[1] He then trained briefly in Shotokan karate at age of 14 before beginning to practise taekwondo couple of years later.
[2] He also expressed dissatisfaction with the poor standard of organisation of ITF competition in the Netherlands at the time.
[2] In early September 1985, Meijer competed in the WTF's World Taekwondo Championships in Seoul, South Korea, and won the men's heavyweight (+83 kg) title,[5] becoming the first non-Korean to win a world title in South Korea.
[7] Meijer later wrote, "Although I lost my 2nd fight against my big opponent and good friend Michael Arndt from Germany, it was a beautiful finish of my career as a competitor.
[7][9][10] Under his guidance, French taekwondo competitors won gold, silver, and bronze at the 2006 European Championships in Bonn.
[3] In 2009, he began coaching in Australia, but soon withdrew from his position due to political problems with sport taekwondo there.
[11] Apart from his taekwondo competition experience and rank, he holds a master's degree in sports coaching, which he earned in the Netherlands.