Hendrik "Henk" Numan (13 June 1955 – 26 April 2018) was a judoka from the Netherlands, who won a bronze medal in half-heavyweight division (–95 kg) at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. His only loss at that tournament was against the later champion Robert Van De Walle from Belgium.[1] A year earlier, Numan won a bronze medal at the 1979 World Judo Championships.[2] In 1992, he also competed in Japanese professional wrestling for Fighting Network RINGS as a part of Chris Dolman's team.
 Numan in 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Hendrik Numan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 June 1955 Amsterdam, the Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 April 2018 (aged 62) Landsmeer, the Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –95 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games |  (1980) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 
(1979) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | 5th (1982) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Profile at external databases | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IJF | 54304 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 4375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 20 June 2023. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Numan died at the age of 62 on 26 April 2018. No cause of death was publicly released.[3][4] However, in an interview with Dutch wrestling coach Bert Kops jr., published a few weeks later, it was revealed that Numan had committed suicide.[5]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Henk Numan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012.
- ^ WORLD JUDO CHAMPIONSHIPS. gbrathletics.com
- ^ Judo Bond Nederland (2 May 2018). "In memoriam: Henk Numan". Website Dutch Judo Federation.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Sambo & Combat-Sambo (26 April 2018). "Henk Numan 26-04-2018". Website Sambo & Combat-Sambo.
- ^ De La Haye, Mylène (17 May 2018). "Worstelaar/sportschoolhouder/vechtsportcoach Bert Kops". Panorama.
External links edit
Media related to Henk Numan at Wikimedia Commons
- Henk Numan at the International Judo Federation
- Henk Numan at JudoInside.com
- Henk Numan at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Henk Numan at Olympics.com
- Henk Numan at Olympedia
- Henk Numan at The-Sports.org
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