Mark Huizinga
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Personal information | |
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Born | 10 September 1973 (1973-09-10) (age 50) Vlaardingen, Netherlands |
Occupation | Judoka |
Website | www![]() |
Sport | |
Country | Netherlands |
Sport | Judo |
Weight class | –90 kg |
Rank | 7th dan black belt[1] |
Achievements and titles | |
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World Champ. | ![]() |
European Champ. | ![]() ![]() |
Medal record | |
Profile at external databases | |
IJF | 3395 |
JudoInside.com | 54 |
Updated on 30 May 2023 |
Mark Huizinga (born 10 September 1973) is a Dutch judoka and Olympic champion.
Huizinga was born in Vlaardingen, South Holland in Netherlands in 1973. He won the gold medal in the men's under 90 kg class at the 2000 Summer Olympics by defeating Brazil's Carlos Honorato by ippon. He took bronze at the 1996 and 2004 Summer Olympics. Other laurels include five European Championships and a bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships. Huizinga retired after the 2008 Olympics.
Trivia
On 20 January 2010, Huizinga participated in De Nationale IQ test (The National IQ test) of Dutch broadcaster BNN, an informal quiz/comedy show. He was rated with an intelligence quotient of 142, an all-time record on the show.[2]
References
- ^ "IJF Dan Grades Awardees" (PDF). International Judo Federation. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ "BNN's Nationale IQ test 2010, dutch celebrities (Dutch)". BNN. Retrieved 27 July 2010.[permanent dead link]
External links
Media related to Mark Huizinga at Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Huizinga at the International Judo Federation
- Mark Huizinga at JudoInside.com
- Mark Huizinga at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Mark Huizinga at Olympics.com
- Mark Huizinga at Olympedia
- Mark Huizinga at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Mark Huizinga at The-Sports.org
- Mark Huizinga on X
- MarkHuizinga.nl official website (in English) at the Wayback Machine (archived 7 February 2011)
Olympic Games | ||
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Preceded by | Flagbearer for ![]() Athens 2004 | Succeeded by |
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- 1964:
Isao Okano (JPN)
- 1972:
Shinobu Sekine (JPN)
- 1976:
Isamu Sonoda (JPN)
- 1980:
Jürg Röthlisberger (SUI)
- 1984:
Peter Seisenbacher (AUT)
- 1988:
Peter Seisenbacher (AUT)
- 1992:
Waldemar Legień (POL)
- 1996:
Jeon Ki-young (KOR)
- 2000:
Mark Huizinga (NED)
- 2004:
Zurab Zviadauri (GEO)
- 2008:
Irakli Tsirekidze (GEO)
- 2012:
Song Dae-nam (KOR)
- 2016:
Mashu Baker (JPN)
- 2020:
Lasha Bekauri (GEO)
- 2024:
Lasha Bekauri (GEO)
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