Mark Huizinga

Mark Huizinga
Personal information
Born10 September 1973 (1973-09-10) (age 51)
Vlaardingen, Netherlands
OccupationJudoka
Websitewww.markhuizinga.nl/english Edit this at Wikidata
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)
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.[2]

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.

  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.