Ulla Werbrouck

Ulla Werbrouck
Personal information
Born (1972-01-24) 24 January 1972 (age 52)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryBelgium
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍70 kg, ‍–‍72 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (1996)
World Champ.Silver (1995, 1999)
European Champ.Gold (1994, 1995, 1996,
Gold( 1997, 1998, 1999,
Gold( 2001)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Belgium
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta ‍–‍72 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1995 Chiba ‍–‍72 kg
Silver medal – second place 1999 Birmingham ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Paris ‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Munich ‍–‍70 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Gdansk ‍–‍72 kg
Gold medal – first place 1995 Birmingham ‍–‍72 kg
Gold medal – first place 1996 The Hague ‍–‍72 kg
Gold medal – first place 1997 Oostende ‍–‍72 kg
Gold medal – first place 1998 Oviedo ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 1999 Bratislava ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2001 Paris ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 1992 Paris ‍–‍72 kg
Silver medal – second place 1993 Athens ‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Helsinki ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Frankfurt ‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Prague ‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Wrocław ‍–‍70 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 1990 Dijon ‍–‍72 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1988 Vienna ‍–‍72 kg
Gold medal – first place 1989 Athens ‍–‍72 kg
Gold medal – first place 1990 Ankara ‍–‍72 kg
Silver medal – second place 1987 Wrocław ‍–‍66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF62050
JudoInside.com201
Updated on 4 June 2023

Ulla Werbrouck (born 24 January 1972 in Izegem) is a Belgian former politician and judoka.

At the 1996 Summer Olympics, Werbrouck won the gold medal in the women's half-heavyweight category.[1]

In January 2007, Werbrouck joined the right-liberal List Dedecker party, newly established by her former trainer Jean-Marie Dedecker. In the June 2007 federal elections, she was elected member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives (2007–2009). At the 2009 Regional elections she was elected a member of the Flemish Parliament. In 2014, she was no longer up for reelection.

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ulla Werbrouck". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.