Harry Van Barneveld (Amsterdam, born 18 February 1967) is a Belgian former judoka.[1] At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta he won a bronze medal in the heavyweight category.[2] Van Barneveld considers his victory in the 1992 Jigoro Kano Cup his greatest victory, as this was a first for a non-Japanese judoka.[3]

Harry Van Barneveld
Personal information
Born (1967-02-18) 18 February 1967 (age 59)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryBelgium
SportJudo
Weight class+95 kg, Open
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (1996)
World Champ.‹See Tfd›Bronze (1997, 1999)
European Champ.‹See Tfd›Gold (1997)
Profile at external databases
IJF53229
JudoInside.com144
Updated on 4 June 2023

References

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  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Harry Van Barneveld". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. "1996 Olympic medalist".
  3. "Van Barneveld looks back".
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