Matthias Casse
Matthias Casse (born 19 February 1997) is a Belgian judoka who won the bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
In 2017, Matthias Casse became junior world champion in Zagreb,[2][3] the first Belgian male judoka to achieve this since Johan Laats in 1986.[4] That same year, he won his first judo Grand Prix medal at senior level, winning a bronze medal in the Hague. In 2019 he won the gold medal at the European Games (this also was the European judo championship) and at the Judo World Masters. After having won the Paris Grand Slam in 2020 he became the no. 1 on the world ranking in his category. In June 2021, he became the first Belgian male judo world champion at the senior level by winning the gold at the 2021 World Judo Championships in Budapest, Hungary.[5][6]
References
- ^ "IJF World Ranking List" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 16 August 2021. p. 16. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Matthias Casse becomes first Belgian World Junior Champion since 27 years".
- ^ "Matthias Casse, Judoka". judoinside.com.
- ^ "Judoka Casse is wereldkampioen bij de junioren, eerste Belgische titel sinds 1990".
- ^ "Judo : Matthias Casse devient le premier Belge champion du monde". rtbf.be. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (9 June 2021). "Agbegnenou captures fifth world judo title with dominant display in Budapest". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
External links
- Matthias Casse at the International Judo Federation
- Matthias Casse at JudoInside.com
- Matthias Casse at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Matthias Casse at Olympics.com
- Matthias Casse at Olympedia
- Matthias Casse at Team Belgium (in Dutch)
- Matthias Casse at The-Sports.org
- Matthias Casse on Instagram
World Judo Championships — Men's Half Middleweight | |
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1967–75: −70 kg • 1979–97: −78 kg • 1999–present: −81 kg | |
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European Judo Championships — Men's Half Middleweight | |
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1965–76: −70 kg • 1977–97: −78 kg • 1998–present: −81 kg | |
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