Tessie Savelkouls Explained
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| Tessie Savelkouls |
| Nationality: | Dutch |
| Birth Date: | 11 March 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Appeltern |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Weight Class: | +78 kg |
| Retired: | [1] |
| Worlds Rank: | 5 |
| Worlds Year: | 2017 |
| Worlds Weight: | Women's +78 kg |
| Regionals Type: | EU |
| Regionals Rank: | 3 |
| Regionals Year: | 2018 |
| Regionals Weight: | Women's +78 kg |
| Olympics Rank: | 7 |
| Olympics Year: | 2016 |
| Olympics Weight: | Women's +78 kg |
| Updated: | 21 May 2023 |
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]
She is openly lesbian.[6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Committed Olympian Tessie Savelkouls Retires . JudoInside.com . 8 October 2021 . 8 October 2021.
- Tessie Savelkouls . https://web.archive.org/web/20180429024616/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/tessie-savelkouls-1.html . 29 April 2018.
- News: Rentree in Marokko smaakt naar meer voor Tessie Savelkouls . Guus Daamen . 15 March 2019 . . nl.
- Web site: Tessie Savelkouls . Rio 2016 Olympics . . 12 August 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806043201/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/tessie-savelkouls . 6 August 2016.
- Web site: Judo Results Book . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210801000704/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/JUD/OG2020-_JUD_B99_JUD-------------------------------.pdf . 1 August 2021 . 1 August 2021.
- Web site: Buzinski . Jim . 30 August 2016 . Determining if an LGBT athlete is 'publicly out' . 3 August 2021 . Outsports.
