Heidi Rakels

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Heidi Rakels
Personal information
Born (1968-06-22) 22 June 1968 (age 54)
Occupation Judoka
Website Official website OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Sport
Country Belgium
Sport Judo
Weight class ‍–‍66 kg, –‍78 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ. R16(1999, 2001)
European Champ. Silver medal europe.svg(1992, 2001)
Olympic Games Bronze medal.svg(1992)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Barcelona 66 kg
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Paris 66 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2001 Paris 78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Bratislava 78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 53157
JudoInside.com 188
Updated on 5 June 2023.

Heidi Rakels (born 22 June 1968 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant) is a female retired judoka from Belgium.

Rakels claimed a bronze medal in the Women's Middleweight (66 kg) division at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. In the bronze medal match she defeated Germany's Alexandra Schreiber. She also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

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