Guusje Steenhuis (born 27 October 1992) is a Dutch judoka.[1][2] She won the bronze medal in the 78 kg event at the 2015 European Games in Baku.[3] She is the four-time silver medalist of European Judo Championships in the 78 kg division. She competed in the women's 78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4]
She won the silver medal in the women's 78 kg event at the 2019 European Judo Championships which were held as part of the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus.[5][6]
In 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[7][8] A few months later, she won the silver medal in her event at the 2021 European Judo Championships held in Lisbon, Portugal.
She is openly lesbian.[9]
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