Henk Numan

Hendrik "Henk" Numan (13 June 1955 – 26 April 2018) was a judoka from the Netherlands, who won a 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, Numan 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.

Henk Numan
Numan in 1980
Personal information
Full nameHendrik Numan
Born(1955-06-13)13 June 1955
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Died26 April 2018(2018-04-26) (aged 62)
Landsmeer, the Netherlands
OccupationJudoka
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍95 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Bronze (1979)
European Champ.5th (1982)
Olympic GamesBronze (1980)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moscow ‍–‍95 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Paris ‍–‍95 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Tel Aviv ‍–‍93 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF54304
JudoInside.com4375
Updated on 20 June 2023.

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
  1. 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 18 December 2012.
  2. WORLD JUDO CHAMPIONSHIPS. gbrathletics.com
  3. Judo Bond Nederland (2 May 2018). "In memoriam: Henk Numan". Website Dutch Judo Federation.
  4. Sambo & Combat-Sambo (26 April 2018). "Henk Numan 26-04-2018". Website Sambo & Combat-Sambo.
  5. De La Haye, Mylène (17 May 2018). "Worstelaar/sportschoolhouder/vechtsportcoach Bert Kops". Panorama.

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