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| Full name | Rebekka Elisabeth Ziska Dahl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 August 1996 [1] Hillerød, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fighting Ju-jitsu, Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | -57 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Hillerød ju-jutsu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rebekka Elisabeth Ziska Dahl (born 20 August 1996) is a Danish martial artist who represents her native country Denmark in sport jujitsu (JJIF). [2]
She began with sport jujitsu at age of 9 in hometown Hillerød. She started training in Brazilian ju-jitsu by following her brother Bjørn who was also practicing it. [3] Her father is from Faroe Islands. [4]
She has been member of Danish sport jujitsu team since 2013. In 2017 she won gold medal at World Games in Wrocław, discipline Fighting System. [5] She struggled in training the first few years, often considering leaving the sport, but persevered and won her first BJJ tournament. [3] She is an alumni representative at the European Youth Olympic Festival. [3]
Since making her competitive sports BJJ debut in 2015, she has won a medal in every Ju-Jitsu World Championship at 57kg. [2] During the COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark, during lockdown, Dahl was allowed to continue to train BJJ as she was considered as one of Denmark's elite athletes. [6] She won a gold medal in BJJ at the 2017 World Games in Poland. [7] In 2023, Dahl broke her foot and was a doubt for the World Championship. After seven weeks in a cast and being medically cleared to fight the Saturday before the championships, she won a silver medal. [2] In 2024, Dahl won a gold medal at the BJJ European Games in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. [8]
Dahl studied for a master's degree in Science and Humanities in Social Sport Sciences. [9] She also works at a telecommunications company outside of sport. [3] She is a vegan. [7] Dahl lives and trains BJJ in Gouda, Netherlands after starting a relationship with a fellow Dutch BJJ practitioner. [10]
| World Games (IWGA + JJIF) | ||||
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| Year | Place | Medal | Discipline | Category |
| 2017 | Wrocław ( Poland) |  Gold | Fighting System | −55 kg |
| 2022 | Birmingham ( United States) |  Bronze | Fighting System | −57 kg |
| Ju-Jitsu World Championships (JJIF) | ||||
| 2015 | Bangkok ( Thailand) | Bronze | Fighting System | −55 kg |
| 2016 | Wrocław ( Poland) | Bronze | Fighting System | −55 kg |
| 2017 | Bogota ( Colombia) | Bronze | Fighting System | −57 kg |
| 2018 | Malmö ( Sweden) | Bronze | Fighting System | −57 kg |
| 2019 | Abu Dhabi ( United Arab Emirates) |  Silver | Fighting System | −57 kg |
| 2021 | Abu Dhabi ( United Arab Emirates) | Silver | Fighting System | −57 kg |
| Ju-Jitsu European Championships (JJEU + JJIF) | ||||
| 2017 | Banja Luka ( Bosnia and Herzegovina) | Bronze | Fighting System | −57 kg |
| 2021 | Maintal ( Germany) | Silver | Fighting System | −57 kg |
| 2024 | Gelsenkirchen Germany | Gold | Fighting System | −57 kg |
