Iwan Blijd

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Iwan Blijd
Personal information
Nationality Surinamese
Born (1953-05-08) 8 May 1953 (age 72)
Sport
Sport Judo

Iwan Blijd (born 8 May 1953) is a Surinamese judoka, who represented his country at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1]

Blijd was just one of two athletes selected to represent Suriname at the 1972 Summer Olympics and was the first Surinamese judoka at the Olympics. He was 19 years old when he competed in the 63 kg event. He was drawn against Marcel Burkhard from Switzerland in the first round; he lost the bout after 5 minutes and therefore did not advance further in the competition. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Iwan Blijd". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Iwan Blijd, Judoka". judoinside.com. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
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