Anton Geesink

Anton Geesink
Anton Geesink in 1961
Geesink in 1961
Personal information
Full nameAntonius Johannes Geesink
Born(1934-04-06)6 April 1934
Utrecht, Netherlands[3]
Died27 August 2010(2010-08-27) (aged 76)[1]
Utrecht, the Netherlands[3]
OccupationJudoka
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)[4]
Weight120 kg (265 lb)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportJudo
Weight classOpen
Rank     10th dan black belt[2]
Profile at external databases
IJF54641
JudoInside.com4094
Updated on 25 June 2023

Antonius Johannes Geesink (6 April 1934 – 27 August 2010)[3][1] was a Dutch 10th dan judoka. He was the first non-Japanese judoka to win gold at the World Judo Championships, a feat he accomplished in 1961 and 1965. He was also an Olympic Champion, having won gold at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Japan, and won a record 21 European Judo Championships during his career.[4]

  1. ^ a b Peter Nichols (6 September 2010). "Anton Geesink obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  2. ^ "JudoInside - Anton Geesink Judoka". Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anton Geesink". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference obit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).