Guusje van Mourik (born 5 October 1955, Zeist, Netherlands) she is a Dutch karateka, judoka and boxer.[1] She has a 4th Dan black belt in karate, and is the winner of multiple World Karate Championships, and is in The Guinness Book of Records for winning the most karate medals.[2][3][4] She was four times world champion, six times European champion and twenty five times national champion in this discipline in the class 60+ kilograms.[5] Also, she was once Taiko ( Japanese ' drumming ' ) world champion and won several medals at the Dutch Judo National Championships. Guusje first found success she achieved in 1974 by winning a silver medal in judo. In 1982 she became Dutch and world champion karate. In 1987, Gussje was given Order of Orange-Nassau. In 1989 she made her debut as a boxer. In 1992 she became head coach of the women's karate team. Since retiring from competitive karate Guus is now a dental technician.[1]
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| Born | 5 October 1955 Zeist, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Style | Karate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 4th dan karate and 2nd dan judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Judo Medals
editKarate Medals
edit- 1982 World Karate ChampionshipsGold Medal
- 1983 European Karate Championships Kumite Gold Medal
- 1984 World Karate Championships Kumite Gold Medal
- 1985 European Karate Championships Kumite Gold Medal
References
edit- ^ a b "Krachtpatsers vergeten dat karate niet alleen een grote mond is" (in Dutch). Trouw. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ The Guinness Book of Sports Records. Facts on File. 1995. Retrieved 18 November 2014 – via Internet Archive.
guus van mourik karate.
- ^ Guinness world records. Guinness World Records, Ltd. 2002. Retrieved 18 November 2014 – via Internet Archive.
guus van mourik karate.
- ^ The Guinness book of records. Guinness Superlatives. 1988. Retrieved 18 November 2014 – via Internet Archive.
guus van mourik karate.
- ^ "Karate Flashback" (PDF) (in Dutch). Karate-Do Nederland. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
External links
edit- Guusje van Mourik at JudoInside.com
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