Monique van der Lee

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Monique van der Lee (born November 7, 1973 in Heerhugowaard ) is a former Dutch judoka . She was world champion in 1995 and four times European champion. She won medals at the Judo World Championships from 1991 to 1995 and all European Championships from 1990 to 1996.

Athletic career

Monique van der Lee was third in the Junior European Championships in 1987 in the weight class up to 66 kilograms, in 1988 she was second in the weight class up to 72 kilograms. In 1989 she was again third in the weight class over 72 kilograms, the heavyweight. In 1990 she was second in the Junior World Heavyweight Championships behind the Cuban Daima Beltrán .

From 1989 the 1.76 m tall Monique van der Lee fought in the heavyweight division or in the open class. At the Dutch championships in 1990 and 1993, she won both weight classes. In addition to her four titles, she finished second six times, four times behind Angelique Seriese .

Monique van der Lee won her first international medal in the adult sector at the European Championships in 1990 in Frankfurt am Main. After losing in the heavyweight semi-finals to Regina Sigmund , she won the battle for a bronze medal against Bulgarian Tswetana Tomowa . The following year she entered the open class at the 1991 European Championships in Prague. She defeated the French Nathalie Lupino and in the quarterfinals the Belgian Heidi Rakels . After her semi-final victory over the German Karin Kutz , she defeated the Polish Renata Szał in the final , making her European champion for the first time. At the 1991 World Championships in Barcelona, ​​she defeated Regina Sigmund in the heavyweight round of 16 and the Hungarian Éva Gránicz in the quarter-finals . After her semi-final defeat against the Chinese Yang Zhing , Lee won the battle for bronze against the Cuban Estela Rodríguez . At the beginning of 1992 she won the Masters tournament in Munich and with it her first World Cup tournament. At the European Championships in Paris in 1992, she was defeated in the quarter-finals of the heavyweight of the Polish Renata Szał. In the hope round she defeated the French Christine Cicot and the Italian Maria Teresa Motta and received a bronze medal. In the summer of 1992 women's judo was for the first time Olympic. There were seven weight classes at the Barcelona Olympics , but no competition in the open class. Monique van der Lee lost her first fight against Swetlana Gundarenko from the United Team of the Commonwealth of Independent States through Waza-Ari .

In 1993 at the European Championships in Athens, Monique van der Lee competed in the heavyweight division. She defeated the British Sharon Lee in the quarterfinals and Nathalie Lupino in the semifinals. In the final she defeated Swetlana Gundarenko, who is now playing for Russia. At the 1993 World Championships in Hamilton, she defeated Nathalie Lupino in the second round and Éva Gránicz in the quarterfinals. In the semi-finals of the heavyweight tournament she was defeated by the Japanese Noriko Anno , and she won the battle for bronze against the Chinese Yan Minqaio . In 1994 at the European Championships in Gdansk, she entered the open class. In the quarter-finals she defeated the Russian Irina Rodina and in the semifinals the Pole Beata Maksymow , the final she won against Christine Cicot. After 1991 and 1993, Monique van der Lee was European Champion for the third time. In 1995 at the European Championships in 1995 , she competed in the heavyweight division and lost her opening match against Beata Maksymow. After victories in the hope round over Éva Gránicz, the Bulgarian Tswetana Bojilowa and the German Johanna Hagn , the Dutch woman received a bronze medal. At the 1995 World Championships in Chiba, she competed in the open class. She defeated Christine Cicot in the quarterfinals and Estela Rodríguez in the semifinals, the final she won against the Chinese Sun Fuming . In early 1996, Monique van der Lee won the Masters tournament in Munich for the second time since 1992. At the European Championships in The Hague in 1996 , she competed in the open class. In the quarter-finals she defeated Irina Rodina, in the semi-finals the British Josephine Horton and in the final the Italian Donata Burgatta . This was the fourth time that Monique van der Lee was European Champion. Since Angelique Seriese had won in The Hague in the heavyweight division, Seriese was allowed to compete at the Olympic Games in Atlanta.

After her active career, Monique van der Lee worked as a trainer, among other things she looked after Tessie Savelkouls , who was third in the 2017 European Championship.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Junior World Championships 1989 at judoinside.com
  2. ↑ Career overview at judoinside.com
  3. ↑ Volker Kluge : Olympic Summer Games. Chronicle IV. Seoul 1988 – Atlanta 1996 . P. 429
  4. ↑ Match balance at judoinside.com
personal data
SURNAME Lee, Monique van der
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch judoka
DATE OF BIRTH 7th November 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Heerhugowaard