Lucia Rijker

Lucia Rijker fascinates me as a study in fearlessness. Boxer, kickboxer, Thai boxer, fencer, and later an actress, she compressed several careers into one life and still earned the press tag "the most dangerous woman in the world." What impresses me is not just the Hall of Fame credentials but the audacity of a woman storming male-dominated combat sports and winning respect on her own terms. Her crossover into film only deepens my regard for her range. Watching someone push the human body and will this far reminds me how high the ceiling of discipline can really go.

Name (English)

Lucia Rijker

Name (Japanese)

ルシア・ライカ

Reading

るしあ・らいか

Born

December 6, 1967 (age 58)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Goat

Origin

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Height

169 cm

Occupation

actor / boxer / fencer / kickboxer / Thai boxer

Awards & achievements

• International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame
• 2020 International Boxing Hall of Fame

• Official sitehttp://www.luciarijker.net
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucia%20Rijker
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q462162

Tags

• North Holland
• actor
• boxer
• fencer

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.