Maxine Thylin
Born (1991-06-05) 5 June 1991[1]
NicknameMachine
NationalitySwedish
Division
StyleBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu
TeamGracie Humaitá
TrainerLeticia Ribeiro
Rank
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 California, USA -58.5 kg
Pan-American Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2018 California, USA -58.5 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 California, USA -58.5 kg
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Lisbon, Portugal -58.5 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lisbon, Portugal -58.5 kg
No-Gi World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2015 California, USA -50.50 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 California, USA Open Class
Abu Dhabi Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2016 Los Angeles, USA -55kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Los Angeles, USA -55kg
SJJIF World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 California, USA -58.5 kg

Maxine Thylin (born 5 June 1991) is a Swedish grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt competitor. Thylin is a multiple Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion in coloured belt and the 2017 black belt World Champion.[1]

Career

Emilie Maxine M. H. Thylin was born on 5 June 1991, in Sweden, when she was 10 years old she started training and competing in Japanese jujutsu, at sixteen she added Brazilian jiu-jitsu to her practice.[1] At 18 years she won the junior Japanese jujutsu world championship and decided to focus on Brazilian jiu-jitsu, training at Nacka dojo in Stockholm.[2] From 2010 she began travelling to California to train with Leticia Ribeiro a few months at time, then in 2015 moved from Sweden to San Diego joining Gracie Southbay Jiu-Jitsu. Thylin won medals in all the major tournaments, as a brown belt she won the 2015 World Championship[3][4] receiving her black belt from Ribeiro that year as a consequence, followed by a win at the SJJIF World Championship. In 2017 she won the world championship as a black belt, while studying psychology, she is the second swede to win the world championship after Janni Larsson.[2]

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitive summary

Main Achievements at black belt level:[1]

Main Achievements (Coloured Belts):[1]

  • IBJJF World Champion (2015 brown)
  • IBJJF World Champion NoGi (2014 brown)
  • 2 x Pan American Champion (2011 / 2012 purple)
  • European Champion (2014 brown)
  • 2nd place IBJJF World Championship (2010 purple)
  • 2nd place Pan American Championship (2013 purple)
  • 2nd place IBJJF European Open (2012 / 2013[lower-alpha 1] purple)
  • 3rd place IBJJF World Championship (2009 blue)
  • 3rd place IBJJF Pan Championship (2014 / 2015 brown)
  • 3rd place IBJJF European Open (2011 purple)

Instructor lineage

Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Royler Gracie > Vini Aieta > Letícia Ribeiro > Maxine Thylin[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Weight and absolute

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Maxine Thylin". BJJ Heroes. 2020-09-21.
  2. 1 2 "Interview with Swedish IBJJF world black belt champion: Maxine Thylin". BJJ Scandinavia. 2017-12-06.
  3. ↑ "Svenska världsmästare i brasiliansk jiu-jitsu". DN.SE (in Swedish). 2015-05-30.
  4. ↑ "Jujutsu har två nominerade till årets mästarinna!". Svenska Jujutsufederationen (in Swedish). 2016-03-10.
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