Julie Beurskens

Julie Beurskens
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (2004-07-12) 12 July 2004 (age 22)
Amersfoort, Netherlands
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportJudo
‍–‍57 kg
Coached byTheo Meijer
Achievements and titles
R32 (2024)
R32 (2024)
R16 (2023)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing the  Netherlands
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 DohaMixed team
IJF Grand Slam
Bronze medal – third place2023 Astana‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place2025 Abu Dhabi‍–‍57 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place2024 Linz‍–‍57 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 Odivelas‍–‍57 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Prague‍–‍57 kg
European Youth Olympic Festival
Silver medal – second place2022 Banská Bystrica‍–‍57 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF52851
JudoInside.com104422
Updated on 28 November 2025

Julie Beurskens (born 12 July 2004) is a Dutch judoka. Beurskens won a gold medal at the 2022 European Junior Championships and a silver medal at the 2024 Linz Grand Prix. She is member of the Dutch team that won a bronze medal at the mixed team event of the 2023 World Championships. She competes in the ‍–‍57 kg category.

Sporting career

Beurskens started to practice judo at the age of five. She trained at Theo Meijer´s gym in Leusden. At 14 she was national junior champion. In 2021 Beurskens was national open champion in the -52 category and in 2022 and 2025 in the -57 category.

Her international breakthrough came in 2022 when she won the European Junior title in Prague. She moved to National Sports Center Papendal and became a professional judoka while pursuing at the same time a college degree.

Beurskens placed second at the 2024 Judo Grand Prix in Linz and fifth at the Judo Grand Slam in Baku. Based on her international ranking, Beurskens obtained a continental quota nomination for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

With her nomination, Beurskens completed the Dutch mixed team for Paris. This Dutch team, including Beurskens, was bronze medallist at the 2023 World Judo Championships.

References

  1. ↑ "JudoInside - Julie Beurskens Judoka". judoinsite.com. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Julie Beurskens Nederlands kampioen". www.destadamersfoort.nl (in Dutch). 1 March 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  3. ↑ van Amerongen, Tijmen (29 September 2022). "Europees judokampioene Julie: Het is een lekker gevoel om mensen op de rug te gooien". Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Kous, Bert (3 July 2024). "Amersfoorts judotalent mag naar Olympische Spelen: 'Ik kan alleen maar mensen verrassen'". rtvutrecht.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Olympisch lot Nederlandse judoploeg hangt van Cornelisse en Beurskens af". nos.nl (in Dutch). 3 November 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "'Historische dag voor Nederlands judo, mooi erbij te zijn'". nos.nl (in Dutch). 14 May 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.