Henk Numan

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Henk Numan
Judoka
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍95 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (1980)
World Champ.Bronze (1979)
European Champ.5th (1982)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moscow ‍–‍95 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Paris ‍–‍95 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Tel Aviv ‍–‍93 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF54304
JudoInside.com4375
Updated on 20 June 2023.

Hendrik "Henk" Numan (13 June 1955 – 26 April 2018) was a

Fighting Network RINGS as a part of Chris Dolman
's team.

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ WORLD JUDO CHAMPIONSHIPS. gbrathletics.com
  3. ^ Judo Bond Nederland (2 May 2018). "In memoriam: Henk Numan". Website Dutch Judo Federation.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Sambo & Combat-Sambo (26 April 2018). "Henk Numan 26-04-2018". Website Sambo & Combat-Sambo.
  5. ^ De La Haye, Mylène (17 May 2018). "Worstelaar/sportschoolhouder/vechtsportcoach Bert Kops". Panorama.

External links

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