Marhinde Verkerk

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Marhinde Verkerk
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1985-11-21) 21 November 1985 (age 38)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
OccupationJudoka
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country Netherlands
SportJudo
Weight class–78 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Gold (2009)
European Champ.Gold (2015)
Olympic Games5th (2012)
Updated on 3 November 2022.

Marhinde Verkerk (born 21 November 1985) is a retired Dutch judoka.[1][2]

Career

Verkerk won the World Judo Championships Women's −78 kg in 2009, in her hometown of Rotterdam.[3] In 2013, she won silver at the World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and then in 2015, she won the bronze medal.[4]

She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the -78 kg event.[5] She lost to Gemma Gibbons in the quarter-finals and then to Mayra Aguiar in her bronze medal match.[6]

After winning silver, bronze and again silver at the European Championships in 2010, 2013 and 2014, respectively, Verkerk finally won European gold in 2015. As the European Championships were held during the 2015 European Games, this also meant she won the inaugural gold medal in the women's −78 kg division at these championships.

References

  1. ^ Sports reference profile
  2. ^ IJF profile
  3. ^ "World Championships Rotterdam, Event, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  4. ^ "2013 World Championships Rio de Janeiro". Judo Inside. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  5. ^ London 2012 profile Archived 28 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "London 2012 – Judo – 70 – 78Kg Women". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 10 January 2016.

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