Irene de Kok

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Irene de Kok
Personal information
Born29 August 1963 (1963-08-29) (age 60)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Half heavyweight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Maastricht Half heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1987 Essen Half heavyweight
Silver medal – second place 1984 Vienna Middleweight
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 London Open class
Gold medal – first place 1986 London Middleweight
Gold medal – first place 1987 Paris Middleweight
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Pirmasens Middleweight
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Paris Open class
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Paris Open class

Irene Margreta Maria de Kok (born 29 August 1963 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a retired judoka from the Netherlands, who is a two-fold world-champion and 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.

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Awards
Preceded by Dutch Sportswoman of the Year
1987
Succeeded by