Refereeing Career
As from 1972 Jan Snijders acted as a referee, firstly national, then as from 1976 continental (E.J.U.) and as from 1984 international (I.J.F.). This way he was among other things referee at the 7th World Championships and several Olympic Games (for instance Seoul in 1988, and Barcelona in 1992). Additionally he has been a member of the Dutch District Degrees Commission and for 7 years President of the Dutch District Referee Commission.
In 1992 Jan Snijders became a member of the E.J.U. Referee Committee and has since been actively involved in European and World championships.
At the 56th congress of the European Judo Union on 3 December 2004 in Budapest, Jan Snijders was appointed Referee Director by the Directing Committee of the EJU. In that capacity among other things he gives guidance and seminars to E.J.U. referees (for example in Sweden, Portugal, Cyprus, Germany, France, Russia, Hungary etc. etc.). Jan Snijders has been involved in the training of E.J.U. referees, in the judo reglementation/legislation and evaluation of judo techniques.
In 1990 Snijders became 7th dan grade; in 2003 he was appointed 8th dan.
In September 2003 the International Judo Federation (IJF) honored him at Osaka with the Silver Medal for his merits in the sport of judo.
Jan Snijders continues to teach judo in Oirschot, Bladel, Deurne and Gemert.
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