Guusje van Mourik

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]

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

Guusje van Mourik
Born (1955-10-05) 5 October 1955
Zeist, Netherlands
StyleKarate
Rank4th dan karate and 2nd dan judo
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
Karate
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1983 MadridKumite +60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1984 ParisKumite +60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1985 OsloKumite +60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1986 MadridKumite +60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1987 GlasgowKumite +60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1988 GenoaKumite +60 kg
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1982 TaipeiKumite +60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1984 MaastrichtKumite +60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1986 SydneyKumite +60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1988 CairoKumite +60 kg

Judo Medals
  • 1974 Dutch Championships Tilburg Bronze Medal
  • 1976 Dutch Championships Oss Silver Medal
  • 1978 Dutch Championships Groningen Silver Medal
  • 1979 Dutch Championships Haarlem Bronze Medal

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. Facts on File. 1995. Retrieved 18 November 2014 – via Internet Archive. guus van mourik karate.
  3. Guinness world records. Guinness World Records, Ltd. 2002. Retrieved 18 November 2014 – via Internet Archive. guus van mourik karate.
  4. The Guinness book of records. Guinness Superlatives. 1988. Retrieved 18 November 2014 – via Internet Archive. guus van mourik karate.
  5. "Karate Flashback" (PDF) (in Dutch). Karate-Do Nederland. Retrieved 7 December 2014.


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