Guusje van Mourik

Guusje van Mourik
Born (1955-10-05) October 5, 1955
Zeist, Netherlands
Style Karate
Rank 4th dan karate and 2nd dan judo

Guusje van Mourik (born October 05, 1955, Zeist, Netherlands) she is a Dutch karateka, judodka and boxer.[1] She has a 4th Dan black belt in karate, and is the winner of multiple World Karate Championships, and is the 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.[6]

Judo Medals

Karate Medals

References

  1. "Krachtpatsers vergeten dat karate niet alleen een grote mond is" (in Dutch). Trouw. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  2. The Guinness Book of Sports Records. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  3. Guinness world records. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  4. The Guinness book of records. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  5. "Karate Flashback" (PDF) (in Dutch). Karate-Do Nederland. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  6. "Krachtpatsers vergeten dat karate niet alleen een grote mond is" (in Dutch). Trouw. Retrieved 5 December 2014.

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