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Dennis van der Geest (born June 27, 1975) is a Dutch
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
 judoka, who won the bronze medal in the men's heavyweight (+ 100 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 judoka competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the men's and women's competitions....
. He was born in Haarlem
Haarlem

, in the past usually 'Harlem' in English, is a city in the Netherlands. It is also the Capital of the province of North Holland, the northern half of Holland, which at one time was one of the most powerful of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic....
, Noord-Holland.

At 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team officials from 201 countries....
, he defeat Kosei Inoue
Kosei Inoue

|colspan="2"| born May 15, 1978 in Miyakonojo, Miyazaki, Miyazaki prefecture is a world-class Judo athlete from Japan.He won the gold medal in the under 100 kg class at the 2000 Summer Olympics....
 by ippon
Ippon

Ippon literally "one full point", it is the highest score a fighter can achieve in a Japanese martial arts ippon-wazari contest, usually Judo, karate or Jujutsu....
 and In 2005, became world judo champion
2005 World Judo Championships

The 2005 World Judo Championships were the 24th edition of the Judo World Championships, and were held in Cairo, Egypt from September 8 to September 11, 2005....
 in the men's open division by defeating Russian Tamerlan Tmenov
Tamerlan Tmenov

Tamerlan Ruslanovich Tmenov is a Russian judoka....
 with ippon
Ippon

Ippon literally "one full point", it is the highest score a fighter can achieve in a Japanese martial arts ippon-wazari contest, usually Judo, karate or Jujutsu....
 in the final. In 2000 and 2002, he became European Champion in the over 100 kg event. He won three bronze medals and one silver medal at previous world championships.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008....
, van der Geest had to play the first round against the same Tamerlan Tmenov
Tamerlan Tmenov

Tamerlan Ruslanovich Tmenov is a Russian judoka....
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Dennis van der Geest (born June 27, 1975) is a Dutch
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
 judoka, who won the bronze medal in the men's heavyweight (+ 100 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 judoka competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the men's and women's competitions....
. He was born in Haarlem
Haarlem

, in the past usually 'Harlem' in English, is a city in the Netherlands. It is also the Capital of the province of North Holland, the northern half of Holland, which at one time was one of the most powerful of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic....
, Noord-Holland.

At 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team officials from 201 countries....
, he defeat Kosei Inoue
Kosei Inoue

|colspan="2"| born May 15, 1978 in Miyakonojo, Miyazaki, Miyazaki prefecture is a world-class Judo athlete from Japan.He won the gold medal in the under 100 kg class at the 2000 Summer Olympics....
 by ippon
Ippon

Ippon literally "one full point", it is the highest score a fighter can achieve in a Japanese martial arts ippon-wazari contest, usually Judo, karate or Jujutsu....
 and In 2005, became world judo champion
2005 World Judo Championships

The 2005 World Judo Championships were the 24th edition of the Judo World Championships, and were held in Cairo, Egypt from September 8 to September 11, 2005....
 in the men's open division by defeating Russian Tamerlan Tmenov
Tamerlan Tmenov

Tamerlan Ruslanovich Tmenov is a Russian judoka....
 with ippon
Ippon

Ippon literally "one full point", it is the highest score a fighter can achieve in a Japanese martial arts ippon-wazari contest, usually Judo, karate or Jujutsu....
 in the final. In 2000 and 2002, he became European Champion in the over 100 kg event. He won three bronze medals and one silver medal at previous world championships.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008....
, van der Geest had to play the first round against the same Tamerlan Tmenov
Tamerlan Tmenov

Tamerlan Ruslanovich Tmenov is a Russian judoka....
. He got injured after Tmenov fell on his arm, and even though he finished the game, was not able to play any further in the olympics. Van der Geest had planned to stop his Judo career after the 2008 Summer Olympics to pursue a career in the music industry, however after the unexpected defeat, he was quoted to consider entering the World Championship in 2009.

Outside his sport he was the ambassador of his favourite football team Feyenoord Rotterdam
Feyenoord Rotterdam

Feyenoord is a professional football football team located in Rotterdam. With AFC Ajax and PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord is one of the "big three" clubs in the Netherlands, but they have faced a steady decline in results over recent years....
 in the 2005/06 season. Next to that, he released his first single, "To The Sunshine", on August 8 2008. This track is released under the stage name Ippon, and is a collaboration with producer Ronald Molendijk.

His younger brother Elco
Elco van der Geest

Elco van der Geest is a Netherlands judoka.His older brother Dennis van der Geest is also a judoka competing on the highest level....
 is also a judoka competing on the highest level.

External links

  • on Judovision.org