Raymond Ceulemans

Raymond Ceulemans
Knight
Raymond Ceulemans in 2011
Born (1937-07-12) 12 July 1937 (age 87)
Lier, Belgium
Sport country Belgium
NicknameMr. 100[1]
Professional1961–2001
Raymond Ceulemans
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
Men's Three-cushion billiards
UMB World Championship
Gold medal – first place Neuss 1963 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Oostende 1964 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Hilversum 1965 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Buenos Aires 1966 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Lima 1967 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Düren 1968 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Tokyo 1969 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Las Vegas 1970 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Groningen 1971 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Buenos Aires 1972 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Cairo 1973 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place La Paz 1975 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Ostend 1976 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Tokyo 1977 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Las Vegas 1978 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Lima 1979 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Buenos Aires 1980 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Aix-les-Bains 1983 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Heeswijk-Dinther 1985 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Tokyo 1990 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Luxembourg 2001 Three-cushion
Silver medal – second place Antwerp 1974 Three-cushion
Silver medal – second place Tokyo 1991 Three-cushion
Silver medal – second place Tokyo 1992 Three-cushion
Bronze medal – third place Krefeld 1984 Three-cushion
Bronze medal – third place Las Vegas 1986 Three-cushion
Bronze medal – third place Tokyo 1988 Three-cushion
Bronze medal – third place Tokyo 1989 Three-cushion
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1986 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place 1987 Three-cushion
CEB European Championship
Gold medal – first place Kaatsheuvel 1962 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Brussels 1963 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Copenhagen 1964 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Vienna 1965 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Lisbon 1966 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Angoulême 1967 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Madrid 1968 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place The Hague 1969 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Tournai 1970 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Geel 1971 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Dortmund 1972 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Eeklo 1974 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Rotterdam 1975 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Valencia 1976 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Lausanne 1977 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Copenhagen 1978 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Düren 1979 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Helsingborg 1980 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Vienna 1981 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Porto 1982 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Dunkirk 1983 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Waalwijk 1987 Three-cushion
Gold medal – first place Cairo 1992 Three-cushion
Silver medal – second place Vejle 1988 Three-cushion
Bronze medal – third place Triest 1961 Three-cushion
Bronze medal – third place Amersfoort 1985 Three-cushion
Bronze medal – third place Dordrecht 1991 Three-cushion

Raymond Ceulemans (born 12 July 1937) is a Belgian billiards player who won 21 UMB three-cushion World Championship titles, more than any other player. Along with 48 European titles (23 in three-cushion) and 61 national titles. His nickname is "Mr 100".[1] He was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame in 2001, one of the first non-Americans to receive the honour.

In October 2003, King Albert II of Belgium honoured Raymond Ceulemans by awarding him a knighthood (Ridderschap) in recognition of his lifetime achievements.

  1. ^ a b Raymond Ceulemans Bio at BCA website Archived 31 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine