Jolanda van Meggelen

Dutch judoka

Jolanda van Meggelen (born 1961[1][2]) is a Dutch former judoka. She won a medal at the inaugural female World Judo Championships, winning the bronze medal at the 1980 World Judo Championships in the -72kg category. Two years later she won the silver medal at the 1982 European Judo Championships.[3][1][2]

Jolanda van Meggelen
Van Meggelen (right) in 1980
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born1961 (1961)
ResidenceMaassluis
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportJudo
Medal record
Women's judo
World Judo Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1980 New York -72 kg
European Judo Championships
Silver medal – second place 1982 Oslo all

She lived with her parents in Maassluis. In the early 1980s she became a certified child caregiver.[1]

References

change
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Jolanda staat haar mannetje". Algemeen Dagblad. 26 March 1981 – via Delpher.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Jolanda van Meggelen is mentaal nog erg kwetsbaar". NRC Handelsblad. 25 January 1982 – via Delpher.
  3. "Bronzen plak bij WK-judo voor Jolanda van Meggelen '... maar een verrassing bleef het'". Het Vrije Volk. 11 December 1980. p. 7 – via schiedam.courant.nu.