Henk Numan Explained

Full Name:Hendrik Numan
Birth Date:13 June 1955
Birth Place:Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Death Place:Landsmeer, the Netherlands
Height:1.87 m
Country:Netherlands
Weight Class:95 kg
Worlds Rank:3
Worlds Year:1979
Regionals Type:EU
Regionals Rank:5
Regionals Year:1982
Olympics Rank:3
Olympics Year:1980
Olympics Weight:Men's 95 kg
Updated: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. A year earlier, Numan won a bronze medal at the 1979 World Judo Championships. 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.[1] [2] However, in an interview with Dutch wrestling coach Bert Kops jr., published a few weeks later, it was revealed that Numan had committed suicide.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: In memoriam: Henk Numan . Judo Bond Nederland . 2 May 2018 . Website Dutch Judo Federation.
  2. News: Henk Numan 26-04-2018 . Sambo & Combat-Sambo . 26 April 2018 . Website Sambo & Combat-Sambo . 25 June 2018 . 25 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180625213554/https://www.sambo-nederland.nl/henk-numan/ . dead .
  3. News: Worstelaar/sportschoolhouder/vechtsportcoach Bert Kops . De La Haye . Mylène . 17 May 2018 . Panorama . 25 June 2018 . 25 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180625213931/https://panorama.nl/magazine/worstelaarsportschoolhoudervechtsportcoach-bert-kops . dead .