Mark Huizinga

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Mark Huizinga
Mark Huizinga (2008-08-25).jpg
Personal information
Born10 September 1973 (1973-09-10) (age 51)
Vlaardingen, Netherlands
Occupation Judoka
Website www.markhuizinga.nl/english OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Sport
Country Netherlands
Sport Judo
Weight class –90 kg
Rank      7th dan black belt [1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games Gold medal.svg (2000)
World Champ. Bronze medal world centered-2.svg (2005)
European Champ. Gold medal europe.svg (1996, 1997, 1998,
2001, 2008)
Profile at external databases
IJF 3395
JudoInside.com 54
Updated on 30 May 2023
Huizinga at the 2005 European Championships Judoka Mark Huizinga tijdens EK judo 2005 Ahoy Rotterdam.JPG
Huizinga at the 2005 European Championships

Mark Huizinga (born 10 September 1973) is a Dutch judoka and Olympic champion. [2]

Contents

Huizinga was born in Vlaardingen, South Holland in Netherlands in 1973. He won the gold medal in the men's under 90 kg class at the 2000 Summer Olympics by defeating Brazil's Carlos Honorato by ippon. He took bronze at the 1996 and 2004 Summer Olympics. Other laurels include five European Championships and a bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships. Huizinga retired after the 2008 Olympics.

Trivia

On 20 January 2010, Huizinga participated in De Nationale IQ test (The National IQ test) of Dutch broadcaster BNN, an informal quiz/comedy show. He was rated with an intelligence quotient of 142, an all-time record on the show. [3]

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References

  1. "IJF Dan Grades Awardees" (PDF). International Judo Federation . p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mark Huizinga". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  3. "BNN's Nationale IQ test 2010, dutch celebrities (Dutch)". BNN. Retrieved 27 July 2010.[ permanent dead link ]

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