Roy Meyer

Roy Meyer (born 4 June 1991) is a Dutch judoka.

Roy Meyer
Meye (2020)
Personal information
Birth nameRoy
Nickname(s)The Small Giant
NationalityDutch
Born (1991-06-04) 4 June 1991
Breda, Netherlands
Home townRotterdam, Netherlands
OccupationJudoka
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight122 kg (269 lb)
Websiteroymeyer.nl
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportJudo
Weight class+100 kg
ClubBudokan Rotterdam
Coached byJean-Paul Bell
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Bronze (2019, 2021)
European Champ.Bronze (2017, 2022)
National finalsDutch champion 2015
Olympic Games7th (2016)
Highest world ranking3(2016)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Netherlands
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tokyo +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Budapest +100 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Warsaw +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Sofia +100 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Rabat +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Guadalajara +100 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2019 Abu Dhabi +100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku +100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Baku +100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Ulaanbaatar +100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Antalya +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Abu Dhabi +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Paris +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Paris +100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2014 Zagreb +100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 The Hague +100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Antalya +100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Abu Dhabi +100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Tbilisi +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Qingdao +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Zagreb +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Jeju +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 The Hague +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tbilisi +100 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Prague +100 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Agadir +100 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Samokov +100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF3394
JudoInside.com54809
Updated on 2 April 2023.

He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's +100 kg.[1] In the quarter finals he was defeated by the eventual bronze medalist Or Sasson of Israel. In the repechage he was defeated by later bronze medalist Rafael Silva of Brazil. In the second round he eliminated Deo Gracia Ngokaba of Congo and in the third round he eliminated Kim Sung-Min of South Korea.[2][3]

References
  1. "Roy Meyer". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  2. "Second medal for Israel: Or Sasson wins bronze in judo".
  3. "Rio Olympics //Israeli judoka Or Sasson loses semi-final to French legend, but medal hopes linger – Sports".

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