Catherine Jacques

Catherine Jacques (born 28 September 1979, in Merksem) is a Belgian judoka who competed in the middleweight category (70 kg).[1] She is a multiple-time national champion, and a four-time bronze medalist for her category at the European Judo Championships. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Jacques missed out of the Olympic podium in the women's 70 kg category, after she was defeated by Germany's Annett Böhm, who scored an ippon within thirty-eight seconds, in the bronze medal match. She was able to fight back against her opponent for a rematch to capture the bronze medal, this time at the 2005 World Judo Championships in Cairo, Egypt.

Catherine Jacques

Catherine Jacques at the 2010 World Judo Championships in Tokyo, Japan
Personal information
Born	(1979-09-28) 28 September 1979 Merksem, Belgium
Occupation	Judoka
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Country	Belgium
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–70 kg, –78 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	(2005)
European Champ.	(2003, 2005, 2006, ( 2009)
Olympic Games	5th (2004)
Medal record Women's judo Representing  Belgium World Championships 2005 Cairo –70 kg European Championships 2003 Düsseldorf –70 kg 2005 Rotterdam –70 kg 2006 Tampere –70 kg 2009 Tbilisi –70 kg IJF Grand Slam 2010 Tokyo –78 kg IJF Grand Prix 2009 Hamburg –70 kg 2010 Rotterdam –78 kg World Juniors Championships 1998 Cali –70 kg 1996 Porto –72 kg European Junior Championships 1998 Bucharest –70 kg 1997 Ljubljana –66 kg Summer Universiade 2001 Beijing –70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	323
JudoInside.com	171
Updated on 16 November 2022.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Jacques qualified again for the 70 kg category. She was eliminated in the second preliminary round, losing out to Italy's Ylenia Scapin, who scored a single yuko point in the match.[2]