Robert Van de Walle 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.
Giuseppe Maddaloni is an Italian judoka. He was born in Naples.
Udo Quellmalz, known as Quelle, is a German judoka. He competed in judo at the Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal in 1992 and a gold medal in 1996. He also won the World Judo Championships in 1991 and 1995. Quellmalz was appointed head coach of the Flemish Judo Federation in 2022. He has previously directed the British judo team and served as a coach for the Austrian and Qatari teams.
Ilias Iliadis is a Georgian-Greek judoka. He was named the 2014 Greek Male Athlete of the Year.
Ivan Vasilevich Pershin is a Russian judoka.
Irakli Tsirekidze is a Georgian judoka.
Sergei Aschwanden is a Swiss judoka born in Bern.
Djibouti first participated at the Olympic Games in 1984, and have competed in every Summer Olympic Games, apart from the 2004 edition, since then. They have never competed in the Winter Olympic Games.
Sergei Klischin is an Austrian judoka. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Yanet Bermoy Acosta is a Cuban judoka. She won the silver medal in the Women's 48 kg at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the silver medal in the Women's 52 kg at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Sabrina Filzmoser is an Austrian retired judoka. She is a two-time bronze medalist at the World Judo Championships and she has also won medals, including two golds, in her event at the European Judo Championships. She competed at the 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020 Summer Olympics.
Sugoi Uriarte Marcos is a Spanish judoka who won a silver medal at the 2009 World Judo Championships. He competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games and reached semifinals in 2012.
Moira de Villiers, also known by her married name of Koster, is a South African-born New Zealand judoka. She competed in the 70 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics losing in the first round. She competed in the women's 70 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won the silver medal.
Eduardo Santos is a Brazilian judoka, who played for the middleweight category. He won the bronze medal for his category at the 2010 South American Games in Medellín, Colombia.
Mohamed El Assri is a Moroccan judoka, who played for the middleweight category. He won a total of five medals for his division at the African Judo Championships. He also captured a silver medal in the 66 kg class at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy, losing out to Greece's Ilias Iliadis.
Lena Göldi is a Swiss retired judoka who competed in the women's lightweight category. She held six Swiss senior titles in her own division, picked up a total of thirty medals in her career, including a silver from the 2003 European Judo Championships in Düsseldorf, and represented Switzerland as a lone female judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Throughout most of her sporting career, Goeldi trained for the Biel Judo Club in Biel, and also became a full-fledged member of the Swiss national judo squad, under head coach and sensei Leo Held.
Odette Giuffrida is an Italian judoka. She won the gold medal in the women's 52 kg event at the 2024 World Judo Championships held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. She competed at the 2023 World Judo Championships, where she placed third in the women's 52 kg.
Wiesław Błach is a Polish judoka. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Eric Born is a Swiss businessman and former judoka. He competed in the men's half-lightweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He was also a European Judo Champion (1991).
Alessandra Giungi is an Italian judoka. She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics.
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