Dennis van der Geest

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Dennis van der Geest
Dennis van der Geest (2008-08-25).jpg
Personal information
Born (1975-06-27) 27 June 1975 (age 49)
Occupation Judoka
Website www.dennisvandergeest.nl OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Sport
Country Netherlands
Sport Judo
Weight class +100 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games Bronze medal.svg (2004)
World Champ. Gold medal world centered-2.svg (2005)
European Champ. Gold medal europe.svg (2000, 2002)
Profile at external databases
IJF 31776
JudoInside.com 35
Updated on 30 May 2023

Dennis van der Geest (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɛnɪsfɑndərˈɣeːst] ; born 27 June 1975) is a Dutch judoka, who won the bronze medal in the men's heavyweight (+100 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics. [1] He was born in Haarlem, North Holland.

In 2005, he became the world judo champion in the men's open division by defeating Russian Tamerlan Tmenov with ippon in the final. In 2000 and 2002, he became European Champion in the over 100 kg event. He won three bronze medals and one silver medal at previous world championships.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Van der Geest was eliminated in the first round by Tamerlan Tmenov. He sustained a minor fracture during the match when Tmenov fell on his arm, but he was able to finish the fight. Van der Geest planned to finish his Judo career after the 2008 Summer Olympics to pursue a career in the music industry, but after his unexpected defeat, he was quoted as considering entering the World Championship in 2009. However, on 7 May 2009 Dennis van der Geest announced his retirement from top sport, owing to his lack of motivation.

Outside his sport he was the ambassador of his favourite football team Feyenoord Rotterdam in the 2005/06 season. Next to that, he released his first single, "To The Sunshine", on 8 August 2008. This track was released under his stage name of Ippon, and is a collaboration with producer Ronald Molendijk.

His younger brother Elco is also a judoka competing at the highest level.

In 2011 and 2013 he appeared in episodes of the television game show De Jongens tegen de Meisjes .

In 2019 he played a role in the film Brugklas: De tijd van m'n leven .

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dennis van der Geest". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.

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