NEIL ADAMS
MARC ALEXANDRE
NORIKO ANNO
EZIO GAMBA
NICOLAS GILL
KOSEI INOUE
KI YOUNG JEON
TOSHIHIKO KOGA
SUN HUI KYE
WALDEMAR LEGIEN
JASON MORRIS
YUKIMASA NAKAMURA
JIMMY PEDRO
UDO QUELLMALZ
AMARILIS SAVON
PETER SEISENBACHER
MIKE SWAIN
RYOKO TAMURA
GELLA VANDECAVEYE
ROBERT VAN DE WALLE
YASUHIRO YAMASHITA
HIDEHIKO YOSHIDA
ULLA WERBROUCK


Legends

GELLA VANDECAVEYE (Belgium)

Photos by Lou DiGesare

Born: 6/5/73
Birthplace:
Kortrijk, Belgium
Rank:
Godan (5th Degree Black Belt)
Weight Class:
63kg
Favorite Techniques:
Osotogari & Uchimata
Favorite Judoka:
Jason Morris (USA) & Ryoko Tamura (JPN)

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL MEDALS

GOLD

  • 02 US Open - Las Vegas, NV, USA
  • 02 French Open - Paris, France
  • 01 World Championships - Munich, Germany
  • 01 European Championships - Paris, France
  • 01 Citta de Roma - Rome, Italy
  • 00 European Championships - Wroclaw, Poland
  • 99 European Championships - Bratislava, Slovakia
  • 99 Czech Open - Prague, Czech Republic
  • 98 European Championships - Oviedo, Spain
  • 98 German Open - Munich, Germany
  • 97 European Championships - Oostende
  • 96 European Championships - Den Haag, Netherlands
  • 94 European Championships - Gdansk
  • 93 World Championships - Hamilton, Canada


SILVER

  • 03 European Championships - Dusseldorf, Germany
  • 99 World Championships - Birmingham, England
  • 97 World Championships - Paris, France
  • 96 Olympic Games - Atlanta, GA, USA
  • 93 European Championships - Athens, Greece

BRONZE

  • 00 Olympic Games - Sydney, Australia
  • 00 Czech Open - Prague, Czech Republic
  • 00 French Open - Paris, France
  • 95 World Championships - Makuhari, Japan