Jean de Herdt

French judoka (1923-2013)

ジャン・ド・エルド

Born

22 July 1923, 15th arrondissement of Paris

Died

5 January 2013, Bourges

Citizenship

France

Sport

judo

Occupation

judoka

Jean De Herdt (22 July 1923 - 5 January 2013) was a French judoka. De Herdt was the first French student of famed Judo master Mikinosuke Kawaishi. He was a two time gold European Judo Championships medalists.

Awards and honours

• Knight of the Legion of Honour

Teachers

• Mikonosuke Kawaishi

Students

• Julien Naessens

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q3175451 (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.