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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 careerBeurskens 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
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