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Emilie Maxine M. H. Thylin

Maxine Thylin is a Swedish Gracie Humaitá black belt who won the 2017 featherweight World Championship.

Biography

Maxine Thylin is a Swedish Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and Gracie Humaitá representative who won the 2017 black-belt featherweight world title. Thylin competed in Japanese ju-jutsu before adding BJJ to her training in 2008 under Ricard Carneborn, Ralf Carneborn, and Marcelo Yogui. Her preparation later extended beyond Sweden: she repeatedly traveled to Letícia Ribeiro's Gracie Humaitá South Bay academy for long World Championship camps. In 2015, Thylin won the World Championship at brown belt and received her black belt from Ribeiro. Two years later, she won the black-belt featherweight world title in Long Beach. Her other documented 2017 results include silver at the European and Pan Championships and gold at the European No-Gi Championship. The world title made her the second Swedish athlete to win the championship at black belt, after Janni Larsson.

Sources for this profile

  • BJJ Heroes, “Maxine Thylin.”(opens in a new tab)

    • Emilie Maxine M. H. Thylin competes under the name Maxine Thylin and is a Swedish Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt representing Gracie Humaitá.

      Where in the source: Profile introduction and identity block — Sweden, black belt, Letícia Ribeiro, Gracie Humaitá; full name.

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    • A Japanese ju-jutsu competitor first, Thylin added BJJ to her training in 2008 under Ricard Carneborn, Ralf Carneborn and Marcelo Yogui.

      Where in the source: BJJ training — 2008 — Carneborn, Carneborn, Yogui

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    • She repeatedly traveled to Letícia Ribeiro's Gracie Humaitá South Bay academy for extended World Championship preparation camps.

      Where in the source: spent 3 to 4 months preparing ... with the former world champion

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  • Wikipedia contributors, “Maxine Thylin,” career section; source trail retained for reviewer inspection.(opens in a new tab)

    • Thylin won the 2015 IBJJF World Championship at brown belt and received her black belt from Letícia Ribeiro that year.

      Where in the source: 2015 World Championship ... receiving her black belt from Ribeiro

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    • The profile identifies Thylin as the second Swedish athlete to win the black-belt World Championship, after Janni Larsson.

      Where in the source: second swede to win ... after Janni Larsson

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  • Fighter Magazine, “BJJ-VM: Maxine Thylin vann guld & Max Lindblad vann brons,” 6 June 2017.(opens in a new tab)

    • Fighter Magazine reported that Thylin won the 2017 BJJ World Championship in the black-belt division in Long Beach.

      Where in the source: Maxine Thylin VM-guld BJJ i svart bälte

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  • BJJ Metrics, “Emilie Maxine M H Thylin,” athlete profile.(opens in a new tab)

    • BJJ Metrics records Thylin's 2017 World Championship gold in the adult female featherweight black-belt division for Gracie Humaitá South Bay.

      Where in the source: World 2017 — Black / Adult / Female / Feather — 1

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    • The same results table records her 2017 European Championship and Pan Championship silver medals at black-belt featherweight, plus European No-Gi gold.

      Where in the source: European 2017 — 2; Pan 2017 — 2; European No-Gi 2017 — 1

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