Henri Courtine

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Henri Courtine
Medal record

Men's Judo
Competitor for France
World Championships
Bronze	1956 Tokyo	Open

Henri Courtine (born 1930) is a French judoka. He received a bronze medal at the 1956 World Judo Championships in Tokyo, shared with Anton Geesink, after losing the semi final to winner Shokichi Natsui.^[1] He is three times individual European champion (1952, 1958 and 1959), and four times with the French team (1952, 1954, 1955 and 1956). He served as sports director of the International Judo Federation (IJF) from 1979 to 1987.

Henri Courtine was honored the title jūdan (10th dan) in 2007, as the first ever French judoka.^[2] This title however is not officially recognized by the Kodokan.

References

↑ "World Judo Champions". Hickok Sports. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
↑ "Henri Courtine, 10th Dan Promotion". judoinfo.com. 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-04.

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Name	Courtine, Henri
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Short description	french judoka
Date of birth	1930
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