Dirk Van Tichelt

Medal record
Men's judo
World Championships
Bronze 2009 Rotterdam 73 kg
European Championships
Gold 2008 Lisbon 73 kg

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 became fifht after losing in the first round to gold-medallist Elnur Mammadli. And later losing in the bronze medal match to Rasul Boqiev. In the 2009 world championships he reached the semi-finals. But there he lost to Kim, in the bronze medal match he beat Huysuz Sezer to take his first bronze medal at a world championships.

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)

References