Dirk Van Tichelt

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
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
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 10 February 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.