Belgian Olympic judoka
Ann Simons
Key facts
date of birthAugust 5, 1980
height160cm
educated atVrije Universiteit Brussel
occupationjudoka
place of birthTongeren
All data from the card 11
- Born
- 5 August 1980
- Occupation
- Judoka
- Country
- Belgium
- Sport
- Judo
- Weight class
- –48 kg
- Club
- Lommel Maasmechelen Judoclub Gellik
- Olympic Games
- (2000)
- World Champ.
- 5th (2005)
- European Champ.
- (1999, 2001, 2003)
- IJF
- 53069
- JudoInside.com
- 189
Career
Born in Tongeren, Simons was an 8 time Belgian champion in the category –48 kg. In 2001 and 2003 she also won bronze medals at the European Championships. In 2000, she won the bronze medal in the European Championship for teams. The high point of her career was winning the bronze medal in the –48 kg category at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Simons had to retire from the judo sport in 2006 due to a persistent knee injury.
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