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Harry Van Barneveld

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Harry Van Barneveld
Personal information
Born (1967-02-18) 18 February 1967 (age 57)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryBelgium
SportJudo
Weight class+95 kg, Open
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (1996)
World Champ.Bronze (1997, 1999)
European Champ.Gold (1997)
Profile at external databases
IJF53229
JudoInside.com144
Updated on 4 June 2023

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

References

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  1. ^ "1996 Olympic medalist".
  2. ^ "Van Barneveld looks back".
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