Rebekka Dahl
Rebekka Elisabeth Ziska Dahl is a Danish martial artist who represents her native country Denmark in sport jujitsu.
Career
She began with sport jujitsu at age of 9 in hometown Hillerød. She started training in ju-jitsu by following her brother Bjørn who was also practicing it. Her father is from Faroe Islands.She has been member of Danish sport jujitsu team since 2013. In 2017 she won gold medal at World Games in Wrocław, discipline Fighting System. She struggled in training the first few years, often considering leaving the sport, but persevered and won her first tournament. She is an alumni representative at the European Youth Olympic Festival.
Since making her competitive sports debut in the adults category in 2015, she has won a medal in every Ju-Jitsu World Championship at 57kg. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark, during lockdown, Dahl was allowed to continue to train Ju-Jitsu as she was considered as one of Denmark's elite athletes. She won a gold medal in Ju-Jitsu at the 2017 World Games in Poland. In 2023, Dahl broke her foot and was a doubt for the World Championship. After seven weeks in a cast and being medically cleared to fight the Saturday before the championships, she won a silver medal. In 2024, Dahl won a gold medal at the Ju-Jitsu European Championship in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.