Marhinde Verkerk

Marhinde Verkerk (born 21 November 1985) is a Dutch retired judoka.^[1][2]

Marhinde Verkerk

Personal information
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1985-11-21) 21 November 1985 (age 39) Rotterdam, Netherlands
Occupation	Judoka
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍78 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	5th (2012)
World Champ.	(2009)
European Champ.	(2015)
Medal record Women's judo Representing the  Netherlands World Championships 2009 Rotterdam ‍–‍78 kg 2013 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍78 kg 2015 Astana ‍–‍78 kg 2018 Baku ‍–‍78 kg European Games 2015 Baku ‍–‍78 kg European Championships 2010 Vienna ‍–‍78 kg 2014 Montpellier ‍–‍78 kg 2013 Budapest ‍–‍78 kg World Masters 2017 Saint Petersburg ‍–‍78 kg IJF Grand Slam 2013 Tokyo ‍–‍78 kg 2015 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍78 kg 2009 Paris ‍–‍78 kg 2016 Baku ‍–‍78 kg 2017 Baku ‍–‍78 kg 2017 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍78 kg 2013 Moscow ‍–‍78 kg 2014 Paris ‍–‍78 kg 2021 Tel Aviv ‍–‍78 kg IJF Grand Prix 2014 Budapest ‍–‍78 kg 2016 Tbilisi ‍–‍78 kg 2011 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍78 kg 2017 The Hague ‍–‍78 kg 2010 Qingdao ‍–‍78 kg 2011 Düsseldorf ‍–‍78 kg 2011 Baku ‍–‍78 kg 2012 Düsseldorf ‍–‍78 kg 2013 Düsseldorf ‍–‍78 kg 2015 Budapest ‍–‍78 kg 2019 Zagreb ‍–‍78 kg European U23 Championships 2006 Moscow ‍–‍78 kg 2005 Kyiv ‍–‍78 kg European Junior Championships 2004 Sofia ‍–‍78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	288
JudoInside.com	15499
Updated on 23 May 2023

Career

Verkerk won the World Judo Championships Women's −78 kg in 2009, in her hometown of Rotterdam.^[3] In 2013, she won silver at the World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and then in 2015, she won the bronze medal.^[4]

She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the -78 kg event.^[5] She lost to Gemma Gibbons in the quarter-finals and then to Mayra Aguiar in her bronze medal match.^[6]

After winning silver, bronze and again silver at the European Championships in 2010, 2013 and 2014, respectively, Verkerk finally won European gold in 2015. As the European Championships were held during the 2015 European Games, this also meant she won the inaugural gold medal in the women's −78 kg division at these championships.