Angelique Elisabeth Seriese (born 12 July 1968 in

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) is a Dutch former

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, who became

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in the +72 kg category at the

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. Seriese won a gold medal in the +72 kg division at the

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when women's judo was introduced as a

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. Other medals include eight

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victories, bronze at the 1987 World Championships in

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and silver at the 1993 World Championships in

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* * * 1968 births Living people Dutch female judoka Judoka at the 1988 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Olympic judoka for the Netherlands People from Moerdijk Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Martial artists from North Brabant 20th-century Dutch sportswomen {{Netherlands-Olympic-medalist-stub