Geoffrey Berens (born 6 April 1983)[1] is a Dutch karateka. He is a two-time silver medalist in the men's kumite 60 kg event at the World Karate Championships, both in 2014 and 2016.[2][3] In 2017, he represented the Netherlands at the World Games in the men's kumite 60 kg event without winning a medal.[4] This also marked the end of his sports career.[4]

Geoffrey Berens
Personal information
Born (1983-04-06) 6 April 1983 (age 41)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportKarate
Weight class60 kg
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Netherlands
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Bremen Kumite 60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Linz Kumite 60 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tampere Kumite 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Istanbul Team kumite

Achievements edit

Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2014 European Championships Tampere, Finland 3rd Kumite 60 kg
World Championships Bremen, Germany 2nd Kumite 60 kg
2015 European Championships Istanbul, Turkey 3rd Team kumite
2016 World Championships Linz, Austria 2nd Kumite 60 kg

References edit

  1. ^ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  2. ^ "France and Egypt lead medals table at Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  3. ^ Etchells, Daniel (29 October 2016). "Four gold medals for Japan on opening day of finals at 2016 Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Wereldspelen laatste kunstje karateka Berens". NOS (in Dutch). 25 July 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

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