Ann Simons
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| Born | 5 August 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –48 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Lommel Maasmechelen Judoclub Gellik[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games |  (2000) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 5th (2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | 
(1999, 2001, 2003) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 53069 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 189 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 1 June 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ann Simons (born 5 August 1980 in Tongeren[1]) is a judoka from Belgium.
Career
[edit]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.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ann Simons". IJF. 18 November 2000. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Ann Simons at the International Judo Federation
- Ann Simons at JudoInside.com
- Ann Simons at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Ann Simons at Olympics.com
- Ann Simons at Olympedia
- Ann Simons at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Ann Simons at The-Sports.org
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Categories:
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Belgian female judoka
- Olympic judoka for Belgium
- Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Belgium
- Olympic medalists in judo
- Sportspeople from Tongeren
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century Belgian women
- European judo biography stubs
- Belgian martial arts biography stubs