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Dirk Van Tichelt
Van Tichelt in 2016
Personal information
Born (1984-06-10) 10 June 1984 (age 40)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
SportJudo
Weight class–73 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (2016)
World Champ.Bronze (2009, 2013)
European Champ.Gold (2008)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Belgium
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro –73 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rotterdam –73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Rio de Janeiro –73 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku –73 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Lisbon –73 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rio de Janeiro –73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Moscow –73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2009 Moscow –73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Rio de Janeiro –73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Tokyo –73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Moscow –73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Tokyo –73 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2009 Abu Dhabi –73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Düsseldorf –73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Qingdao –73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Miami –73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2009 Qingdao –73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Qingdao –73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Jeju –73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Hamburg –73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Tunis –73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Tunis –73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Jeju –73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Budapest –73 kg
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Moscow –73 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF326
JudoInside.com13784
Updated on 10 February 2022

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

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.

Achievements

Year Tournament Place Weight class
2008 European Championships 1st Lightweight (−73 kg)
2008 Summer Olympics 5th Lightweight (−73 kg)
2009 World Judo Championships 3rd Lightweight (73  kg) 2016 Summer Olympics 3rd Lightweight (73  kg)

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