Kim Polling

Kim Polling
Kim Polling in 2013
Personal information
Born (1991-02-08) 8 February 1991
Zevenhuizen, Netherlands
OccupationJudoka
Websiteen.kimpolling.com
Sport
Country Netherlands
 (until March 2024)
 Italy
 (since April 2024)
SportJudo
Weight class70 kg
Coached byMarjolein van Unen
Maarten Arens
Retired21 January 2025
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2016, 2024)
World Champ. (2013)
European Champ. (2013, 2014, 2015,
2018)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Italy
World Championships
2024 Abu DhabiMixed team
IJF Grand Slam
2024 Astana70 kg
Representing the  Netherlands
World Championships
2013 Rio de Janeiro70 kg
2023 DohaMixed team
European Games
2015 Baku70 kg
European Championships
2013 Budapest70 kg
2014 Montpellier70 kg
2018 Tel Aviv70 kg
World Masters
2013 Tyumen70 kg
2015 Rabat70 kg
2016 Guadalajara70 kg
2019 Qingdao70 kg
2021 Doha70 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2013 Paris70 kg
2014 Baku70 kg
2014 Tyumen70 kg
2019 Abu Dhabi70 kg
2021 Antalya70 kg
2013 Tokyo70 kg
2015 Baku70 kg
2015 Abu Dhabi70 kg
2017 Abu Dhabi70 kg
2019 Osaka70 kg
2015 Paris70 kg
2018 Paris70 kg
2023 Paris70 kg
2023 Astana70 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2013 Düsseldorf70 kg
2013 Abu Dhabi70 kg
2016 Tbilisi70 kg
2017 The Hague70 kg
2018 Tunis70 kg
2019 Zagreb70 kg
World Juniors Championships
2010 Agadir70 kg
European Junior Championships
2010 Samokov70 kg
2009 Yerevan70 kg
European Cadet Championships
2007 Valletta70 kg
Summer Universiade
2011 Shenzhen70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF3330, 83297
JudoInside.com34188
Updated on 31 July 2024

Kim Polling (born 8 February 1991) is a retired judoka that competed in the women's 70 kg division. Since April 2024, Polling represented Italy, having previously represented the Netherlands.

Quadruple European Champion Kim Polling was World #1 for 3 years. 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.