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Dirk Van Tichelt
Van Tichelt in 2016
Personal information
Born (1984-06-10) 10 June 1984 (age 42)
Turnhout, Belgium
EducationVrije Universiteit Brussel.[1]
OccupationJudo coach[2]
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
CountryBelgium
SportJudo
‍–‍73 kg
Achievements and titles
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2016)
‹See Tfd›Bronze (2009, 2013)
‹See Tfd›Gold (2008)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Belgium
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de Janeiro‍–‍73 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2009 Rotterdam‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place2013 Rio de Janeiro‍–‍73 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place2015 Baku‍–‍73 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 Lisbon‍–‍73 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place2009 Rio de Janeiro‍–‍73 kg
Gold medal – first place2013 Moscow‍–‍73 kg
Silver medal – second place2009 Moscow‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place2010 Rio de Janeiro‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place2010 Tokyo‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place2011 Moscow‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place2011 Tokyo‍–‍73 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2009 Abu Dhabi‍–‍73 kg
Gold medal – first place2011 Düsseldorf‍–‍73 kg
Gold medal – first place2012 Qingdao‍–‍73 kg
Gold medal – first place2013 Miami‍–‍73 kg
Silver medal – second place2009 Qingdao‍–‍73 kg
Silver medal – second place2014 Qingdao‍–‍73 kg
Silver medal – second place2015 Jeju‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place2009 Hamburg‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place2009 Tunis‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place2010 Tunis‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place2014 Jeju‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place2015 Budapest‍–‍73 kg
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place2006 Moscow‍–‍73 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF326
JudoInside.com13784
Updated on 24 May 2023

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

Van Tichelt's biggest achievement was his 2008 European title in Lisbon. At 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.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Van Tichelt won a bronze medal against Miklós Ungvári.[3]

Van Tichelt studied at Vrije Universiteit Brussel.[1]

Achievements

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

References

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  1. 1 2 "UB zet haar olympiërs in de bloemetjes tijdens de Rio Cocktail" [UB honors its Olympians during the Rio Cocktail reception]. vub.be (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "Former Paris winner Matthias Casse starts with new coach Van Tichelt". JudoInside.com. 28 January 2025. Archived from the original on 29 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dirk Van Tichelt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
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