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Marhinde Verkerk (born 21 November 1985) is a Dutch retired 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. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marhinde Verkerk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Marhinde Verkerk". IJF.org.
  3. ^ "World Championships Rotterdam, Event, JudoInside". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  4. ^ "2013 World Championships Rio de Janeiro". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Marhinde Verkerk". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012.
  6. ^ "London 2012 – Judo – 70 – 78Kg Women". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 January 2016.

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