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Henk Numan

Dutch judoka (1955–2018)

Born
13 June 1955, Amsterdam
Died
26 April 2018, Landsmeer
Citizenship
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Sport
judo
Occupation
judoka
Height
187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight
95 kg (209 lb)

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. However, in an interview with Dutch wrestling coach Bert Kops jr., published a few weeks later, it was revealed that Numan had committed suicide.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
1980 Summer Olympics1980

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q2430118 (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.