Kim Polling

Kim Polling (born 8 February 1991) is a retired^[2] judoka that competed in the women's 70 kg division.^[3] Since April 2024, Polling represented Italy,^[1] having previously represented the Netherlands.

Kim Polling

Kim Polling in 2013
Personal information
Born	(1991-02-08) 8 February 1991 (age 34) Zevenhuizen, Netherlands
Occupation	Judoka
Website	en.kimpolling.com
Sport
Country	Netherlands  (until March 2024)  Italy  (since April 2024)[1]
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍70 kg
Coached by	Marjolein van Unen Maarten Arens
Retired	21 January 2025[2]
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	R16 (2016, 2024)
World Champ.	(2013)
European Champ.	(2013, 2014, 2015, ( 2018)
Medal record Women's judo Representing  Italy World Championships 2024 Abu Dhabi Mixed team IJF Grand Slam 2024 Astana ‍–‍70 kg Representing the  Netherlands World Championships 2013 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍70 kg 2023 Doha Mixed team European Games 2015 Baku ‍–‍70 kg European Championships 2013 Budapest ‍–‍70 kg 2014 Montpellier ‍–‍70 kg 2018 Tel Aviv ‍–‍70 kg World Masters 2013 Tyumen ‍–‍70 kg 2015 Rabat ‍–‍70 kg 2016 Guadalajara ‍–‍70 kg 2019 Qingdao ‍–‍70 kg 2021 Doha ‍–‍70 kg IJF Grand Slam 2013 Paris ‍–‍70 kg 2014 Baku ‍–‍70 kg 2014 Tyumen ‍–‍70 kg 2019 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍70 kg 2021 Antalya ‍–‍70 kg 2013 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg 2015 Baku ‍–‍70 kg 2015 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍70 kg 2017 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍70 kg 2019 Osaka ‍–‍70 kg 2015 Paris ‍–‍70 kg 2018 Paris ‍–‍70 kg 2023 Paris ‍–‍70 kg 2023 Astana ‍–‍70 kg IJF Grand Prix 2013 Düsseldorf ‍–‍70 kg 2013 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍70 kg 2016 Tbilisi ‍–‍70 kg 2017 The Hague ‍–‍70 kg 2018 Tunis ‍–‍70 kg 2019 Zagreb ‍–‍70 kg World Juniors Championships 2010 Agadir ‍–‍70 kg European Junior Championships 2010 Samokov ‍–‍70 kg 2009 Yerevan ‍–‍70 kg European Cadet Championships 2007 Valletta ‍–‍70 kg Summer Universiade 2011 Shenzhen ‍–‍70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	3330, 83297
JudoInside.com	34188
Updated on 31 July 2024

Quadruple European Champion Kim Polling was World #1 for 3 years.^{[citation needed]} She bagged the gold at the 2021 Antalya Grand Slam. She won various different Grand Slams. She took gold at the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam and the 2017 The Hague Grand Prix. Polling was World and European Junior Champion in 2010. Polling took bronze at the 2013 World Championships. Polling won four Judo World Masters in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2019. She took gold at the 2016 Tbilisi Grand Prix and at the 2018 Tunis Grand Prix.

In 2021, Polling won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.^[4][5]