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Dirk Van Tichelt

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Dirk Van Tichelt
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Dirk Van Tichelt (born 10 June 1984) is a Belgian judoka.

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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. In the bronze medal match he beat Sezer Huysuz to take his first bronze medal at a world championships. At the 2013 World Championships, he again won bronze, losing to eventual champion Shohei Ono in the semi-final and beating Dastan Ykybayev in his bronze medal match.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Van Tichelt won a bronze medal against Miklós Ungvári.

Van Tichelt went to university at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB).[1]

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