Tessie Savelkouls

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Tessie Savelkouls
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1992-03-11) 11 March 1992 (age 32)
Appeltern
Occupation Judoka
Sport
Country Netherlands
Sport Judo
Weight class +78 kg
Retired8 October 2021 (2021-10-08) [1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games 7th (2016)
World Champ. 5th (2017)
European Champ. Bronze medal europe.svg (2018)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Tel Aviv +78 kg
World Masters
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Qingdao +78 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Baku +78 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Abu Dhabi +78 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Abu Dhabi +78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Paris +78 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 The Hague +78 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Zagreb +78 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Marrakesh +78 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tel Aviv +78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Zagreb +78 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Wrocław +78 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Samokov +78 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Cape Town +78 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Lommel +78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 9283
JudoInside.com 42315
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]

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References

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