Jan Snijders Judoka
Jan Snijders
Jan Snijders
Country: Netherlands | Born: 14 September 1943 (81 years)
Jan Snijders is IJF Head Refereeing Director. He started judo in 1954 and in 1961 won gold at the European Junior Championships. In 1962, he was European Champion in Essen and in 1964 he participated in the first Olympics in Tokyo. During the years 1962 to 1972, he was a member of the Dutch national team. He was a referee at seven world championships and at several Olympic Games (Seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992). He was awarded the ninth Dan at the World Championships by Marius Vizer.
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