Mark Huizinga
Personal information
Born10 September 1973 (1973-09-10) (age 50)
Vlaardingen, Netherlands
OccupationJudoka
Websitewww.markhuizinga.nl/english
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportJudo
Weight class–90 kg
Rank     7th dan black belt[1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (2000)
World Champ.Bronze (2005)
European Champ.Gold (1996, 1997, 1998,
Gold( 2001, 2008)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta ‍–‍86 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens ‍–‍90 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Cairo ‍–‍90 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 The Hague ‍–‍86 kg
Gold medal – first place 1997 Oostende ‍–‍86 kg
Gold medal – first place 1998 Oviedo ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2001 Paris ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2008 Lisbon ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2000 Wrocław ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2004 Bucharest ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Gdansk ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Bratislava ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Maribor ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Düsseldorf ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Rotterdam ‍–‍90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF3395
JudoInside.com54
Updated on 30 May 2023.
Huizinga at the 2005 European Championships

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

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.[2]

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. ↑ "BNN's Nationale IQ test 2010, dutch celebrities (Dutch)". BNN. Retrieved 27 July 2010.

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