Joke van Beusekom
Joke van Beusekom (born June 23, 1952 in Wassenaar ) is a former Dutch badminton player .
Career
Joke van Beusekom has won countless championship titles in the double disciplines and singles in her home country and is the most successful Dutch badminton player at all. Even internationally, no one from the Netherlands has been able to outdo them in the success statistics. She won bronze at the European Championships in 1968, 1972, 1974 and 1978 and won the Swedish Open, Canada Open, Denmark Open, Irish Open and the Belgium Open , among others . The greatest success of her career, however, remains the silver medal in women's doubles with Marjan Ridder at the 1977 World Championships. At the 1972 Summer Olympics , where badminton was played as a demonstration sport , she was eliminated in mixed and singles in the first round.
Van Beusekom played for the clubs BC Duinwijck and BC Drop Shot .
Sporting successes
| season | event | discipline | space | Surname |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Netherlands: Junior Individual Championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Joke van Beusekom |
| 1968 | European Championship | Ladies doubles | 3 | Agnes Geene / Joke van Beusekom |
| 1969 | Netherlands: individual championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Joke van Beusekom / Felice de Nooyer |
| 1969 | European Junior Championship | Ladies singles | 3 | Joke van Beusekom |
| 1969 | European Junior Championship | Ladies doubles | 1 | Joke van Beusekom / Marjan Luesken |
| 1969 | Netherlands: individual championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Joke van Beusekom |
| 1969 | Netherlands: Junior Individual Championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Joke van Beusekom |
| 1970 | Netherlands: individual championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Joke van Beusekom |
| 1970 | Netherlands: Junior Individual Championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Joke van Beusekom |
| 1970/1971 | Belgium: International Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Joke van Beusekom / Felice de Nooyer |
| 1970/1971 | Belgium: International Championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Joke van Beusekom |
| 1971 | Netherlands: individual championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Joke van Beusekom |
| 1971 | Netherlands: individual championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Joke van Beusekom / Felice de Nooyer |
| 1972 | European Championship | Ladies singles | 3 | Joke van Beusekom |
| 1972 | Netherlands: individual championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Joke van Beusekom |
| 1972/1973 | Belgium: International Championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Joke van Beusekom |
| 1972/1973 | Denmark: International Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Joke van Beusekom / Marjan Luesken |
| 1973 | Netherlands: individual championships | Mixed | 1 | Huub van Ginneken / Joke van Beusekom |
| 1973 | Canada: International Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Margaret Beck / Joke van Beusekom |
| 1973 | Norway: International Championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Joke van Beusekom |
| 1973 | India Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Joke van Beusekom / Eva Twedberg |
| 1974 | European Championship | Ladies doubles | 3 | Joke van Beusekom / Marjan Luesken |
| 1974 | Netherlands: individual championships | Mixed | 1 | Huub van Ginneken / Joke van Beusekom |
| 1974 | All of England | Ladies singles | 3 | Joke van Beusekom |
| 1974 | Netherlands: individual championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Joke van Beusekom |
| 1974 | European Championship | Ladies singles | 3 | Joke van Beusekom |
| 1974/1975 | Germany: International championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Joke van Beusekom |
| 1974/1975 | Germany: International championships | Ladies doubles | 2 | Joke van Beusekom / Marjan Luesken |
| 1975 | Sweden: International Championships | Ladies singles | 2 | Joke van Beusekom |
| 1975 | Ireland: International Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Marjan Luesken / Joke van Beusekom |
| 1975 | Ireland: International Championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Joke Van Beusekon |
| 1975 | Netherlands: individual championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Joke van Beusekom / Marjan Luesken |
| 1975 | Netherlands: individual championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Joke van Beusekom |
| 1975 | Canada: International Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Margaret Beck (ENG) / Joke van Beusekom |
| 1975/1976 | Denmark: International Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Joke van Beusekom / Marjan Luesken |
| 1976 | All of England | Ladies doubles | 3 | Joke van Beusekom / Marjan Luesken |
| 1976 | Netherlands: individual championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Joke van Beusekom / Marjan Luesken |
| 1976 | Netherlands: individual championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Joke van Beusekom |
| 1977 | Netherlands: International Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Joke van Beusekom / Marjan Ridder |
| 1977 | World Championship | Ladies doubles | 2 | Joke van Beuskom / Marja Ridder |
| 1977 | Netherlands: individual championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Joke van Beusekom |
| 1977 | Netherlands: individual championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Joke van Beusekom / Marja Ridder |
| 1978 | European Championship | Ladies singles | 3 | Joke van Beusekom |
| 1978 | European Championship | Ladies doubles | 3 | Joke van Beusekom / Marja Ridder |
| 1978 | Netherlands: individual championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Joke van Beusekom |
| 1979 | Sweden: International Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Joke van Beusekom / Lene Køppen |
| 1979 | Netherlands: individual championships | Mixed | 1 | Rob Ridder / Joke van Beusekom |
| 1979 | Netherlands: individual championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Joke van Beusekom |
| 1980 | Netherlands: individual championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Joke van Beusekom / Marja Ridder |
| 1981 | Netherlands: individual championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Joke van Beusekom |
| 1981 | Netherlands: individual championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Joke van Beusekom / Marja Ridder |
| 1982 | Netherlands: individual championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Joke van Beusekom / Karin van der Valk |
Web links
Commons : Joke van Beusekom - collection of images, videos and audio files
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Beusekom, Joke van |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch badminton player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 23, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wassenaar |