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Matthias Casse

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Matthias Casse
Personal information
NationalityBelgian
Born (1997-02-19) 19 February 1997 (age 27)
Mortsel, Belgium
Sport
CountryBelgium
SportJudo
Event–81 kg
Medal record
Men's Judo
Representing  Belgium
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Tokyo –81 kg
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk –81 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk –81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Prague –81 kg
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Zagreb –81 kg

Matthias Casse (born 19 February 1997) is a Belgian judoka. In 2017, Matthias Casse became junior world champion in Zagreb,[1][2] the first Belgian male judoka to achieve this since Johan Laats in 1986.[3] 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.

Career achievements

Major results

2017
1st place, gold medalist(s) World U21 Championships -81 kg, Zagreb
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Grand Prix -81 kg, The Hague
2018
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Grand Slam -81 kg, Abu Dhabi
2019
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Grand Slam -81 kg, Düsseldorf
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Grand Slam -81 kg, Baku
1st place, gold medalist(s) European Championships -81 kg, Minsk
1st place, gold medalist(s) European Games -81 kg, Minsk
2nd place, silver medalist(s) World Championships -81 kg, Tokyo
1st place, gold medalist(s) World Masters -81 kg, Qingdao
2020
1st place, gold medalist(s) Grand Slam -81 kg, Paris
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) European Championships -81 kg, Prague

References

  1. ^ "Matthias Casse becomes first Belgian World Junior Champion since 27 years".
  2. ^ "Matthias Casse, Judoka". www.judoinside.com.
  3. ^ "Judoka Casse is wereldkampioen bij de junioren, eerste Belgische titel sinds 1990".

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