KIM POLLING
Date of Birth: 08/02/1991
Place of Birth: Zevenhuizen (Paesi Bassi)
Weight x Height: 70 x 1,75
Speciality: 70kg
First Club: Chi-Do Roden
Club: Accademia Torino
First Coach: Wubbo Zuidland
Coach: Francesco Bruyere
Hobby: Reading, cooking
Relationship Status: Married
Olympic Appearances:
2 (Rio 2016, Parigi 2024)
Biography
At 33 years old, she is still one of the best judokas in her weight category (-70 kg). Born in Zevenhuizen, with the Dutch flag on her chest she won four European golds, in addition to winning the Masters title four times and holding the world ranking lead between 2013 and 2017. In 2016, she decided to move to Italy and began training at the Accademia Torino. She currently resides in San Mauro Torinese with her husband Andrea Regis (a former judoka) and their daughter Aurora, who was born in May 2022. Just eight months after giving birth, she was already back on the tatami, earning a prestigious third place at the Grand Slam level. An untamed champion, she is also a proud exponent of the 'dual career', having graduated in 2017 as a primary school teacher from the University of Applied Sciences in Haarlem. In April 2024, the IJF gave her the green light for her change of nationality, which was also endorsed by the IOC Executive Board in June. Wearing the colours of Italy, she wants to make history right away at the Paris Olympic Games.
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Palmares
Olympic Games
9ª Rio (BRA) 2016 - 70 kg*
9ª Parigi (FRA) 2024 - 70 kg
5ª Parigi (FRA) 2024 - Mixed Team
*con l'Olanda
World Championships
3ª Rio de Janeiro (BRA) 2013 - 70 kg*
5ª Chelyabinsk (RUS) 2014 - 70 kg*
7ª Astana (KAZ) 2015 - 70 kg*
9ª Budapest (HUN) 2017 - 70 kg*
9ª Tokyo (JPN) 2019 - 70 kg*
9ª Doha (QAT) 2023 - 70 kg*
3ª Doha (QAT) 2023 - Mixed Team*
7ª Abu Dhabi (UAE) 2024 - 70 kg
3ª Abu Dhabi (UAE) 2024 - Mixed Team
*con l'Olanda
European Championships
1ª Budapest (HUN) 2013 - 70 kg*
1ª Montpellier (FRA) 2014 - 70 kg*
1ª Baku (AZE) 2015 - 70 kg*
5ª Kazan (RUS) 2016 - 70 kg*
1ª Tel Aviv (ISR) 2018 - 70 kg*
5ª Lisbona (POR) 2021 - 70 kg*
17ª Montpellier (FRA) 2023 - 70 kg*
*con l'Olanda
Other Games
Giochi Europei - European Games
1ª Baku (AZE) 2015 - 70 kg*
9ª Minsk (BLR) 2019 - 70 kg*
*con l'Olanda