Henk Numan

{{Short description|Dutch judoka (1955–2018)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}

{{Infobox judoka

| image = Henk Numan 1980.jpg

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| caption = Numan in 1980

| full_name = Hendrik Numan

| birth_date = {{birth date|1955|6|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = Amsterdam, the Netherlands

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2018|4|26|1955|6|13|df=y}}

| death_place = Landsmeer, the Netherlands

| height = 1.87 m

| country = Netherlands

| weight_class = {{nbnd}}95 kg

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| worlds_rank = 3

| worlds_year = 1979

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| regionals_type = EU

| regionals_rank = 5

| regionals_year = 1982

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| olympics_rank = 3

| olympics_year = 1980

| olympics_weight = Men's 95 kg

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{{Medal|Sport| Men's judo }}

{{Medal|Country| the {{NED}} }}

{{Medal|Competition| Olympic Games }}

{{Medal|B| 1980 Moscow | {{nbnd}}95 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Championships }}

{{Medal|B| 1979 Paris | {{nbnd}}95 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| European Junior Championships }}

{{Medal|B| 1974 Tel Aviv | {{nbnd}}93 kg }}

| updated = 20 June 2023

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Hendrik "Henk" Numan (13 June 1955 – 26 April 2018) was a judoka from the Netherlands, who won a bronze medal in half-heavyweight division ({{nbnd}}95 kg) at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. His only loss at that tournament was against the later champion Robert Van De Walle from Belgium. A year earlier, Numan won a bronze medal at the 1979 World Judo Championships. In 1992, he also competed in Japanese professional wrestling for Fighting Network RINGS as a part of Chris Dolman's team.

Numan died at the age of 62 on 26 April 2018. No cause of death was publicly released.{{cite news |url=http://www.jbn.nl/nieuws/DU20069_In+memoriam+Henk+Numan.aspx |title=In memoriam: Henk Numan |last=Judo Bond Nederland |date=2 May 2018 |work=Website Dutch Judo Federation}}{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news |url=https://www.sambo-nederland.nl/henk-numan/ |title=Henk Numan 26-04-2018 |last=Sambo & Combat-Sambo |date=26 April 2018 |work=Website Sambo & Combat-Sambo |access-date=25 June 2018 |archive-date=25 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625213554/https://www.sambo-nederland.nl/henk-numan/ |url-status=dead }} However, in an interview with Dutch wrestling coach Bert Kops jr., published a few weeks later, it was revealed that Numan had committed suicide.{{cite news |url=https://panorama.nl/magazine/worstelaarsportschoolhoudervechtsportcoach-bert-kops |title=Worstelaar/sportschoolhouder/vechtsportcoach Bert Kops |last=De La Haye |first=Mylène |date=17 May 2018 |work=Panorama |access-date=25 June 2018 |archive-date=25 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625213931/https://panorama.nl/magazine/worstelaarsportschoolhoudervechtsportcoach-bert-kops |url-status=dead }}