Henk Grol

Henk Grol

File:Henk Grol with his bronze medal at the 2012 summer Olympics.JPG Grol in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Hindrik Harmannus Arnoldus Grol
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1985-04-14) April 14, 1985 Winschoten, Netherlands
Residence	Haarlem, Netherlands
Education	Communications, Marketing
Alma mater	Johan Cruijff College
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Website	henkgrol.nl
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Judo
Event(s)	100 kg
Club	Kenamju
Coached by	Maarten Arens, Ronald Joorse
Achievements and titles
World finals	2010 Tokyo: -100 kg – Silver
Regional finals	2008 Lisbon: 100 kg – Gold 2009 Tbilisi: 100 kg – Silver
Olympic finals	2008 Beijing: -100 kg – Bronze 2012 London: -100 kg – Bronze
Medal record Men's Judo Representing Netherlands Olympic Games 2008 Beijing -100 kg 2012 London -100 kg World Championships 2009 Rotterdam -100 kg 2010 Tokyo -100 kg 2013 Rio de Janeiro -100 kg European Games 2015 Baku –100 kg European Championships 2008 Lisbon 100 kg 2009 Tbilisi 100 kg 2010 Vienna 100 kg 2013 Budapest 100 kg
Updated on 23 April 2014.

Hindrik Harmannus Arnoldus "Henk" Grol (born 14 April 1985 in Veendam) is a Dutch judoka.

Grol competed in the 2007 European Judo Championships in Belgrade, Serbia in the men's under 90 kg, as a replacement for Mark Huizinga, who cancelled last minute due to personal problems.

He won gold in the men's under 100-kilo class at the 2008 European Judo Championships in Lisbon, Portugal. He was the youngest European Champion of that year, only 22 years old.

After a highly competitive race against Elco van der Geest, Grol ended up to be the 2008 representative for the men's 100 kg category for the Netherlands at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. There he reached the semifinals, where he was beaten by Askhat Zhitkeyev from Kazakhstan. He went on to win bronze.

He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarter-finals, where he lost to Dimitri Peters of Germany. Grol went on to win the bronze medal beating Ramziddin Sayidov in his bronze medal match.

References

• Profile on Judoinside.com
• Videos of Henk Grol on JudoInside.com