Heidi Rakels

Heidi Rakels
Personal information
Born (1968-06-22) 22 June 1968 (age 56)
OccupationJudoka
Websitewww.rakels.be Edit this at Wikidata
Sport
CountryBelgium
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍66 kg, –‍78 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (1992)
World Champ.R16 (1999, 2001)
European Champ.Silver (1992, 2001)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Belgium
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona ‍–‍66 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1992 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2001 Paris ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Bratislava ‍–‍78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF53157
JudoInside.com188
Updated on 5 June 2023

Heidi Rakels (born 22 June 1968 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant) is a female retired judoka from Belgium.

Rakels claimed a bronze medal in the Women's Middleweight (‍–‍66 kg) division at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. In the bronze medal match she defeated Germany's Alexandra Schreiber. She also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.