Jan Snijders

Jan Snijders
Snijders in 2003
Personal information
Born (1943-09-14) 14 September 1943
Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportJudo
Rank     9th dan black belt
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games9th (1964)
World Champ.5th (1969)
European Champ. (1962)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing the  Netherlands
European Championships
1962 Essen68 kg
1964 Berlinama 80 kg
1965 Madridama 93 kg
1969 Oostende80 kg
European Junior Championships
1968 Milano80 kg
European Cadet Championships
1962 Essen63 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF4287
JudoInside.com4503
Updated on 9 March 2023

Jan Snijders (born 14 September 1943 in Eindhoven, North Brabant) is a retired judoka from the Netherlands. Together with his twin brother Peter Snijders, Anton Geesink, Hein Essink, Tonni Wagenaar, Coos Bontje, Jan van Ierland, Martin Poglajen, Joop Gouweleeuw, Wim Ruska, Ernst Eugster, Henk Numan, Peter Adelaar, Willy Wilhelm, Anthony Wurth and Theo Meyer he belongs to the generation of Dutch top judoka which gained their successes in the 1960s and 1970s.