Mark Huizinga Explained

Birth Place:Vlaardingen, Netherlands
Country:Netherlands
Weight Class:–90 kg
Rank Ref:[1]
Dan:7
Worlds Rank:3
Worlds Year:2005
Worlds Weight:Men's 90 kg
Regionals Type:EU
Regionals Rank:1
Regionals Year:1996
Regionals Weight:Men's 86 kg
Regionals Year2:1997
Regionals Weight2:Men's 86 kg
Regionals Year3:1998
Regionals Weight3:Men's 90 kg
Regionals Year4:2001
Regionals Weight4:Men's 90 kg
Regionals Year5:2008
Regionals Weight5:Men's 90 kg
Olympics Rank:1
Olympics Year:2000
Olympics Weight:Men's 90 kg
Updated:30 May 2023

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IJF Dan Grades Awardees . . 9 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230218112607/https://78884ca60822a34fb0e6-082b8fd5551e97bc65e327988b444396.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/up/2023/02/Liste_Grades_14022023-16764493-1676449342.pdf . 18 February 2023 . 3 . en.
  2. Web site: BNN's Nationale IQ test 2010, dutch celebrities (Dutch). 2010-07-27. BNN.