Sanne van Dijke

Sanne van Dijke (born 21 July 1995) is a Dutch judoka.[1] She is the 2017 and 2021 European gold medalist in the 70 kg division. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 70 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2] She is also a two-time bronze medalist in the women's 70 kg event at the World Judo Championships (2021 and 2022).

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Dijke, not Dijke.

Sanne van Dijke
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1995-07-21) 21 July 1995
Heeswijk-Dinther, Netherlands
OccupationJudoka
Websitewww.sannevandijke.nl
Sport
Country Netherlands
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍70 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Bronze (2021, 2022)
European Champ.Gold (2017, 2021)
Olympic GamesBronze (2020)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Budapest ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tashkent ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Doha Mixed team
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Kraków Mixed team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Warsaw ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Lisbon ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Prague ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Sofia ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Mulhouse Mixed team
World Masters
Gold medal – first place 2023 Budapest ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Qingdao ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Guangzhou ‍–‍70 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ekaterinburg ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tbilisi ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Baku ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tel Aviv ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Tbilisi ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Astana ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Paris ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Düsseldorf ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tel Aviv ‍–‍70 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2018 Hohhot ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 The Hague ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Budapest ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 The Hague ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Düsseldorf ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tel Aviv ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Zagreb ‍–‍70 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Wrocław ‍–‍70 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Bucharest ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Oberwart ‍–‍70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF7672
JudoInside.com53826
Updated on 5 August 2023.

In 2020, she won the silver medal in the women's 70 kg event at the European Judo Championships held in Prague, Czech Republic.[3] She also won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel.[4]

She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 70 kg event at the 2021 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[5] She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's 70 kg event at the 2022 World Judo Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[6]

On 12 November 2022, she won a silver medal at the 2022 European Mixed Team Judo Championships as part of team Netherlands.[7][8]

She is openly lesbian[9] and she is in a relationship with Natalie Powell from 2018.[10]

References
  1. "Sanne Van Dijke". judoinside. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  2. "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  3. Browne, Ken (20 November 2020). "Clarisse Agbegnenou storms to fifth European title in Prague". Olympic Channel. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  4. Lloyd, Owen (18 February 2022). "Japanese judoka Horikawa and Tanaka victorious at Tel Aviv Grand Slam". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  5. Berkeley, Geoff (10 June 2021). "Sherazadishvili regains world judo crown with brilliance in Budapest". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  6. "Judoka Van Dijke is ondanks gouden ambitie 'heel erg blij' met WK-brons". NU.nl (in Dutch). 10 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  7. "European Judo Championships Senior Mixed Team Mulhouse 2022 — Draw". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  8. "European Judo Championships Senior Mixed Team Mulhouse 2022 — Nations — Netherlands". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  9. Outsports (12 July 2021). "At least 179 out LGBTQ athletes at Tokyo Olympics, a record by far". Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  10. "Natalie Powell de vriendin van Sanne van Dijke" (in Dutch). 27 January 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.


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