Tessie Savelkouls

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]

Tessie Savelkouls
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1992-03-11) 11 March 1992
Appeltern
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportJudo
Weight class+78 kg
Retired8 October 2021 (2021-10-08)[1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games7th (2016)
World Champ.5th (2017)
European Champ. (2018)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing the  Netherlands
European Championships
2018 Tel Aviv +78 kg
World Masters
2019 Qingdao +78 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2017 Baku +78 kg
2017 Abu Dhabi +78 kg
2015 Abu Dhabi +78 kg
2016 Paris +78 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2017 The Hague +78 kg
2015 Zagreb +78 kg
2019 Marrakesh +78 kg
2020 Tel Aviv +78 kg
2014 Zagreb +78 kg
European U23 Championships
2014 Wrocław +78 kg
2013 Samokov +78 kg
World Juniors Championships
2011 Cape Town +78 kg
European Junior Championships
2011 Lommel +78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF9283
JudoInside.com42315
Updated on 21 May 2023

She is openly lesbian.[6]

References
  1. "Committed Olympian Tessie Savelkouls Retires". JudoInside.com. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tessie Savelkouls". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018.
  3. Guus Daamen (15 March 2019). "Rentree in Marokko smaakt naar meer voor Tessie Savelkouls". De Gelderlander (in Dutch).
  4. "Tessie Savelkouls". Rio 2016 Olympics. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  5. "Judo Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  6. Buzinski, Jim (30 August 2016). "Determining if an LGBT athlete is 'publicly out'". Outsports. Retrieved 3 August 2021.


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