Gella Vandecaveye
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| Gella Vandecaveye | |
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| Born | June 5, 1973 .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Kortrijk, Belgium |
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| Competitor for Belgium |
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| Silver | 1996 Atlanta | Half-middleweight | |
| Bronze | 2000 Sydney | Half-middleweight | |
Gella Vandecaveye (born June 5, 1973 in Kortrijk, Belgium) is a judoka from Belgium. At the 1996 Summer Olympics she won the silver medal in the women's half-middleweight category. Four years later, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, she captured a second medal: a bronze one in the same category. She became World Champion in 1993 and 2001 and was European champion seven times in the 1994-2001 period.
Gella Vandecaveye was named "1999 European Judoka of the Year".[1]
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| Preceded by Frauke Eickhoff Keiko Maeda |
World Judo champion (2) 1993 2001 |
Succeeded by Jung Sung Sook Daniela Krukower |
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European Judo champion - 61/63 kg (7) 1994 1996–2001 |
Succeeded by Lucie Decosse |
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European Judoka of the Year 1994 1998–1999 2001 |
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| Preceded by Annelies Bredael Ulla Werbrouck |
Belgian Sportswoman of the Year 1993 1997 |
Succeeded by Brigitte Becue Dominique Monami |
| Preceded by Luc Van Lierde |
Belgian Sports Personality of the Year 2000 |
Succeeded by Jacques Rogge |
