Noël Van 't End Judoka

Noël Van 't End

Country:Netherlands
Born:15 June 1991 (29 years)
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Dutch judoka Noel van 't End claimed the world title U90kg in 2019 in the Budokan in Tokyo and is the sixth male Dutch World Champion. Noël won the Grand Slam of Ekaterinburg in 2019. He booked victories in Minsk, Qingdao and Samsung. He won gold at the Grand Prix in Tbilisi in 2016. He won almost 20 World level medals. Van ‘t End took a bronze medal at the Grand Prix in Tunis in 2018. He took a silver medal at the Grand Slam in Osaka in 2018. Noël won the World Masters in Doha in 2021.

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World Champion Noël van ’t End confirms again in Doha

13 Jan 2021 23:25

Dutch World Champion Noel Van ‘t End had difficult contests throughout the preliminary rounds in Doha but Van 't End always found the necessary energy to go through and that energy that he felt in the Kodokan with the spirit of Anton Geesink in his mind gave him wings. In Doha at the IJF Judo Masters he confirmed again that he is capable of winning Olympic gold. The Dutchman captured the only gold for the Netherlands in Qatar. Read more

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Different styles of the category U90kg

2 Dec 2020 16:05

Without doubt, Ilias Iliadis wrote a nice chapter in judo history, most part of his legacy was made in 90kg class. But since the olympic champion stepped back from the tatami, this weight category has experienced a lot of changes. Nowadays, without such judo hero, the crown is looking for a new king and there are a lot of candidates fighting for it. European Champion Mikhail Igolnikov could be the chosen one. Read more

Noel van 't End breaks the curse for the Netherlands

29 Aug 2019 15:45

Dutchman Noel van ‘t End won his first world title after a gruelling day which culminated with a narrow triumph over Osaka Grand Slam winner Mukai Shoichiro of Japan in his sixth contest of the day. World number 10 Van ‘t End, who lost to Mukai in the Osaka Grand Slam final last year, lit up the U90kg category all day long and recorded the biggest win of his career with a mesmerising o-soto ko-soto combination for a waza-ari score with 27 seconds left. Read more

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Surprises all over at day 5 of the Worlds

29 Aug 2019 11:45

Spanish World champion Nikoloz Sherazadishvili lost his second match against Axel Clerget (FRA) by a waza-ari score. The Spaniard failed to sparke in Tokyo and exited early on as a host of big names were shocked in the morning session on day five. Read more

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Beka Gviniashvili grabs gold and keeps door open for Worlds

28 Jul 2019 22:15

Two-time World Judo Masters winner Beka Gviniashvili (GEO) put the U90kg category on notice in Zagreb as he struck his first IJF gold medal since 2017. The 23-year-old showed his explosive judo which gave him a reputation as one of the most feared and highly-rated judoka in the category before he switched categories in the build-up to the Rio 2016 Olympics. Read more