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Chita Gross

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Chita Gross
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born(1962-11-01)1 November 1962
ResidenceVlaardingen, the Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportJudo
Medal record
Women's judo
World Judo Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Maastricht -56 kg
European Judo Championships
Silver medal – second place 1987 Paris -61 kg

Chita Gross (born 1 November 1962) is a Dutch former judoka.

She won a bronze medal at the 1986 World Judo Championships in the -56kg category.[1] She switched to the -61kg category and won the next year a silver medal at the 1987 European Judo Championships in Paris.[2] Next to those achievements she had several other international successes and made women's judo flourish during her era.[3]

Next to judo, she worked as a sports teacher and lived in Vlaardingen.[4] She retired from Judo in January 1989.[2]

References

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  1. "Bronzen plak voor Gross". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 27 October 1986 – via Delpher.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Chita Gross houdt het voor gezien". Het Vrije Volk (in Dutch). 25 January 1989 – via Delpher.
  3. "Chita Gross toont bloei vrouwenjudo". Het Vrije Volk (in Dutch). 6 April 1987 – via Delpher.
  4. "Gestopt met judo". Trouw (in Dutch). 25 January 1989 – via Delpher.