PODCETRTEK – Van 8 t.e.m. 11 juni jl. vond in het Sloveense Podcetrtek het Europese Kampioenschap voor Veteranen plaats. 658 judoka’s (563 mannen & 95 vrouwen) afkomstig uit 37 landen namen deel aan dit EK. Twintig judoka’s (15 mannen & 5 vrouwen) verdedigden er de Belgische driekleur. België eindigde op de 13de plaats in de rangschikking. Goed voor tweemaal goud, tweemaal zilver en drie keer brons. Zeven medailles voor de Belgen dus! Verder nog vier vijfde plaatsen en vijf judoka’s eindigden op de zevende plaats. In de Team competitie pakte de Belgische ploeg bovendien zilver! We zetten hierna hun prestaties even op een rijtje.
Internationaal scheidsrechter Bert Hoedemakers werd door de EJU aangeduid om de kampen te leiden.
INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION
Annick Van de Voorde (-52kg/F6/JS Reet) – GOLD
Round 1: Victory vs. Hanne Myrnes (NOR)
Round 1: Victory vs. Hanne Myrnes (NOR)
Allison Hollevoet (-70kg/F2) – SILVER
Quarter-Final: Victory vs. Lara Battistella (ITA)
Semi-Final: Victory vs. Lina Anna Scheidt (GER)
Final: Defeat vs. Jessica Zannoni (SMR)
Fran De Somer (-63kg/F2/JS Moorsel) – BRONZE
Round 2: Defeat vs. Swantje Kaiser (GER)
Round 3: Victory vs. Caroline Brayson (GBR)
Round 4: Defeat vs. Helen Schwenderling (GER)
Round 5: Victory vs. Gulia Meinardi (ITA)
Fee De Somer (-70kg/F1/JS Moorsel) – 4th PLACE
Round 2: Defeat vs. Hana Kodesova (CZE)
Round 3: Victory vs. Melissa Cicuto (ITA)
Round 4: Defeat vs. Maia Taraushvili (GEO)
Round 5: Defeat vs. Laura Plumridge (GBR)
Geraldine Delporte (-70kg/F2/JC 2000 Kluisbergen)
Quarter-Final: Defeat vs. Luisa Garcia (POR)
Repechage: Defeat vs. Jessica Eschenauer (GER)
Osman HANCI (-90kg/M2) – GOLD
Round 1: Victory vs. Ondrej Loukota (CZE)
Quarter-Final: Victory vs. Michal Zamecki (POL)
Semi-Final: Victory vs. Ianis Lotca (ITA)
Final: Victory vs. Vitalie Ursu (ITA)
Ermanno Agostini (-60kg/M5) – SILVER
Round 1: Victory vs. Bruno Boudet (FRA)
Quarter-Final: Victory vs. Simonne Stinca (ITA)
Semi-Final: Victory vs. Franco Bartone (GER)
Final: Defeat vs. Sofiane Djari (FRA)
Mike Demiddele (-66kg/M1) – BRONZE
Round 1: Victory vs. Daniel Lombardo (ITA)
Quarter-Final: Defeat vs. Paata Merebashvili (GEO)
Repechage: Victory vs. Sergio Mansilla Carca (NOR)
Bronze: Victory vs. Dimitrios Tsanidis (GER)
André LUISI (-81kg/M8) – BRONZE
Round 1: Victory vs. Jan Ekstrom (SWE)
Quarter-Final: Victory vs. Nikola Klajajic (BIH)
Semi-Final: Defeat vs. Manfred Zoellner (GER)
Bronze: Victory vs. Antonio Alfidi (ITA)
Dez De Somer (-100kg/M2/JS Moorsel) – 5th PLACE
Quarter-Final: Victory vs. Petur Sigurd Johannesen (FRO)
Halve finale: Defeat vs. Giorgi Tsotsiashvili (GEO)
Bronze: Defeat vs. Gegi Tamliani (GEO)
Dillon Tafili (-81kg/M1) – 5th PLACE
Round 1: Victory vs. Levani Davadze (GEO)
Quarter-Final: Defeat vs. Vaclav Sedmidubsky (CZE)
Repechage: Victory vs. Benjamin Andrieu (FRA)
Bronze: Defeat vs. Sarkis Ambartsoumian (FRA)
Fabian Vanhollebeke (-90kg/M3) – 5th PLACE
Round 1: Victory vs. Alexandre Morgado (POR)
Quarter-Final: Victory vs. Jan Rusnak (CZE)
Semi-Final: Defeat vs. Roman Janiszewski (POL)
Bronze: Defeat vs. Martin Mairhofer (AUT)
Philippe Lauria (-81kg/M2) – 5th PLACE
Round 2: Victory vs. Vugar Aliyev (AZE)
Quarter-Final: Defeat vs. Sandro Iakobashvili (GEO)
Repechage: Victory vs. Petr Vosynek (CZE)
Repechage: Victory vs. Ilija Vukotic (MNE)
Bronze: Defeat vs. Lukas Kmec (CZE)
Sander Tureluren (-66kg/M1/JS Lummen) – 7th PLACE
Quarter-Final: Defeat vs. Rashid Shamizada (AZE)
Repechage: Victory vs. Jan Zavadil (CZE)
Repechage: Defeat vs. Simone Giannone (ITA)
Bram Pussig (-90kg/M1/JS Lummen) – 7th PLACE
Round 1: Victory vs. Idir Djekouane (FRA)
Quarter-Final: Defeat vs. Jindrich Turek (CZE)
Repechage: Defeat vs. Konstantin Ustinov (GER)
Gunnar De Laet (-100kg/M1/JS Lummen) – 7th PLACE
Quarter-Final: Defeat vs. Mike Van Der Plas (NED)
Repechage: Defeat vs. Indrek Hopfeldt (EST)
Andy Hermans (-73kg/M3/JS Lummen)
Round 1: Defeat vs. Ruslan Cantir (MDA)
Repechage: Defeat vs. Thomas Courdier
Antonino Milioto (-73kg/M1)
Quarter-Final: Defeat vs. Wessel Van Der Ploeg (NED)
Repechage: Defeat vs. Jordane Del Gatto (FRA)
Benoit Van De Perre (-90kg/M5)
Round 1: Defeat vs. Stefano Pressello (ITA)
Repechage: Defeat vs. Milan Bogic (SRB)
Laurent Lenaerts (-90kg/M5)
Round 1: Defeat vs. Jeroen Letterie (NED)
Repechage: Victory vs. Andreas Kalmoukidis (GRE)
Repechage: Defeat vs. Karl Baker (SWE)
