Irene de Kok
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Irene Margreta Maria de Kok (born 29 August 1963 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a retired judoka from the Netherlands
, who represented Holland at the 1992 Summer Olympics
in Barcelona, Spain.
There De Kok won the 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.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, who represented Holland at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
in Barcelona, Spain.
There De Kok won the bronze medal in the women's half-heavyweight division (– 72 kg), alongside Laetitia Meignan
Laetitia Meignan
Laetitia Meignan is a retired judoka from France, who represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There she won the bronze medal in the women's half-heavyweight division , alongside Irene de Kok from the Netherlands.-References:...
from France. She was named Dutch Sportswoman of the Year in 1987 after having claimed her second world title.