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Belgium
Career
1951 - 2025
Best year
1980
Total points
309
Best results
1x 1. Olympic Games
All-time rank
#20
10-year rank
#15
Ranking Development
Points distribution
Disciplines
Contests
| Year | Contest | Discipline | Category | Position | Points | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Olympic Games | Half heavyweight | Men | 1 | 20 | Robert Van de Walle |
| 2021 | World Championship | Half middleweight | Men | 1 | 10 | Matthias Casse |
| 2019 | World Masters | Half middleweight | Men | 1 | 7 | Matthias Casse |
| 2023 | World Masters | Half middleweight | Men | 1 | 7 | Matthias Casse |
| 2001 | World Championship | Extra lightweight | Men | 2 | 6 | Cédric Taymans |
| 1979 | World Championship | Half Heavyweight | Men | 2 | 6 | Robert Van de Walle |
| 1981 | World Championship | Half Heavyweight | Men | 2 | 6 | Robert Van de Walle |
| 1991 | World Championship | Half Middleweight | Men | 2 | 6 | Johan Laats |
| 2019 | World Championship | Half middleweight | Men | 2 | 6 | Matthias Casse |
| 2022 | World Championship | Half middleweight | Men | 2 | 6 | Matthias Casse |
| 2023 | World Championship | Half Middleweight | Men | 2 | 6 | Matthias Casse |
| 2017 | World Championship | Openweight | Men | 2 | 6 | Toma Nikiforov |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Half heavyweight | Men | 3 | 6 | Robert Van De Walle |
| 2020 | Olympic Games | Half middleweight | Men | 3 | 6 | Matthias Casse |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Heavyweight | Men | 3 | 6 | Harry van Barneveld |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Lightweight | Men | 3 | 6 | Dirk Van Tichelt |
| 1999 | European Championship | Middleweight | Men | 1 | 4 | Daan De Cooman |
| 1980 | European Championship | Openweight | Men | 1 | 4 | Robert Van De Walle |
| 1997 | European Championship | Openweight | Men | 1 | 4 | Harry Van Barneveld |
| 2016 | World Masters | Half middleweight | Men | 2 | 4 | Joachim Bottieau |
| 1985 | European Championship | Half heavyweight | Men | 1 | 4 | Robert Van De Walle |
| 1986 | European Championship | Half heavyweight | Men | 1 | 4 | Robert Van De Walle |
| 2010 | European Championship | Half heavyweight | Men | 1 | 4 | Elco van der Geest |
| 2018 | European Championship | Half heavyweight | Men | 1 | 4 | Toma Nikiforov |
| 2021 | European Championship | Half heavyweight | Men | 1 | 4 | Toma Nikiforov |
| 1997 | European Championship | Half middleweight | Men | 1 | 4 | Johan Laats |
| 2019 | European Championship | Half middleweight | Men | 1 | 4 | Matthias Casse |
| 2008 | European Championship | Lightweight | Men | 1 | 4 | Dirk Van Tichelt |
| 1986 | Paris Open | Half heavyweight | Men | 1 | 3 | Robert Van De Walle |
| 2010 | Paris Open | Half heavyweight | Men | 1 | 3 | Elco van der Geest |
| 2022 | Paris Open | Half heavyweight | Men | 1 | 3 | Toma Nikiforov |
| 1991 | Paris Open | Half lightweight | Men | 1 | 3 | Philip Laats |
| 2020 | Paris Open | Half middleweight | Men | 1 | 3 | Matthias Casse |
| 2024 | Paris Open | Half middleweight | Men | 1 | 3 | Matthias Casse |
| 2002 | Paris Open | Lightweight | Men | 1 | 3 | Koen Sleeckx |
| 1992 | Tokyo Open | Openweight | Men | 1 | 3 | Harry Van Barneveld |
| 1963 | European Championship | Teams | Men | 3 | 3 | - |
| 1997 | World Championship | Extra Lightweight | Men | 3 | 3 | Cédric Taymans |
| 1983 | World Championship | Half Heavyweight | Men | 3 | 3 | Robert Van de Walle |
| 1985 | World Championship | Half Heavyweight | Men | 3 | 3 | Robert Van de Walle |
| 1989 | World Championship | Half Heavyweight | Men | 3 | 3 | Robert Van de Walle |
| 2015 | World Championship | Half heavyweight | Men | 3 | 3 | Toma Nikiforov |
| 2009 | World Championship | Lightweight | Men | 3 | 3 | Dirk Van Tichelt |
| 2013 | World Championship | Lightweight | Men | 3 | 3 | Dirk Van Tichelt |
| 1981 | World Championship | Openweight | Men | 3 | 3 | Robert Van de Walle |
| 1983 | World Championship | Openweight | Men | 3 | 3 | Robert Van de Walle |
| 1997 | World Championship | Openweight | Men | 3 | 3 | Harry Van Barneveld |
| 1999 | World Championship | Openweight | Men | 3 | 3 | Harry Van Barneveld |
| 1999 | European Championship | Extra lightweight | Men | 2 | 2 | Cédric Taymans |
| 1976 | European Championship | Half heavyweight | Men | 2 | 2 | Robert Van De Walle |
| 1977 | European Championship | Half heavyweight | Men | 2 | 2 | Robert Van De Walle |
| 1979 | European Championship | Half heavyweight | Men | 2 | 2 | Robert Van de Walle |
| 1984 | European Championship | Half heavyweight | Men | 2 | 2 | Robert Van De Walle |
| 2016 | European Championship | Half heavyweight | Men | 2 | 2 | Toma Nikiforov |
| 2015 | World Masters | Half heavyweight | Men | 3 | 2 | Toma Nikiforov |
| 1991 | European Championship | Half middleweight | Men | 2 | 2 | Johan Laats |
| 1994 | European Championship | Half middleweight | Men | 2 | 2 | Johan Laats |
| 2018 | European Championship | Half middleweight | Men | 2 | 2 | Sami Chouchi |
| 2021 | European Championship | Half middleweight | Men | 2 | 2 | Matthias Casse |
| 2022 | European Championship | Half middleweight | Men | 2 | 2 | Matthias Casse |
| 2022 | World Masters | Half middleweight | Men | 3 | 2 | Matthias Casse |
