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Hindrik Harmannus Arnoldus "Henk" Grol (born 14 April 1985 in Veendam) is a retired Dutch judoka.

Henk Grol

Grol in 2012
Personal information
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1985-04-14) April 14, 1985 (age 37) Veendam, Netherlands
Education	Communications, Marketing
Alma mater	Johan Cruijff College
Occupation	Judoka
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	110 kg (243 lb)
Website	henkgrol.nl
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–100 kg, +100 kg
Club	Kenamju
Coached by	Maarten Arens, Ronald Joorse
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	(2009, 2010, 2013)
European Champ.	(2008, 2015, 2016)
Olympic Games	(2008, 2012)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Netherlands Olympic Games 2008 Beijing –100 kg 2012 London –100 kg World Championships 2009 Rotterdam –100 kg 2010 Tokyo –100 kg 2013 Rio de Janeiro –100 kg European Games 2015 Baku –100 kg 2019 Minsk +100 kg European Championships 2008 Lisbon –100 kg 2016 Kazan –100 kg 2009 Tbilisi –100 kg 2010 Vienna –100 kg 2013 Budapest –100 kg 2021 Lisbon +100 kg 2018 Tel Aviv +100 kg World Masters 2012 Almaty –100 kg 2013 Tyumen –100 kg 2019 Qingdao +100 kg 2021 Doha +100 kg IJF Grand Slam 2011 Paris –100 kg 2018 Osaka +100 kg 2020 Paris +100 kg 2018 Ekaterinburg +100 kg 2013 Paris –100 kg 2014 Paris –100 kg 2014 Tokyo –100 kg 2018 Abu Dhabi +100 kg IJF Grand Prix 2010 Rotterdam –100 kg 2011 Baku –100 kg 2011 Abu Dhabi –100 kg 2011 Amsterdam –100 kg 2014 Budapest –100 kg 2009 Hamburg –100 kg 2015 Düsseldorf –100 kg World Juniors Championships 2004 Budapest –90 kg European Junior Championships 2003 Sarajevo –81 kg 2004 Sofia –90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	285
JudoInside.com	14777
Updated on 24 October 2022.

Judo career

Grol competed in the 2007 European Judo Championships in Belgrade, Serbia in the men's under 90 kg, as a replacement for Mark Huizinga, who cancelled last minute due to personal problems.

He won gold in the men's under 100-kilo class at the 2008 European Judo Championships in Lisbon, Portugal. He was the youngest European Champion of that year, only 22 years old.

After a highly competitive race against Elco van der Geest, Grol ended up to be the 2008 representative for the men's 100 kg category for the Netherlands at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. There he reached the semifinals, where he was beaten by Askhat Zhitkeyev from Kazakhstan. He went on to win bronze beating Levan Zhorzholiani from Georgia.

He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarter-finals, where he lost to Dimitri Peters of Germany.[1] Grol went on to win the bronze medal beating Hwang Hee-tae in his bronze medal match.[1]

He competed at the 2018 European Judo Championships in Tel Aviv where he ended third.[2]

In 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[3][4]

Outside of Judo

After the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro he considered starting a mixed martial arts career and trained with Gegard Mousasi in Amsterdam. Eventually he decided to quit training MMA due to safety considerations.[5]

References

External links

• Henk Grol at the International Judo Federation
• Henk Grol at JudoInside.com
• Henk Grol at Olympedia

На других языках

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- [en] Henk Grol

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[fr] Henk Grol

Henk Grol, né le 14 avril 1985 à Veendam, est un judoka néerlandais évoluant dans la catégorie des moins de 100 kg (poids mi-lourds) puis des plus de 100 kg (poids lourds).

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[it] Henk Grol

Hindrik Harmannus Arnoldus "Henk" Grol (Veendam, 14 aprile 1985) è un judoka olandese, vincitore della medaglia di bronzo nella categoria fino a 100 kg alle Olimpiadi del 2008 e del 2012.

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[ru] Грол, Хенк

Хиндрик Харманнюс Арнолдюс (Хенк) Грол (нидерл. Hindrik Harmannus Arnoldus Grol, род. 14 апреля 1985) — нидерландский дзюдоист, чемпион Европы и Европейских игр, призёр Олимпийских игр и чемпионатов мира.

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