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 ‍–‍63 kg weight class. ^[4] She repeated as Under-20 Dutch Champion in 2006 and 2007, but in the ‍–‍70 kg weight class.^[4] In 2009 and 2012 she won the senior Dutch Championship in the ‍–‍70 kg weight class.^[4]

Bolder won the 2004 European Cadet Championships, the 2007 European Junior Championships and the 2008 European U23 Championships.^[4]

In 2005 Bolder won the Kent International Crystal Palace in the ‍–‍70 kg weight class, in 2010 she won the IJF World Cup Cairo and the 2010 Qingdao Grand Prix in the ‍–‍70 kg weight class,^[5] and in 2012 she won the World Cup Rome and the 2012 Tokyo Grand Slam^[6] in the ‍–‍70 kg weight class and the Swiss Judo Open Geneve in the ‍–‍78 kg weight class.^[4]

Bolder won the silver medal in the 2013 European Championships, representing the Netherlands.^[2][4]

Bolder won the 2014 Paris Grand Slam in the ‍–‍70 kg weight class.^[7][4] 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.^[8][9][10]

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.^{[11][4][12][13][14]} She trained with the Israeli team at the Wingate Institute in Netanya, Israel.^[9] Her coaches were Ben Rietdijk and Shany Hershko [he].^[12]

Bolder won the 2015 Samsun Grand Prix^[15] and the 2015 Zagreb Grand Prix,^[16] and in the following January Bolder won the 2016 Havana Grand Prix, in the ‍–‍70 kg weight class.^[17][4]