Judo in 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. Dutch Judo won almost 100 European titles since 1951. The Judo Bond Nederland JBN is the Dutch Judo Association founded in 1939. The Netherlands organised the Dutch Judo Grand Prix until 2011 and The Hague Grand Prix until 2018.

Judo legends B S G

• Anton Geesink
3224

• Willem Ruska
2411

• Angelique Seriese
2210

• Mark Huizinga
826

• Edith Bosch
535

Anton Geesink - Super star

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  Anton GEESINK (NED) - Jan DE WAAL (NED)

  1 Jan 1983

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  Theo KLEIN (NED) - Willem RUSKA (NED)

  1 Apr 1966

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  1966: Anton Geesink (NED) - Jacques Barthes (FRA)

  23 Mar 1966

Frank De Wit - Idol

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  Frank DE WIT (NED) - Antoine VALOIS-FORTIER (CAN) @ U81 - IJF World Masters Qingdao 2019

  12 Dec 2019

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  IJF Magazine Grand Slam Osaka 2019

  2 Dec 2019

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  Meet your Judoka - Frank de Wit 2019

  2 Dec 2019

Last 365 days of judo B S G

• Kim Polling
022

• Tessie Savelkouls
012

• Roy Meyer
202

• Michael Korrel
202

• Noël Van 't End
102

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  IJF interview Kim Polling IJF World Masters Qingdao 2019

  10 Jan 2020

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  Michael Korrel Qingdao Masters Judo 2019

  17 Dec 2019

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  IJF Magazine World Masters Qingdao 2019

  15 Dec 2019

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