Linda Bolder
{{short description|Dutch judoka}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox judoka
| name = Linda Bolder
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1988|7|3}}
| birth_place = Velserbroek, Netherlands
| country = {{Nowrap|{{NED}} (2009–14)}}
{{ISR}} (2015–17)
| weight_class = {{nbnd}}70 kg
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| coach = Ben Rietdijk and {{ill|Shany Hershko|he|שני הרשקו}}
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| worlds_rank = R32
| worlds_year = 2011
| worlds_weight = Women's 70 kg
| worlds_year2 = 2013
| worlds_weight2 = Women's 70 kg
| regionals_type = EU
| regionals_rank = 2
| regionals_year = 2013
| regionals_weight = Women's 70 kg
| nationals =
| olympics_rank = 7
| olympics_year = 2016
| olympics_weight = Women's 70 kg
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{{Medal|Sport| Women's judo }}
{{Medal|Country| the {{NED}} }}
{{Medal|Competition| European Championships }}
{{Medal|S| 2013 Budapest | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| World Masters }}
{{Medal|B| 2013 Tyumen | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Slam }}
{{Medal|G| 2012 Tokyo | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}
{{Medal|G| 2014 Paris | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2013 Moscow | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Prix }}
{{Medal|G| 2010 Qingdao | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2010 Rotterdam | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2011 Baku | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2011 Abu Dhabi | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| European U23 Championships }}
{{Medal|G| 2008 Zagreb | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}
{{Medal|S| 2009 Antalya | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| European Junior Championships }}
{{Medal|G| 2007 Prague | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2006 Tallinn | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| European Cadet Championships }}
{{Medal|G| 2004 Rotterdam | {{nbnd}}63 kg }}
{{Medal|Country| {{ISR}} }}
{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Slam }}
{{Medal|S| 2015 Tyumen | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2015 Tokyo | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Prix }}
{{Medal|G| 2015 Samsun | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}
{{Medal|G| 2015 Zagreb | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}
{{Medal|G| 2016 Havana | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2015 Tbilisi | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}
| updated = 14 November 2022
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Linda Bolder ({{Langx|he|לינדה בולדר}}; born 3 July 1988 in Velserbroek, Netherlands) is a Dutch-born Israeli Olympic judoka.{{cite web|url=http://www.judoinside.com/judoka/27146|title=Linda Bolder, Judoka|website =JudoInside.com| accessdate=2016-08-09}}
A three-time European age-group judo champion as a junior, two-time Dutch senior women's champion, and silver medalist in the 2013 European Championships,{{cite web |title=2013 European Championships|url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1103/results?id_weight=12 |website=International Judo Federation |access-date=9 May 2021}} she emigrated to Israel with her Jewish husband in January 2015. Bolder represented Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's under-70kg competition, making it to the quarter-finals.
Judo career
Bolder started taking judo classes at the age of four.{{cite web|url=http://lindabolder.com/en/#about|title=Linda Bolder}}
=For the Netherlands (2004–14)=
In 2004, Bolder won both the Under-17 Dutch Championship and the Under-20 Dutch Championship in the {{nbnd}}63 kg weight class.
{{cite web|url=http://www.judoinside.com/judoka/27146/Linda_Bolder|title=Linda Bolder, Judoka, JudoInside}} She repeated as Under-20 Dutch Champion in 2006 and 2007, but in the {{nbnd}}70 kg weight class. In 2009 and 2012 she won the senior Dutch Championship in the {{nbnd}}70 kg weight class.
Bolder won the 2004 European Cadet Championships, the 2007 European Junior Championships and the 2008 European U23 Championships.
In 2005 Bolder won the Kent International Crystal Palace in the {{nbnd}}70 kg weight class, in 2010 she won the IJF World Cup Cairo and the 2010 Qingdao Grand Prix in the {{nbnd}}70 kg weight class,{{cite web |title=2010 Grand Prix Qingdao |url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/943/results?id_weight=12 |website=International Judo Federation |access-date=9 May 2021}} and in 2012 she won the World Cup Rome and the 2012 Tokyo Grand Slam{{cite web |title=2012 Grand Slam Tokyo |url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1078/results?id_weight=12 |website=International Judo Federation |access-date=9 May 2021}} in the {{nbnd}}70 kg weight class and the Swiss Judo Open Geneve in the {{nbnd}}78 kg weight class.
Bolder won the silver medal in the 2013 European Championships, representing the Netherlands.
