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.
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]
References
- ^ a b Cowen, Thea (19 April 2024). "Polling for Italy: "Grateful. Proud. Excited."". European Judo Union. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ a b Cowen, Thea (23 January 2025). "A fond farewell for Kim". European Judo Union. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ "Kim Polling (Netherlands): Judo Career". judoinside.com. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ Gillen, Nancy (12 January 2021). "Four-time world champion Agbegnenou earns gold at IJF World Judo Masters". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
External links
Media related to Kim Polling at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Kim Polling at the International Judo Federation
- Kim Polling at the International Judo Federation
- Kim Polling at JudoInside.com
- Kim Polling at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Kim Polling at Olympics.com
- Kim Polling at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
- Kim Polling at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Kim Polling at The-Sports.org
