# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/robert-van-de-walle
# Generated: 2026-08-15T01:09:39.344Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/robert-van-de-walle"
name: "Robert Van de Walle"
slug: "robert-van-de-walle"
description: "Robert Van de Walle is a retired Belgian judoka. He was the first judoka to ever compete at five Olympics, from 1976 to 1992. Competing in the half-heavyweight category he won the gold medal in 1980 and a bronze in 1988 at the age of 34. Van de Walle won European titles in 1980, 1985 and 1986. Together with Ingrid Berghmans he was the face of Belgian judo in the late 1970s and 1980s. After retiring from competitions he ran a coaching company together with his wife. He was the head of the Belgian delegation at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In summer 2021, 14 years after obtaining the rank of black belt 8th dan; Van De Walle, currently a member of Judo Club Crossing Schaerbeek, accepted his promotion to 9th dan from the International Judo Federation."
tagline: "Belgian judoka"
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gender: "male"
birthDate: "1954-05-20"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 174
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump