Jorre Verstraeten

Jorre Verstraeten (born 4 December 1997)[1] is a Belgian judoka. In 2020, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 60 kg event at the 2020 European Judo Championships held in Prague, Czech Republic.[2][3]

Jorre Verstraeten
Personal information
Born (1997-12-04) 4 December 1997
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryBelgium
SportJudo
Weight class–60 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.R16 (2021)
European Champ. (2019, 2020)
Olympic GamesR16 (2020)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Belgium
European Games
2019 Minsk –60 kg
European Championships
2020 Prague –60 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2021 Antalya –60 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2019 Tel Aviv –60 kg
2017 Cancún –60 kg
Summer Youth Olympics
2014 Nanjing –55 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF13036
JudoInside.com73219
Updated on 15 November 2021.

Career

In 2014, he won one of the bronze medals in the boys' 55 kg event at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics held in Nanjing, China.[4] In his bronze medal match he defeated Gavin Mogopa of Botswana.[4] He also competed in the mixed team event.[4]

In 2017, he competed in the men's 60 kg event at the 2017 European Judo Championships held in Warsaw, Poland. A few months later, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 60 kg event at the 2017 Judo Grand Prix Cancún held in Cancún, Mexico. In 2018, he was eliminated by Eric Takabatake of Brazil in his second match in the men's 60 kg event at the 2018 World Judo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan.

In 2021, he competed in the men's 60 kg event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[5] A few months later, he won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Antalya held in Antalya, Turkey.[6]

He represented Belgium at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[7] He competed in the men's 60 kg event where he was eliminated in his second match by Naohisa Takato of Japan.[7]

Career achievements

Major results
2019
European Championships –60 kg, Minsk
2020
European Championships –60 kg, Prague
2021
2021 Judo Grand Slam Antalya –60 kg

References
  1. "Jorre Verstraeten". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  2. Browne, Ken (19 November 2020). "Giuffrida and Safarov shine on Day 1 of 2020 European Championships". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  3. "Results". 2020 European Judo Championships. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  4. "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  5. "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  6. Shefferd, Neil (1 April 2021). "Canadian and Italian national rivals compete for gold on opening day of IJF Antalya Grand Slam". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  7. "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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