Rebekka Dahl
Rebekka Elisabeth Ziska Dahl (born 20 August 1996) is a Danish martial artist who represents her native country Denmark in sport jujitsu (JJIF).[2]
Career
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]
Personal life
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]
Results
| World Games (IWGA + JJIF) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
- ^ "Info System". worldgames2017.sportresult.com. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ a b c "Rebekka Dahl smed gipsen seks dage inden, hun vandt VM-sølv i ju-jitsu". DR (in Danish). 17 July 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Building up to Birmingham: Rebekka Dahl | IWGA". www.theworldgames.org. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ "Portal.fo". 1 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017.
- ^ "Ju-jitzu-talent snart med sponsorbil: Jeg er super stolt over, at man vil støtte mig". Hilleroed (in Danish). Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ "Intens lockdown-træning kan give dansk succes ved ju-jitsu-VM". Der Nordschleswiger (in German). 27 October 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Birmingham, Ala., is hosting athletes for the World Games". WUSF. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ "Goudse vechtsportglorie in Duitsland: Raghunath en Dahl pakken goud op EK Jiu Jitsu". AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ "A project with a lasting legacy: The EYOA programme leaders are happy with the active support of alumni participants". European Olympic Associations. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ "Liefde brengt Deense topjiu jitsuka Rebakka Dahl naar Gouda: 'Soms was het wel een rollercoaster'". AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ "JJIF Ranking". setopen.sportdata.org. Retrieved 3 April 2025.