Anton Geesink

Anton Geesink
Geesink in 1961
Personal information
Full nameAntonius Johannes Geesink
Born(1934-04-06)6 April 1934
Utrecht, Netherlands
Died27 August 2010(2010-08-27) (aged 76)
Utrecht, the Netherlands
OccupationJudoka
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight120 kg (265 lb)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportJudo
Weight classOpen
Rank     10th dan black belt
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
1964 TokyoOpen
World Championships
1961 ParisOpen
1965 Rio de Janeiro+80 kg
1956 TokyoOpen
European Championships
1952 Paris1st dan
1953 LondonOpen
1954 BrusselsOpen
1955 Paris3rd dan
1957 Rotterdam4th dan
1957 RotterdamOpen
1958 Barcelona4th dan
1958 BarcelonaOpen
1959 Vienna+80 kg
1959 ViennaOpen
1960 Amsterdam+80 kg
1960 AmsterdamOpen
1961 Milano+80 kg
1961 MilanoOpen
1962 Essen+80 kg
1962 EssenOpen
1963 GenèveOpen
1963 Genève+80 kg
1964 Berlin+80 kg
1964 BerlinOpen
1967 RomeOpen
1951 Paris1st kyu
1955 ParisOpen
1965 MadridOpen
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) 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.