Ruben Houkes

Ruben Houkes
Personal information
Born (1979-06-08) 8 June 1979 (age 45)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍60 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (2008)
World Champ.Gold (2007)
European Champ.Silver (2008)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing ‍–‍60 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍60 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Lisbon ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Rotterdam ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Tampere ‍–‍60 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF8548
JudoInside.com53
Updated on 28 May 2023

Ruben Houkes (born 8 June 1979[1] in Schagen, North Holland) is a Dutch judoka.[2]

Judo career

Houkes won gold in the men's ‍–‍60 kg class at the 2007 World Judo Championships.

Houkes won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the Men's ‍–‍60 kg class.

Achievements

Year Tournament Place Weight class
2009 European Championships 5th Extra lightweight (60 kg)
2008 Olympic Games Beijing 3rd Extra lightweight (60 kg)
2008 European Championships 2nd Extra lightweight (60 kg)
2007 World Championships 1st Extra lightweight (60 kg)
2006 European Championships 3rd Extra lightweight (60 kg)
2005 European Championships 3rd Extra lightweight (60 kg)
2004 European Championships 5th Extra lightweight (60 kg)
2003 European Championships 7th Extra lightweight (60 kg)

References

  1. ^ "JudoInside - Ruben Houkes Judoka". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ruben Houkes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.


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