Linda Bolder
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Born | Velserbroek, Netherlands | July 3, 1988|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Netherlands Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | –70 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Ben Rietdijk and Shany Hershko | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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European Champ. | (2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | 7th (2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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IJF | 18897, 1878 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JudoInside.com | 27146 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Updated on 2 December 2021. |
Linda Bolder (Hebrew: לינדה בולדר, born 3 July 1988 in Velserbroek, Netherlands) is a Dutch-born Israeli Olympic judoka.[1]
A three-time European age-group judo champion as a junior, two-time Dutch senior women's champion, and silver medalist in the 2013 European Judo Championships,[2] she emigrated to Israel with her Jewish husband in January 2015. Bolder represented Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women’s under-70kg competition, making it to the quarter-finals.
Judo career[]
Bolder started taking judo classes at the age of four.[3]
For the Netherlands (2004–14)[]
In 2004, Bolder won both the Under-17 Dutch Championship and the Under-20 Dutch Championship in the U63 weight class. [4] She repeated as Under-20 Dutch Champion in 2006 and 2007, but in the U70 weight class.[4] In 2009 and 2012 she won the senior Dutch Championship in the U70 weight class.[4]
In 2004, she won the Under-17 European Cadet Championship, in 2007 Bolder won the Under-20 European U20 Championship, and in 2008 she won the Under-23 European Championship.[4]
In 2005 Bolder won the Kent International Crystal Palace in the U70 weight class, in 2010 she won the IJF World Cup Cairo and the Grand Prix Qingdao in the U70 weight class,[5] and in 2012 she won the World Cup Rome and the Grand Slam Tokyo[6] in the U70 weight class and the Swiss Judo Open Geneve in the U78 weight class.[4]
Bolder won the silver medal in the 2013 European Judo Championships, representing the Netherlands.[2][4]
In 2014, she won the Grand Slam Paris in the U70 weight class.[7][4] In February 2014 Bolder was injured in Düsseldorf, Germany, and had knee ligament reconstruction surgery that kept her from competing for the remainder of the year.[8][9][10]
For Israel (2015–present)[]
On 1 January 2015 Bolder made aliyah by moving to Israel with her Dutch Jewish husband, a businessman, and started to represent the Israeli National Team that year.[11][4][12][13][14] She trains with the Israeli team at the Wingate Institute in Netanya, Israel.[9] Her coaches are Ben Rietdijk and Shany Hershko.[12]
In 2015, she won the Samsun Grand Prix[15] and the Zagreb Grand Prix,[16] and in January 2016 Bolder won the Havana Grand Prix, in the U70 weight class.[17][4]
Olympics[]
Bolder represented Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics, as the 9th seed in the women’s under-70kg competition.[18][19] She won her first round match against Congolese-born Brazilian Yolande Mabika on 10 August, with a choke hold just over a minute into the bout, and won her second-round match against Korean Kim Seong-yeon.[20][21][19] In the quarter-finals, she was defeated by Sally Conway of the United Kingdom.[22] She competed for a chance at the bronze medal in the repechage match, but lost to Spain’s María Bernabéu.[22]
Medals[]
Year | Tournament | Place | Rep. | Ref. |
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2010 | Grand Prix Rotterdam | NED | [25] | |
Grand Prix Qingdao | [5] | |||
2011 | Grand Prix Baku | [26] | ||
Grand Prix Abu Dhabi | [27] | |||
2012 | Grand Slam Tokyo | [6] | ||
2013 | European Championships | [2] | ||
World Masters | [28] | |||
Grand Slam Moscow | [29] | |||
2014 | Grand Slam Paris | [7] | ||
2015 | Grand Prix Tbilisi | ISR | [30] | |
Grand Prix Samsun | [15] | |||
Grand Prix Zagreb | [16] | |||
Grand Slam Tyumen | [31] | |||
Grand Slam Tokyo | [32] | |||
2016 | Grand Prix Havana | [17] |
References[]
- ^ "Linda Bolder, Judoka". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
- ^ a b c "2013 European Championships". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Linda Bolder".
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Linda Bolder, Judoka, JudoInside".
- ^ a b "2010 Grand Prix Qingdao". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ a b "2012 Grand Slam Tokyo". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ a b "2014 Grand Slam Paris". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "JudoInside - Injury Linda Bolder won't jeopardise Olympic participation".
- ^ a b "JudoInside - Meet Israel's New Judo Champion: Linda Bolder".
- ^ "JudoInside - Linda Bolder completely back at world level with Israelian gold in Samsun".
- ^ "Linda Bolder Announces a Change of Nationality". 100judo.com. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
- ^ a b "JudoInside - Linda Bolder announces switch to Israel to reach Olympic goal".
- ^ "Israeli judo gets new champion".
- ^ "Israeli Olympic profiles: Linda Bolder".
- ^ a b "2015 Grand Prix Samsun". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ a b "2015 Grand Prix Zagreb". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ a b "2016 Grand Prix Havana". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "The Latest: Russian woman wins gold in foil fencing at Rio". The Washington Post. 2016-08-09. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
- ^ a b "Refugee athlete Popole Misenga's Round of 32 win among top moments of Judo Day 5 prelims". Retrieved 2016-08-11.
- ^ "Olympic Preview: Sink-or-swim time for Toumarkin & Co".
- ^ "Bolder misses out on Israel's second bronze medal". Retrieved 2016-08-11.
- ^ a b "Israeli judoka Linda Bolder knocked out of Rio". Retrieved 2016-08-11.
- ^ "Linda Bolder — Tournament results (NED)". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Linda Bolder — Tournament results (ISR)". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "2010 Grand Prix Rotterdam". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "2011 Grand Prix Baku". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "2011 Grand Prix Abu Dhabi". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "2013 World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "2013 Grand Slam Moscow". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "2015 Grand Prix Tbilisi". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "2015 Grand Slam Tyumen". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "2015 Grand Slam Tokyo". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
External links[]
- Linda Bolder official page
- Linda Bolder at the International Judo Federation For Netherlands
- Linda Bolder at the International Judo Federation For Israel
- Linda Bolder at JudoInside.com
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Israeli female judoka
- Judoka at the 2015 European Games
- European Games competitors for Israel
- Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic judoka of Israel
- People from Velsen
- Dutch emigrants to Israel
- Dutch female judoka