John Reeberg

John Reeberg

Otti Roethof and John Reeberg in 1980
Personal information
Birth name	John Roel Reeberg[1]
Born	19 October 1947 (1947-10-19) (age 77) Paramaribo, Suriname
Sport
Sport	Karate
Medal record Representing the  Netherlands World Championships 1977 Tokyo Kumite team 1982 Taipei Kumite +80 kg European Championships 1975 Ostend Kumite −80 kg 1978 Geneva Kumite open 1979 Helsinki Kumite +80 kg

John Reeberg (born 19 October 1947) is a retired Dutch-Surinamese karateka. He was a European champion in heavyweight categories in 1978 and 1979[2] and won a bronze medal at the 1982 World Championships. Earlier in 1977 he became a world champion in the team competition, together with Otti Roethof and Ludwig Kotzebue.[3]

Reeberg is married to Carmelita Reeberg-Muyden, they have a son, John-Roger. Since 1994 they run a security company named Reeberg Beveiliging BV.[4]

References

1. Black Belt. December 2003. p. 88. Retrieved 27 March 2015 – via Internet Archive. John Roel Reeberg.
2. Karate – Europameisterschaften – Kumite (Herren – Teil 2). sport-komplett.de
3. Ricky W. Stutgard (1990) "Karate" in De eerste Surinaamse sportencyclopedie (1893–1988)
4. John Reeberg. surinamstars.com