Mark Huizinga

{{Short description|Dutch judoka (born 1973)}}

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{{Infobox judoka

| image = Mark Huizinga (2008-08-25).jpg

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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|10 September 1973}}

| birth_place = Vlaardingen, Netherlands

| country = Netherlands

| weight_class = –90 kg

| rank =

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| dan = 7

| worlds_rank = 3

| worlds_year = 2005

| worlds_weight = Men's 90 kg

| regionals_type = EU

| regionals_rank = 1

| regionals_year = 1996

| regionals_weight = Men's 86 kg

| regionals_year2 = 1997

| regionals_weight2 = Men's 86 kg

| regionals_year3 = 1998

| regionals_weight3 = Men's 90 kg

| regionals_year4 = 2001

| regionals_weight4 = Men's 90 kg

| regionals_year5 = 2008

| regionals_weight5 = Men's 90 kg

| nationals =

| olympics_rank = 1

| olympics_year = 2000

| olympics_weight = Men's 90 kg

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

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

{{Medal|Competition| Olympic Games }}

{{Medal|G| 2000 Sydney | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 1996 Atlanta | {{nbnd}}86 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2004 Athens | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Championships }}

{{Medal|B| 2005 Cairo | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| European Championships }}

{{Medal|G| 1996 The Hague | {{nbnd}}86 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 1997 Oostende | {{nbnd}}86 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 1998 Oviedo | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2001 Paris | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2008 Lisbon | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2000 Wrocław | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2004 Bucharest | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 1994 Gdansk | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 1999 Bratislava | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2002 Maribor | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2003 Düsseldorf | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2005 Rotterdam | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}

| updated = 30 May 2023

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Mark Huizinga (born 10 September 1973) is a Dutch judoka and Olympic champion.{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Mark Huizinga |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/hu/mark-huizinga-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203083949/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/hu/mark-huizinga-1.html |archive-date=3 December 2016}}

Huizinga was born in Vlaardingen, South Holland in Netherlands in 1973. He won the gold medal in the men's under 90 kg class at the 2000 Summer Olympics by defeating Brazil's Carlos Honorato by ippon. He took bronze at the 1996 and 2004 Summer Olympics. Other laurels include five European Championships and a bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships. Huizinga retired after the 2008 Olympics.

Trivia

On 20 January 2010, Huizinga participated in De Nationale IQ test (The National IQ test) of Dutch broadcaster BNN, an informal quiz/comedy show. He was rated with an intelligence quotient of 142, an all-time record on the show.{{cite web|url=http://www.bnn.nl/page/iqtest/bners|title=BNN's Nationale IQ test 2010, dutch celebrities (Dutch)|accessdate=2010-07-27|publisher=BNN}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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