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Jan Snijders was born on 14 September, 1943 in Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands, is a Dutch judoka (born 1943). Discover Jan Snijders's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 80 years old?

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Age 80 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 14 September, 1943
Birthday 14 September
Birthplace Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
Nationality The Netherlands

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1943

Jan Snijders (born 14 September 1943 in Eindhoven, North Brabant) is a retired judoka from the Netherlands.

1954

Jan Snijders started with judo in 1954.

1960

Together with his twin brother Peter Snijders, Anton Geesink, Hein Essink, Tonni Wagenaar, Coos Bontje, Jan van Ierland, Martin Poglajen, Joop Gouweleeuw, Wim Ruska, Ernst Eugster, Henk Numan, Peter Adelaar, Willy Wilhelm, Anthony Wurth and Theo Meyer he belongs to the generation of Dutch top judoka which gained their successes in the 1960s and 1970s.

1962

In 1962, he became European champion in Essen (Germany) and in 1964, he participated in the legendary Olympic Games in Tokyo where Anton Geesink was the first European to win gold in the heaviest weight class.

In the years from 1962 up to and including 1972, he participated in the national Dutch selection, became 8 times Dutch champion, won 3 x silver and 2 x bronze medals in the European championships and became 1 x fourth and 2 x fifth in the World Championships.

Jan Snijders as well as his twin brother Peter was known, or indeed notorious, for his technical perfection (Tai Otoshi).

1967

Jan Snijders gained in 1967 his diploma as a judo teacher and started his judo school.

1972

As from 1972 Jan Snijders acted as a referee, firstly national, then as from 1976 continental (E.J.U.) and as from 1984 international (I.J.F.).

1988

This way he was among other things referee at the 7th World Championships and several Olympic Games (for instance Seoul in 1988, and Barcelona in 1992).

Additionally, he has been a member of the Dutch District Degrees Commission and for 7 years President of the Dutch District Referee Commission.

1990

In 1990, Snijders became 7th dan grade; in 2003, he was appointed 8th dan.

1992

In 1992, Jan Snijders became a member of the E.J.U. Referee Committee and has since been actively involved in European and World championships.

2002

Already in 1961, he won gold in Milan on the European Championship for Juniors (Hans van Essen, 12 November 2002).

2003

In September 2003, the International Judo Federation (IJF) honored him at Osaka with the silver medal for his merits in the sport of judo.

Jan Snijders continues to teach judo in Oirschot, Bladel, Deurne and Gemert.

Anton J. Geesink, Dutch IOC representative, wrote about Jan Snijders:

Jan Snijders is a splendid example of a sport career from the bottom upwards, of athlete to sport official.

Recently the EJU Directing Committee board has appointed Jan Snijders Director and Chairman of the Referee Committee of Europe, an honor up till then never accorded to a Dutchman.

Firstly a fantastic judoka, then coach, as a result of which he showed the necessary involvement.

Afterwards referee in the Netherlands, then Europe and afterwards globally and now Official in the EJU.

That is the ideal career that the sports official must take to represent the associations and athletes at the highest levels of interests.

2004

At the 56th congress of the European Judo Union on 3 December 2004 in Budapest, Jan Snijders was appointed Referee Director by the Directing Committee of the EJU.

In that capacity among other things, he gives guidance and seminars to E.J.U. referees (for example in Sweden, Portugal, Cyprus, Germany, France, Russia, Hungary etc. etc.).

Jan Snijders has been involved in the training of E.J.U. referees, in the judo regulation/legislation and evaluation of judo techniques.