Dennis Bekkers
Dutch taekwondo practitioner
デニス・ベッカーズ · 데니스 베커르스
- Born
- 29 November 1980
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Sport
- taekwondo
- Occupation
- taekwondo athlete
- Height
- 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Dennis Bekkers (born 29 November 1980 in Den Bosch) is a taekwondo practitioner from the Netherlands.
Bekkers competes in men's -68 kilograms class also known as the featherweight. He won the silver medal at the 2005 European Championships in Riga, Latvia. That same year he also won the bronze medal at the World Championships in Madrid, Spain. In 2006, he managed to improve his European record by becoming European Champion, in Bonn. In 2007, at the Pre-Olympic World Championships in Beijing, he won another bronze medal. In 2008, at the European Championships in Rome, he won the bronze medal. With this performance he managed to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 World Taekwondo Championships | 2005 | |
| 2007 World Taekwondo Championships | 2007 | |
| 2008 Summer Olympics | 2008 |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q1188966 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.