Matthias Casse

Matthias Casse (born 19 February 1997) is a Belgian judoka. 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]

Matthias Casse
Personal information
NationalityBelgian
Born (1997-02-19) 19 February 1997
Mortsel, Belgium
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryBelgium
SportJudo
Weight class–81 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ. (2021)
European Champ. (2019)
Olympic Games (2020)
Highest world ranking1st [1]
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Belgium
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo –81 kg
World Championships
2021 Budapest –81 kg
2019 Tokyo –81 kg
European Games
2019 Minsk –81 kg
European Championships
2021 Lisbon –81 kg
2022 Sofia –81 kg
2020 Prague –81 kg
World Masters
2019 Qingdao –81 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2020 Paris –81 kg
2021 Abu Dhabi –81 kg
2022 Tel Aviv –81 kg
2018 Abu Dhabi –81 kg
2019 Düsseldorf –81 kg
2019 Baku –81 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2022 Almada –81 kg
2018 Agadir –81 kg
2018 Zagreb –81 kg
2017 The Hague –81 kg
2019 Montreal –81 kg
World Juniors Championships
2017 Zagreb –81 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF19675
JudoInside.com63514
Updated on 1 May 2022.

Career achievements

Major results
2017
World U21 Championships −81 kg, Zagreb
Grand Prix −81 kg, The Hague
2018
Grand Slam −81 kg, Abu Dhabi
2019
Grand Slam −81 kg, Düsseldorf
Grand Slam −81 kg, Baku
European Championships −81 kg, Minsk
European Games −81 kg, Minsk
World Championships −81 kg, Tokyo
World Masters −81 kg, Qingdao
2020
Grand Slam −81 kg, Paris
European Championships −81 kg, Prague
2021
European Championships −81 kg, Lisbon
World Championships −81 kg, Budapest
Summer Olympics, −81 kg, Tokyo
Grand Slam −81 kg, Abu Dhabi
2022
Grand Prix −81 kg, Portugal

References
  1. "IJF World Ranking List" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 16 August 2021. p. 16. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  2. "Matthias Casse becomes first Belgian World Junior Champion since 27 years".
  3. "Matthias Casse, Judoka". judoinside.com.
  4. "Judoka Casse is wereldkampioen bij de junioren, eerste Belgische titel sinds 1990".
  5. "Judo : Matthias Casse devient le premier Belge champion du monde". rtbf.be. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  6. Berkeley, Geoff (9 June 2021). "Agbegnenou captures fifth world judo title with dominant display in Budapest". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 9 June 2021.


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