Beatrice Goffin

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Beatrice Goffin

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Born Beatrice Goffin
1951
Belgium
Nationality Belgian
Height 5 ft 3.5 in (1.61 m)
Weight 132 lb (59.9 kg; 9.4 st)
Wrestles for Les Lutteuses Rochefortoises, Ealer Dayton, Athena2, Ringside Productions and Festelle
Years active 1976 - late 1990s
Assumed Competitive Female Wrestling Record
Wins 0
Losses 0
Draws 0
Assumed Competitive Mixed Wrestling Record
Wins 0
Losses 0
Draws 0
Other information
WB270 http://wb270.com/eur/beatrice.htm

Beatrice Goffin is widely considered as one of the pioneers of female submission wrestling. She was the first among submission wrestlers who traveled constantly doing private sessions and taking part in various events throughout Europe, as well as in United States.

Beatrice started wrestling in 1974 as a means to stay fit. She met an acquaintance every week in her apartment to train and explore her newly found love of freestlye and submission wrestling. In 1976 Beatrice and her husband husband, Michel Vieujean, formed Belgium's first female wrestling club - Les Lutteuses Rochefortoises (The Female Wrestlers of Rochefort). The club was officially recognized by the Belgium Wrestling Federation in 1978.

At first her father, being a father of 4 children - 3 boys, did not approve of her wrestling activities. But he changed his mind after Beatrice's professional achievements.

Beatrice's professional achievements in olympic-style wrestling include:

  • two times Belgian freestyle wrestling champion
  • gold medal at European Women's Wrestling Championship in 1982 - 1st place (pinning Nicole Verhote in the final fight)
  • silver medal at World Festival of Women's Wrestling in 1986 (only 4 countries involved) - 2nd place (behind french Sylvie Maret)

During her lifetime she has wrestled for such companies as Festelle, Ealer Dayton, Ringside Productions and Athena2.

Besides wrestling she also worked as a laboratory assistant. **(clarification needed)

In late 1990s Beatrice switched to training and never appeared wrestling in public or for a production company since. Instead she focused on training her students. She has trained such great submission wrestlers as Nadege, Xana & Puma.

In late 2005 Beatrice and her husband, local school principal, were charged with including an underage participant in one of the wrestling events. Allegedly the matches were either topless or nude, and they were all filmed. Only one of the contestants of the event was underage. Even though Michel and Beatrice have continuously denied knowing her true age, the media has been lynching them ever since. The battle with the law and the investigation continues to this day, and the final trial will be held in March, 2013.

Notable matches

Reviews of some of Beatrice Goffin's most notable matches.

Competitive female wrestling Record

A list of Beatrice Goffin's competitive F/F wrestling matches. This list is not complete.

Date Producer Video Title Opponent Result Rules Comments & Links
1992 Ringside Productions RP11 Ziggy 0-0 submissions only In Tournament of Champions
1992 Ringside Productions RP11 Kristie Etzold 2-0 submissions only In Tournament of Champions
1992 Ringside Productions RP11 Danielle 2-0 submissions only In Tournament of Champions
???? ????? Tigra ?-? submissions only
???? ????? Christine Dupree ?-? submissions only
???? Festelle FV 54 Sherry ?-? submissions only
???? Festelle FV 54 Ria Klein ?-? submissions only
???? Festelle FV 43 Sherry ?-? submissions only
???? Festelle FV 42 Sheila ?-? submissions only
???? Festelle FV 34 Ria Klein ?-? submissions only
???? Festelle FV 34 Sherry ?-? submissions only
???? Festelle? Maggie Jennings ?-? submissions only
???? Ealer Dayton ED-5 Ali Day ?-? submissions only
???? Women Warriors ??? Lee Price ?-? submissions only match ends with nude facesitting
1987 VSL V012 Jocelyne Sagon ?-? submissions only
1987 VSL V008 Lynn Marie ?-? submissions only
1987 ????? Luma ?-? submissions only

Competitive mixed wrestling Record

A list of Beatrice Goffin's competitive F/M wrestling matches. This list is not complete.

Relevant links

Gallery