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

Dirk Van Tichelt

Van Tichelt in 2016
Personal information
Born	(1984-06-10) 10 June 1984 (age 38)
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Belgium
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–73 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	(2009, 2013)
European Champ.	(2008)
Olympic Games	(2016)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Belgium Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro –73 kg World Championships 2009 Rotterdam –73 kg 2013 Rio de Janeiro –73 kg European Games 2015 Baku –73 kg European Championships 2008 Lisbon –73 kg IJF Grand Slam 2009 Rio de Janeiro –73 kg 2013 Moscow –73 kg 2009 Moscow –73 kg 2010 Rio de Janeiro –73 kg 2010 Tokyo –73 kg 2011 Moscow –73 kg 2011 Tokyo –73 kg IJF Grand Prix 2009 Abu Dhabi –73 kg 2011 Düsseldorf –73 kg 2012 Qingdao –73 kg 2013 Miami –73 kg 2009 Qingdao –73 kg 2014 Qingdao –73 kg 2015 Jeju –73 kg 2009 Hamburg –73 kg 2009 Tunis –73 kg 2010 Tunis –73 kg 2014 Jeju –73 kg 2015 Budapest –73 kg European U23 Championships 2006 Moscow –73 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	326
JudoInside.com	13784
Updated on 24 October 2022.

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.

Van Tichelt went to university at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB).[1]

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)

References

External links

• Dirk Van Tichelt at the International Judo Federation
• Dirk Van Tichelt at JudoInside.com
• Dirk Van Tichelt at AllJudo.net (in French)
• Dirk Van Tichelt at Olympedia

На других языках

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- [en] Dirk Van Tichelt

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[fr] Dirk Van Tichelt

Dirk Van Tichelt, né le 10 juin 1984 à Turnhout, est un judoka belge. Il a remporté une médaille de bronze aux Jeux olympiques 2016, été champion d'Europe en 2008 et huit fois champion de Belgique.

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[it] Dirk Van Tichelt

Dirk Van Tichelt (Turnhout, 10 giugno 1984) è un judoka belga.

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[ru] Ван Тихелт, Дирк

Дирк Ван Тихелт (нидерл. Dirk Van Tichelt, р.10 июня 1984) — бельгийский дзюдоист, бронзовый призёр Олимпийских Игр в Рио-Де-Жанейро 2016, чемпион Европы, призёр чемпионатов мира и Европейских игр, многократный чемпион Бельгии.

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