Julie Beurskens

Julie Beurskens (born 12 July 2004) is a Dutch judoka. Beurskens won a gold medal at the 2022 European Junior Championships and a silver medal at the 2024 Linz Grand Prix. She is member of the Dutch team that won a bronze medal at the mixed team event of the 2023 World Championships. She competes in the ‍–‍57 kg category.[1]

Sporting career

Beurskens started to practice judo at the age of five. She trained at Theo Meijer´s gym in Leusden. At 14 she was national junior champion.[2] In 2021 Beurskens was national open champion in the -52 category and a year later in the -57 category.

Her international breakthrough came in 2022 when she won the European Junior title in Prague. She moved to National Sports Center Papendal and became a profesional judoka while pursuing at the same time a college degree.[3]

Beurskens placed second at the 2024 Judo Grand Prix in Linz and fifth at the Judo Grand Slam in Baku. Based on her international ranking, Beurskens obtained a continental quota nomination for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[4]

With her nomination, Beurskens completed the Dutch mixed team for Paris.[5] This Dutch team, including Beurskens, was bronze medallist at the 2023 World Judo Championships.[6]

References

  1. ^ "JudoInside - Julie Beurskens Judoka". judoinsite.com. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Julie Beurskens Nederlands kampioen". www.destadamersfoort.nl (in Dutch). 1 March 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  3. ^ van Amerongen, Tijmen (29 September 2022). "Europees judokampioene Julie: Het is een lekker gevoel om mensen op de rug te gooien". Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  4. ^ Kous, Bert (3 July 2024). "Amersfoorts judotalent mag naar Olympische Spelen: 'Ik kan alleen maar mensen verrassen'". rtvutrecht.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Olympisch lot Nederlandse judoploeg hangt van Cornelisse en Beurskens af". nos.nl (in Dutch). 3 November 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  6. ^ "'Historische dag voor Nederlands judo, mooi erbij te zijn'". nos.nl (in Dutch). 14 May 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.