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Sport Judo
Weight class 78 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games 7th (2020, 2024)
World Champ. Silver medal world centered-2.svg (2018)
European Champ. Silver medal europe.svg (2016, 2017, 2019,
Silver medal europe.svg( 2021, 2022)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Baku 78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Budapest 78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Doha 78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Doha Mixed team
European Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Minsk 78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Baku 78 kg
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Kazan 78 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Warsaw 78 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Lisbon 78 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Sofia 78 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Guadalajara 78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Saint Petersburg 78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Doha 78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Jerusalem 78 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Baku 78 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Tyumen 78 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Baku 78 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Abu Dhabi 78 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Baku 78 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Abu Dhabi 78 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Baku 78 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Tokyo 78 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Tokyo 78 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Paris 78 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Antalya 78 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Tbilisi 78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Baku 78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Abu Dhabi 78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Paris 78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Abu Dhabi 78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Abu Dhabi 78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Baku 78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Paris 78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris 78 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 The Hague 78 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Qingdao 78 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Tbilisi 78 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Zagreb 78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Düsseldorf 78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Budapest 78 kg
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Samokov 78 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Cape Town 78 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Lommel 78 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Samokov 78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 3389
JudoInside.com 44268
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]

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