Hendrik "Henk" Numan (13 June 1955 – 26 April 2018) was a

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from the

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, who won a bronze medal in half-heavyweight division (95 kg) at the

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. His only loss at that tournament was against the later champion Robert Van De Walle from

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. A year earlier, Numan won a bronze medal at the 1979 World Judo Championships. In 1992, he also competed in

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for Fighting Network RINGS as a part of Chris Dolman's team. Numan died at the age of 62 on 26 April 2018. No cause of death was publicly released. However, in an interview with Dutch wrestling coach Bert Kops jr., published a few weeks later, it was revealed that Numan had committed suicide.

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* * 1955 births 2018 deaths Dutch male judoka Judoka at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Olympic judoka for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in judo Martial artists from Amsterdam Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics 2018 suicides 20th-century Dutch sportsmen 21st-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-judo-bio-stub