Irene de Kok

In this Dutch name, the surname is de Kok, not Kok.

Irene de Kok
Personal information
Full nameIrene Margreta Maria de Kok
Born (1963-08-29) 29 August 1963
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍66 kg, ‍–‍72 kg, Open
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (1992)
World Champ.Gold medal – World (1986, 1987)
European Champ.Gold (1986, 1986, 1987)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona ‍–‍72 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Maastricht ‍–‍72 kg
Gold medal – first place 1987 Essen ‍–‍72 kg
Silver medal – second place 1984 Vienna ‍–‍66 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 London ‍–‍72 kg
Gold medal – first place 1986 London Open
Gold medal – first place 1987 Paris ‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Pirmasens ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Paris Open
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Paris ‍–‍72 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF53883
JudoInside.com1454
Updated on 5 June 2023

Irene Margreta Maria de Kok (born 29 August 1963 in Eindhoven, North Brabant) is a retired judoka from the Netherlands, who is a two-fold world-champion and represented Netherlands at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.[1]

There de Kok won a bronze medal in the women's half-heavyweight division (‍–‍72 kg), alongside Laetitia Meignan from France. She was named Dutch Sportswoman of the Year in 1987 after having claimed her second world title.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Irene de Kok". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.


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