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Dirk Van Tichelt

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Dirk Van Tichelt (born 10 June 1984) is a Belgian judoka. Van Tichelt's biggest achievement was his 2008 European title in Lisbon. At 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Dirk Van Tichelt is the 5,128th most popular athlete (down from 3,984th in 2024), the 1,130th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 1,068th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Belgian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Dirk Van Tichelt ranks 5,128 out of 6,025. Before him are Carol Feeney, Stefan Ulm, Kristjan Čeh, Rim Jong-sim, Patrick Hausding, and Nikša Dobud. After him are George Bennett, Daimí Pernía, Ondřej Synek, Silke Spiegelburg, Lorenzo Carboncini, and Zhou Yang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Dirk Van Tichelt ranks 999. Before him are Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck, Rustam Assakalov, Javier Culson, Rick Nash, Carline Bouw, and Andrea Cassarà. After him are CariDee English, Alexis Norambuena, Kenny Wormald, Ioana Rotaru, Dušan Perniš, and Soumbeïla Diakité.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Dirk Van Tichelt ranks 1,130 out of 1,190. Before him are Hanna Mariën (1982), Jordi Meeus (1998), Antoine Demoitié (1990), Faris Haroun (1985), Zeno Debast (2003), and Florian Vermeersch (1999). After him are Hanne Gaby Odiele (1988), Kenny De Ketele (1985), Nina Derwael (2000), Dries De Bondt (1991), Samuel Mbangula (2004), and Laurens De Plus (1995).

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Among ATHLETES In Belgium

Among athletes born in Belgium, Dirk Van Tichelt ranks 50. Before him are Olivia Borlée (1986), Jonathan Borlée (1988), Marisabel Lomba (1974), Annelies Bredael (1965), Élodie Ouédraogo (1981), and Hanna Mariën (1982). After him are Philip Milanov (1991), Émilie Heymans (1981), Dylan Borlée (1992), Noor Vidts (1996), Lionel Cox (1981), and Alex Coomber (1973).

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