Reginald de Windt

Reginald de Windt
Personal information
Full name Reginald Andres Alejandro de Windt[1]
Nickname(s) Juny
Nationality Curaçao
Born 30 November 1983
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)[1]
Updated on 28 July 2012.

Reginald de Windt (born 30 November 1983) is a judoka from Curaçao (still part of the Netherlands Antilles at his birth) who participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics as one of four "Independent Olympic Athletes".

Biography

De Windt grew up in Curaçao; his nickname "Juny" derives from "Junior", added to his name since his father's name is also Reginald. He got interested in judo through his uncle, Efigenio Braafhart, a judoka who became his coach. He got a technical degree and works as a computer programmer.[1]

Since the Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee, which had planned to continue functioning after the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, had its membership withdrawn by the IOC Executive Committee at the IOC session of June 2011, no Dutch Antillean athletes could officially represent their country. However, Dutch Antillean athletes who qualify for the 2012 Olympics are allowed to participate independently under the Olympic flag.[2]

De Windt qualified at the 2012 Pan American Judo Championships in Montreal[3] for the Men's under 81 kg event in Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics,[4] where he lost in the 1st Round to Ivan Nifontov of Russia.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Reginald de Windt: ‘Ik wil in 2012 naar de OS!’". Curacao Sport. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Curtain comes down on 123rd IOC Session". IOC. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Curaçaoënaars ook zonder land trotse sporters". Radio Netherlands Worldwide. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "IJF Olympic Qualification List: London Olympic Games 2012 - Judo" (PDF). International Judo Federation. p. 11. Retrieved 28 July 2012.

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