Henk Numan information

Henk Numan
	Numan in 1980
Personal information
Full name	Hendrik Numan
Born	13 June 1955; Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Died	26 April 2018 (aged 62); Landsmeer, the Netherlands
Occupation	Judoka
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍95 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(1980)
World Champ.	(1979)
European Champ.	5th (1982)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing the Netherlands
Olympic Games
World Championships
European Junior Championships
Profile at external databases
IJF	54304
JudoInside.com	4375
	Updated on 20 June 2023

Hendrik "Henk" Numan (13 June 1955 – 26 April 2018) was a judoka from the Netherlands, who won a bronze medal in half-heavyweight division (‍–‍95 kg) at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. His only loss at that tournament was against the later champion Robert Van De Walle from Belgium.^[1] A year earlier, Numan won a bronze medal at the 1979 World Judo Championships.^[2] In 1992, he also competed in Japanese professional wrestling for Fighting Network RINGS as a part of Chris Dolman's team.

Numan died at the age of 62 on 26 April 2018. No cause of death was publicly released.^[3]^[4] However, in an interview with Dutch wrestling coach Bert Kops jr., published a few weeks later, it was revealed that Numan had committed suicide.^[5]

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^ Judo Bond Nederland (2 May 2018). "In memoriam: Henk Numan". Website Dutch Judo Federation.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Sambo & Combat-Sambo (26 April 2018). "Henk Numan 26-04-2018". Website Sambo & Combat-Sambo.
^ De La Haye, Mylène (17 May 2018). "Worstelaar/sportschoolhouder/vechtsportcoach Bert Kops". Panorama.

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[3] Judo Bond Nederland (2 May 2018). "In memoriam: Henk Numan". Website Dutch Judo Federation.^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] Sambo & Combat-Sambo (26 April 2018). "Henk Numan 26-04-2018". Website Sambo & Combat-Sambo.

[5] De La Haye, Mylène (17 May 2018). "Worstelaar/sportschoolhouder/vechtsportcoach Bert Kops". Panorama.

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