Irene de Kok

Irene Margreta Maria de Kok (born 29 August 1963 in Eindhoven, North Brabant) is a retired judoka from the Netherlands, who is a two-fold world-champion and represented Netherlands at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

In this Dutch name, the surname is de Kok, not Kok.

Irene de Kok
Personal information
Full nameIrene Margreta Maria de Kok
Born (1963-08-29) 29 August 1963
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍66 kg, ‍–‍72 kg, Open
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Gold (1986, 1987)
European Champ.Gold (1986, 1986, 1987)
Olympic GamesBronze (1992)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona ‍–‍72 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Maastricht ‍–‍72 kg
Gold medal – first place 1987 Essen ‍–‍72 kg
Silver medal – second place 1984 Vienna ‍–‍66 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 London ‍–‍72 kg
Gold medal – first place 1986 London Open
Gold medal – first place 1987 Paris ‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Pirmasens ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Paris Open
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Paris ‍–‍72 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF53883
JudoInside.com1454
Updated on 5 June 2023.

There de Kok won a bronze medal in the women's half-heavyweight division (‍–‍72 kg), alongside Laetitia Meignan from France. She was named Dutch Sportswoman of the Year in 1987 after having claimed her second world title.

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