Bolder won the 2014 Paris Grand Slam in the {{nbnd}}70 kg weight class.{{cite web |title=2014 Grand Slam Paris |url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1115/results?id_weight=12 |website=International Judo Federation |access-date=9 May 2021}} In February Bolder was injured at the 2014 Düsseldorf Grand Prix in Germany, and had knee ligament reconstruction surgery that kept her from competing for the remainder of the year.{{cite web|url=http://www.judoinside.com/news/1234/Injury_Linda_Bolder_wont_jeopardise_Olympic_participation|title=JudoInside - Injury Linda Bolder won't jeopardise Olympic participation}}{{cite web|url=http://www.judoinside.com/news/309/Meet_Israels_New_Judo_Champion_Linda_Bolder|title=JudoInside - Meet Israel's New Judo Champion: Linda Bolder}}{{cite web|url=http://www.judoinside.com/news/8/Linda_Bolder_completely_back_at_world_level_with_Israelian_gold_in_Samsun|title=JudoInside - Linda Bolder completely back at world level with Israelian gold in Samsun}}
=For Israel (2015–present)=
On 1 January 2015 Bolder made aliyah by moving to Israel with her Dutch Jewish husband, a businessman, and started to represent the Israeli National Team that year.{{cite web|url=http://100judo.com/post/linda-bolder-announces-a-change-of-nationality|title=Linda Bolder Announces a Change of Nationality|website=100judo.com|accessdate=2016-08-09}}{{cite web|url=http://www.judoinside.com/news/86/Linda_Bolder_announces_switch_to_Israel_to_reach_Olympic_goal|title=JudoInside - Linda Bolder announces switch to Israel to reach Olympic goal}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4654014,00.html|title=Israeli judo gets new champion}}{{cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Sports/Linda-Bolder-462814|title=Israeli Olympic profiles: Linda Bolder}} She trained with the Israeli team at the Wingate Institute in Netanya, Israel. Her coaches were Ben Rietdijk and {{ill|Shany Hershko|he|שני הרשקו}}.
Bolder won the 2015 Samsun Grand Prix{{cite web |title=2015 Grand Prix Samsun |url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1202/results?id_weight=12 |website=International Judo Federation |access-date=9 May 2021}} and the 2015 Zagreb Grand Prix,{{cite web |title=2015 Grand Prix Zagreb |url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1219/results?id_weight=12 |website=International Judo Federation |access-date=9 May 2021}} and in the following January Bolder won the 2016 Havana Grand Prix, in the {{nbnd}}70 kg weight class.{{cite web |title=2016 Grand Prix Havana |url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1308/results?id_weight=12 |website=International Judo Federation |access-date=9 May 2021}}
==Olympics==
Bolder represented Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics, as the 9th seed in the women's under-70kg competition.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/the-latest-us-colombia-women-finish-in-a-2-all-draw/2016/08/09/85cafb46-5e90-11e6-84c1-6d27287896b5_story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810013751/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/the-latest-us-colombia-women-finish-in-a-2-all-draw/2016/08/09/85cafb46-5e90-11e6-84c1-6d27287896b5_story.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-08-10|title=The Latest: Russian woman wins gold in foil fencing at Rio|date=2016-08-09|newspaper=The Washington Post|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286|access-date=2016-08-11}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/refugee-athlete-popole-misengas-round-32-win-among-top-moments-judo-day-5-prelims|title=Refugee athlete Popole Misenga's Round of 32 win among top moments of Judo Day 5 prelims|access-date=2016-08-11|archive-date=3 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903213025/http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/refugee-athlete-popole-misengas-round-32-win-among-top-moments-judo-day-5-prelims|url-status=dead}} She won her first round match against Congolese-born Brazilian Yolande Mabika on 10 August, with a choke hold just over a minute into the bout, and won her second-round match against Korean Kim Seong-yeon.{{cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Sports/Olympic-Preview-Sink-or-swim-time-for-Toumarkin-and-Co-463705|title=Olympic Preview: Sink-or-swim time for Toumarkin & Co}}{{Cite web|url=http://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/bolder-wins-judo-opener/|title=Bolder misses out on Israel’s second bronze medal|access-date=2016-08-11}} In the quarter-finals, she was defeated by Sally Conway of the United Kingdom.{{Cite web|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-judoka-linda-bolder-knocked-out-of-rio-quarterfinals/|title=Israeli judoka Linda Bolder knocked out of Rio|access-date=2016-08-11}} She competed for a chance at the bronze medal in the repechage match, but lost to Spain's María Bernabéu.
Medals
Sources:{{cite web |title=Linda Bolder — Tournament results (NED) |url=https://www.ijf.org/judoka/1878/results?results_rank_group=all |website=International Judo Federation |access-date=9 May 2021}}{{cite web |title=Linda Bolder — Tournament results (ISR) |url=https://www.ijf.org/judoka/18897/results?results_rank_group=all |website=International Judo Federation |access-date=9 May 2021}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.lindabolder.com/en/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813014720/http://www.lindabolder.com/en/ |date=13 August 2016 }}
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Category:Israeli female judoka
Category:Judoka at the 2015 European Games
Category:European Games competitors for Israel
Category:Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic judoka for Israel
Category:Sportspeople from Velsen
Category:Martial artists from North Holland
Category:Dutch emigrants to Israel