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Gella Vandecaveye

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Gella Vandecaveye (born 5 June 1973 in Kortrijk, Belgium) is a judoka from Belgium who competed at four Olympic Games. At the 1996 Summer Olympics Vandecaveye won the silver medal in the women's half-middleweight category. Four years later, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, she captured a second medal: a bronze one in the same category. She became World Champion in 1993 and 2001 and was European champion seven times in the 1994–2001 period. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gella Vandecaveye is the 3,458th most popular athlete (down from 3,432nd in 2019), the 981st most popular biography from Belgium (up from 1,006th in 2019) and the 41st most popular Belgian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Gella Vandecaveye ranks 3,458 out of 6,025. Before her are Glynis Nunn, André Lange, Tõnu Tõniste, Mehdi Baala, Elisabeth Willeboordse, and Eunice Kirwa. After her are Marian Oprea, Soufiane El Bakkali, Marina Shmonina, Ivano Brugnetti, Almaz Ayana, and Seema Punia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Gella Vandecaveye ranks 770. Before her are Carole Montillet, Stefan Kretzschmar, Shirley Clamp, Karina Habšudová, Kamila Shamsie, and André Lange. After her are Mark Neveldine, Langley Kirkwood, Ramaz Paliani, William Lee Scott, Shinichi Muto, and Christian Bassedas.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Gella Vandecaveye ranks 981 out of 1,190. Before her are Mehdi Carcela (1989), Peter Piot (1949), Matz Sels (1992), Tom Saintfiet (1973), Dennis Praet (1994), and Thomas Buffel (1981). After her are Ritchie De Laet (1988), Luca Brecel (1995), Princess Eléonore of Belgium (2008), Blanche (1999), Selah Sue (1989), and Ulla Werbrouck (1972).

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Among ATHLETES In Belgium

Among athletes born in Belgium, Gella Vandecaveye ranks 41. Before her are Michel Knuysen (1929), Marieke Vervoort (1979), Nafissatou Thiam (1994), Kim Gevaert (1978), Erik Persson (null), and Kevin Borlée (1988). After her are Daniel Martin (null), Olivia Borlée (1986), Jonathan Borlée (1988), Élodie Ouédraogo (1981), Hanna Mariën (1982), and Dirk Van Tichelt (1984).

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