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Robert Van de Walle (born 20 May 1954) is a retired Belgian judoka. He was the first judoka to ever compete at five Olympics, from 1976 to 1992. Competing in the half-heavyweight category he won the gold medal in 1980 and a bronze in 1988 at the age of 34. Van de Walle won European titles in 1980, 1985 and 1986. Together with Ingrid Berghmans he was the face of Belgian judo in the late 1970s and 1980s. After retiring from competitions he ran a coaching company together with his wife. He was the head of the Belgian delegation at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In summer 2021, 14 years after obtaining the rank of black belt 8th dan; Van De Walle, currently a member of Judo Club Crossing Schaerbeek, accepted his promotion to 9th dan from the International Judo Federation.
Bibliography
- (1993) "Pick-ups" Judo Masterclass Techniques Ippon Books
References
- "IJF Dan Grades Awardees" (PDF). International Judo Federation. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- Robert Van De Walle (Belgium). realjudo.net
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Robert Van de Walle". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- Betere resultaten door uw energiepotentieel te optimaliseren. resourcementcentre.be
- "IJF Dan Grades Awardees" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
External links
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- Robert Van de Walle at the International Judo Federation
- Robert Van de Walle at JudoInside.com
- Robert Van de Walle at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Robert Van de Walle at Olympics.com
- Robert Van de Walle at Olympedia
- Robert Van de Walle at The-Sports.org
- Robert Van de Walle on Twitter
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- 1954 births
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