Dirk Van Tichelt

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Dirk Van Tichelt
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Van Tichelt in 2016
Personal information
Born (1984-06-10) 10 June 1984 (age 40)
Turnhout, Belgium
Occupation Judoka
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country Belgium
Sport Judo
Weight class 73 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games Bronze medal.svg (2016)
World Champ. Bronze medal world centered-2.svg (2009, 2013)
European Champ. Gold medal europe.svg (2008)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 73 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Rotterdam 73 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Rio de Janeiro 73 kg
European Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Baku 73 kg
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Lisbon 73 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Rio de Janeiro 73 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Moscow 73 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Moscow 73 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Rio de Janeiro 73 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Tokyo 73 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Moscow 73 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Tokyo 73 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Abu Dhabi 73 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Düsseldorf 73 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Qingdao 73 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Miami 73 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Qingdao 73 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Qingdao 73 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Jeju 73 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Hamburg 73 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Tunis 73 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Tunis 73 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Jeju 73 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Budapest 73 kg
European U23 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Moscow 73 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 326
JudoInside.com 13784
Updated on 24 May 2023

Dirk Van Tichelt (born 10 June 1984) is a Belgian judoka.

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His biggest achievement was his European title in Lisbon. In the same year, at the Beijing Olympics he came fifth after losing in the first round to gold-medallist Elnur Mammadli and later losing in the bronze medal match to Rasul Boqiev. At the 2009 World Championships, he reached the semi-finals but there he lost to Kim Chol-Su. In the bronze medal match he beat Sezer Huysuz to take his first bronze medal at a world championships. At the 2013 World Championships, he again won bronze, losing to eventual champion Shohei Ono in the semi-final and beating Dastan Ykybayev in his bronze medal match.

In the 2016 Summer Olympics, Van Tichelt won the bronze medal against Miklos Ungvari.

Van Tichelt went to university at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). [1]

Achievements

YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2008 European Championships 1stLightweight (−73 kg)
2008 Summer Olympics 5thLightweight (−73 kg)
2009 World Judo Championships 3rdLightweight (73  kg)
2016 Summer Olympics 3rdLightweight (73  kg)

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References

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