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Anton Geesink

Anton Geesink
Anton Geesink in 1961
Geesink in 1961
Personal information
Full nameAntonius Johannes Geesink
Born(1934-04-06)6 April 1934
Utrecht, Netherlands[3]
Died27 August 2010(2010-08-27) (aged 76)[1]
Utrecht, the Netherlands[3]
OccupationJudoka
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)[4]
Weight120 kg (265 lb)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportJudo
Weight classOpen
Rank     10th dan black belt[2]
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing the  Netherlands
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Championships 2 0 1
European Championships 21 2 2
Total 24 2 3
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Open
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1961 Paris Open
Gold medal – first place 1965 Rio de Janeiro +80 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Tokyo Open
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1952 Paris 1st dan
Gold medal – first place 1953 London Open
Gold medal – first place 1954 Brussels Open
Gold medal – first place 1955 Paris 3rd dan
Gold medal – first place 1957 Rotterdam 4th dan
Gold medal – first place 1957 Rotterdam Open
Gold medal – first place 1958 Barcelona 4th dan
Gold medal – first place 1958 Barcelona Open
Gold medal – first place 1959 Vienna +80 kg
Gold medal – first place 1959 Vienna Open
Gold medal – first place 1960 Amsterdam +80 kg
Gold medal – first place 1960 Amsterdam Open
Gold medal – first place 1961 Milano +80 kg
Gold medal – first place 1961 Milano Open
Gold medal – first place 1962 Essen +80 kg
Gold medal – first place 1962 Essen Open
Gold medal – first place 1963 Genève Open
Gold medal – first place 1963 Genève +80 kg
Gold medal – first place 1964 Berlin +80 kg
Gold medal – first place 1964 Berlin Open
Gold medal – first place 1967 Rome Open
Silver medal – second place 1951 Paris 1st kyu
Silver medal – second place 1955 Paris Open
Bronze medal – third place 1965 Madrid Open
Bronze medal – third place 1965 Madrid +93 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF54641
JudoInside.com4094
Updated on 25 June 2023

Antonius Johannes Geesink (6 April 1934 – 27 August 2010)[3][1] was a Dutch 10th dan judoka. He was the first non-Japanese judoka to win gold at the World Judo Championships, a feat he accomplished in 1961 and 1965. He was also an Olympic Champion, having won gold at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Japan, and won a record 21 European Judo Championships during his career.[4]

  1. ^ a b Peter Nichols (6 September 2010). "Anton Geesink obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  2. ^ "JudoInside - Anton Geesink Judoka". Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anton Geesink". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference obit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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