Judo in Netherlands

Netherlands

Judo in the Netherlands has a rich history with Olympic Champions Anton Geesink, Wim Ruska and Mark Huizinga. Judo in Holland is popular since the sixties boosted by 14 world titles. Geesink, Ruska and Irene De Kok won multiple world titles. In 2009 the World Championships were held in Rotterdam. The best ranked judoka are Guusje Steenhuis, Frank de Wit, Michael Korrel, Sanne van Dijke, Juul Franssen, Henk Grol, Marhinde Verkerk. Dutch Judo won almost 100 European titles since 1951. The Judo Bond Nederland JBN is the Dutch Judo Association. The Netherlands organised the Dutch Judo Grand Prix until 2011 and The Hague hosts the Grand Prix until 2020.

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Anton Geesink

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Willem Ruska

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Angelique Seriese

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Mark Huizinga

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Edith Bosch

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Anton Geesink - Super star

Guusje Steenhuis - Idol

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Ilona Lucassen

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Kim Polling

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Sanne Van Dijke

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Guusje Steenhuis

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Henk Grol

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Last results

Judo event	Type	Place	Date
Dutch Open Espoir U15 Eindhoven	IT15	Eindhoven	13 Jan 2019
Dutch Open Espoir U21 Eindhoven	ITJun	Eindhoven	13 Jan 2019
Dutch Open Espoir U18 Eindhoven	ITCad	Eindhoven	12 Jan 2019
Open Twente Championships +17 Enschede	NT	Enschede	16 Dec 2018
Open Twente Championships U17 Enschede	ITCad	Enschede	15 Dec 2018

Birthdays

Name	Birthdate	Age
Jochem Van Dijk	19 Jan 2003	16 years
Niek Louwerse	19 Jan 2001	18 years
Rick Jansen	19 Jan 2001	18 years
Silja Kok	19 Jan 1999	20 years
Anne Verslegers	19 Jan 1995	24 years