Robert Van de Walle
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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.[1] 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.[2] He was the head of the Belgian delegation at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[3] 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.[4]
Bibliography
- (1993) "Pick-ups" Judo Masterclass Techniques Ippon Books
References
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- ↑ Robert Van De Walle (Belgium). realjudo.net
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- 1954 births
- Living people
- Belgian male judoka
- Olympic judoka for Belgium
- Judoka at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Belgium
- Olympic bronze medalists for Belgium
- Sportspeople from Ostend
- Olympic medalists in judo
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century Belgian sportsmen
- 20th-century Belgian sportsmen