Jorre Verstraeten

Jorre Verstraeten (born 4 December 1997)[1] is a Belgian judoka. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 60 kg event at the European Judo Championships in 2020 and 2022. He also won one of the bronze medals in the men's 60 kg event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.

Jorre Verstraeten
Personal information
Born (1997-12-04) 4 December 1997
OccupationJudoka
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
CountryBelgium
SportJudo
Weight class–60 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.5th (2023)
European Champ.Bronze (2019, 2020, 2022)
Olympic GamesR16 (2020)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Belgium
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk ‍–‍60 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Prague ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Sofia ‍–‍60 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2021 Antalya ‍–‍60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budapest ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Tel Aviv ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Antalya ‍–‍60 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2019 Tel Aviv ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Cancún ‍–‍60 kg
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Maribor ‍–‍60 kg
Summer Youth Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Nanjing ‍–‍55 kg
World Cadets Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Miami ‍–‍50 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF13036
JudoInside.com73219
Updated on 21 May 2023.

Career

Verstraeten won one of the bronze medals in the boys' 55 kg event at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics held in Nanjing, China.[2] In his bronze medal match he defeated Gavin Mogopa of Botswana.[2] He also competed in the mixed team event.[2]

In 2017, Verstraeten competed in the men's 60 kg event at the European Judo Championships held in Warsaw, Poland. A few months later, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 60 kg event at the Judo Grand Prix Cancún held in Cancún, Mexico. In 2018, Verstraeten was eliminated by Eric Takabatake of Brazil in his second match in the men's 60 kg event at the World Judo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan.

He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 60 kg event at the 2020 European Judo Championships held in Prague, Czech Republic.[3][4]

In 2021, Verstraeten competed in the men's 60 kg event at the Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[5] A few months later, he won the gold medal in his event at the Judo Grand Slam Antalya held in Antalya, Turkey.[6]

Verstraeten represented Belgium at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[7] He competed in the men's 60 kg event where he was eliminated in his second match by Naohisa Takato of Japan.[7]

He won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Budapest held in Budapest, Hungary.[8]

He lost his bronze medal match in the men's 60 kg event at the 2023 World Judo Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[9][10]

Career achievements

Major results
2019
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) European Championships –60 kg, Minsk
2020
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) European Championships –60 kg, Prague
2021
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2021 Judo Grand Slam Antalya –60 kg
2022
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) European Championships –60 kg, Sofia

References
  1. "Jorre Verstraeten". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  2. "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  3. Browne, Ken (19 November 2020). "Giuffrida and Safarov shine on Day 1 of 2020 European Championships". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  4. "Results". 2020 European Judo Championships. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  5. "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  6. Shefferd, Neil (1 April 2021). "Canadian and Italian national rivals compete for gold on opening day of IJF Antalya Grand Slam". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  7. "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  8. Brennan, Eliott (8 July 2022). "Japanese Olympic and world champions secure golds at Judo Grand Slam in Budapest". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  9. Berkeley, Geoff (7 May 2023). "Tsunoda completes hat-trick as Garrigos strikes gold on first day of Doha 2023". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  10. "Jorre Verstraeten grijpt nipt naast WK-brons na thriller tegen Georgiër in golden score". Sporza.be (in Dutch). 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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