Henk Numan
Hendrik "Henk" Numan (13 June 1955 – 26 April 2018) was a judoka from the Netherlands, who won the bronze medal in half-heavyweight division (-95 kg) at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. His only loss at that tournament was against the later champion Robert Van De Walle from Belgium.[1] A year earlier he won a bronze medal at the 1979 World Judo Championships.[2] In 1992, he also competed in Japanese professional wrestling for Fighting Network RINGS as a part of Chris Dolman's team.
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| Full name | Hendrik Numan | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 June 1955 Amsterdam, the Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 April 2018 (aged 62) Landsmeer, the Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Numan died at the age of 62 on 26 April 2018. No cause of death was publicly released.[3][4] However, in an interview with Dutch wrestling coach Bert Kops jr., published a few weeks later, it was revealed that Numan had committed suicide.[5]
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Henk Numan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-12-18.
- WORLD JUDO CHAMPIONSHIPS. gbrathletics.com
- Judo Bond Nederland (2 May 2018). "In memoriam: Henk Numan". Website Dutch Judo Federation.
- Sambo & Combat-Sambo (26 April 2018). "Henk Numan 26-04-2018". Website Sambo & Combat-Sambo.
- De La Haye, Mylène (17 May 2018). "Worstelaar/sportschoolhouder/vechtsportcoach Bert Kops". Panorama.
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