Ann Simons

Ann Simons

Personal information
Born	(1980-08-05) 5 August 1980
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Belgium
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–48 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(2000)
World Champ.	5th (2005)
European Champ.	(1999, 2001, 2003)
Medal record Women's judo Representing Belgium Olympic Games 2000 Sydney ‍–‍48 kg European Championships 1999 Bratislava ‍–‍48 kg 2001 Paris ‍–‍48 kg 2003 Düsseldorf ‍–‍48 kg World Juniors Championships 1998 Cali ‍–‍48 kg European Junior Championships 1999 Rome ‍–‍48 kg 1998 Bucharest ‍–‍48 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	53069
JudoInside.com	189
Updated on 1 June 2023.

Ann Simons (born 5 August 1980) is a judoka from Belgium.

Career

Born in Tongeren, Simons was an 8 time Belgian champion in the category ‍–‍48 kg. In 2001 and 2003 she also won bronze medals at the European Championships. In 2000, she won the bronze medal in the European Championship for teams. The high point of her career was winning the bronze medal in the ‍–‍48 kg category at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Simons had to retire from the judo sport in 2006 due to a persistent knee injury.

External links

• Ann Simons at the International Judo Federation
• Ann Simons at JudoInside.com
• Ann Simons at AllJudo.net (in French)
• Ann Simons at Olympics.com
• Ann Simons at Olympedia
• Ann Simons at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Ann Simons at The-Sports.org