| 1990 | European Championship | Heavyweight | Men | 2 | 2 | Harry Van Barneveld |
| 1967 | European Championship | Lightweight | Men | 2 | 2 | Gustaaf Lauwereins |
| 1983 | European Championship | Openweight | Men | 2 | 2 | Robert Van De Walle |
| 1990 | European Championship | Openweight | Men | 2 | 2 | Harry Van Barneveld |
| 1993 | European Championship | Openweight | Men | 2 | 2 | Harry Van Barneveld |
| 1994 | European Championship | Openweight | Men | 2 | 2 | Harry Van Barneveld |
| 1998 | European Championship | Openweight | Men | 2 | 2 | Harry Van Barneveld |
| 1960 | European Championship | 4 dan | Men | 1 | 2 | Daniel Outelet |
| 2000 | European Championship | Extra lightweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Cédric Taymans |
| 2001 | European Championship | Extra lightweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Cédric Taymans |
| 2019 | European Championship | Extra lightweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Jorre Verstraeten |
| 2020 | European Championship | Extra lightweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Jorre Verstraeten |
| 2022 | European Championship | Extra lightweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Jorre Verstraeten |
| 1969 | European Championship | Half heavyweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Martin Segers |
| 1978 | European Championship | Half heavyweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Robert Van De Walle |
| 1980 | European Championship | Half heavyweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Robert Van De Walle |
| 1981 | European Championship | Half heavyweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Robert Van de Walle |
| 1983 | European Championship | Half heavyweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Robert Van De Walle |
| 1987 | European Championship | Half heavyweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Robert Van de Walle |
| 1988 | European Championship | Half heavyweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Robert Van de Walle |
| 2015 | European Championship | Half heavyweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Toma Nikiforov |
| 1990 | European Championship | Half lightweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Philip Laats |
| 1995 | European Championship | Half lightweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Philip Laats |
| 1957 | European Championship | Half middleweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Désiré Durieux |
| 1993 | European Championship | Half middleweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Johan Laats |
| 1995 | European Championship | Half middleweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Johan Laats |
| 2012 | European Championship | Half middleweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Joachim Bottieau |
| 2013 | European Championship | Half middleweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Joachim Bottieau |
| 2020 | European Championship | Half middleweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Matthias Casse |
| 2022 | European Championship | Half middleweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Sami Chouchi |
| 2025 | European Championship | Half middleweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Matthias Casse |
| 1997 | European Championship | Heavyweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Harry Van Barneveld |
| 1962 | European Championship | Heavyweight - Professionals | Men | 3 | 1 | Pierre Brouha |
| 2005 | European Championship | Lightweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Daniel Fernández |
| 2015 | European Championship | Lightweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Dirk van Tichelt |
| 1997 | European Championship | Middleweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Daan De Cooman |
| 1951 | European Championship | Openweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Georges Ravinet |
| 1955 | European Championship | Openweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Pierre De Rouck |
| 1977 | European Championship | Openweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Robert Van De Walle |
| 1979 | European Championship | Openweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Robert Van de Walle |
| 1984 | European Championship | Openweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Robert Van De Walle |
| 1989 | European Championship | Openweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Harry Van Barneveld |
| 1992 | European Championship | Openweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Harry Van Barneveld |
| 1995 | European Championship | Openweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Harry Van Barneveld |
| 1996 | European Championship | Openweight | Men | 3 | 1 | Harry Van Barneveld |
| 1961 | European Championship | 4 dan | Men | 2 | 1 | Theo Guldemont |
| 1954 | European Championship | 1 dan | Men | 1 | 1 | Daniel Outelet |
| 1962 | European Championship | 1 dan - Amateurs | Men | 1 | 1 | Marcel Etienne |
| 1955 | European Championship | 2 dan | Men | 1 | 1 | Daniel Outelet |
| 1957 | European Championship | 3 dan | Men | 1 | 1 | Daniel Outelet |
| 1960 | European Championship | 3 dan | Men | 1 | 1 | Theo Guldemont |
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