Robert Van De Walle Judoka
Robert Van De Walle
Country: Belgium
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Born: 20 May 1954 (70 years)
Belgian judoka Robert Van De Walle was 1980 Olympic Champion in Moscow. He became the first-ever judoka to compete at five Olympics, from 1976 to 1992. He had a great technique and was double Olympic medallist in 1980 and 1988. He won 7 World medals and was European Champion in 1980, 1985 and 1986. He won 17 European medals, still a huge number. After retiring from competition, he and his wife ran a coaching company. He headed the Belgian delegation at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In June 2022 he received the ninth Dan.
Judo videos
26 Aug 2019
IJF Gala interviews World Championships Tokyo 2019
15 Feb 2017
FF teaser 1989 World Championships
11 Jul 2015
The British Open historical footage
9 Apr 1988
The British Open 1988
6 May 1984
European Judo Championships Liege 1984 Open Class Bronze Alberto Rubio ESP v Robert Van de Walle BEL
3 May 1984
European Judo Championships Liege 1984 95kg Final Gunter Neureuther GER v Robert Van de Walle BEL
12 May 1983
Robert VAN DE WALLE (BEL) - Angelo PARISI (FRA) @ European Championships Paris 1983
3 Sep 1981
Robert VAN DE WALLE (BEL) - Yasuhiro YAMASHITA (JPN) @ World Championships Maastricht 1981
6 Dec 1979
Robert VAN DE WALLE (BEL) - Tengiz KHUBULURI (URS) @ World Championships Paris 1979
6 Dec 1979
Tengiz KHUBULURI (URS) - Robert VAN DE WALLE (BEL) @ U95 Final - World Championships Paris 1979
8 Feb 1971
JUDO 1981 World Championships: Robert van de Walle (BEL) - Dewey Mitchell (USA)
