Dennis van der Geest (born 27 June1975 in Haarlem) is a Dutchjudoka. June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Country Netherlands Province North Holland Coordinates Area 32. ... Judo (Japanese: 柔道 Jūdō) is a martial art, a sport and a philosophy which originated in Japan. ...
In 2005, he became world judo champion in the men's open division by defeating Russian Tamerlan Tmenov with ippon in the final. The 2005 World Judo Championships are the 24th edition of the Judo World Championships, and were held in Cairo, Egypt from September 8 to September 11, 2005. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
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 and a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 players competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the mens and womens competitions. ...
Outside his sport he was the ambassador of his favourite football team Feyenoord Rotterdam in the 2005/06 season. Feyenoord team practice session in 2002. ...
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