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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