Tessie Savelkouls (born 11 March 1992) is a Dutch retired
judoka
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She was born in
Appeltern
Appeltern is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Maas en Waal, and lies about 9 km northeast of Oss. Until 1984, Appeltern was an independent municipality.
History
It was first mentioned ...
in the Netherlands. She competed at the
2016 Summer Olympics
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in
Rio de Janeiro
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, in the
women's +78 kg. She also competed in the
women's +78 kg event at the
2020 Summer Olympics
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Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
in Tokyo, Japan.
She is openly lesbian.
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1992 births
Living people
Dutch female judoka
Olympic judoka for the Netherlands
Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics
European Games competitors for the Netherlands
Judoka at the 2015 European Games
Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Dutch lesbian sportswomen
21st-century Dutch women
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