Jeannine Meulemans

Jeannine Meulemans
Personal information
NationalityBelgian
Citizenship Belgium
Born (1951-03-30) 30 March 1951 (age 73)
Mechelen, Belgium
OccupationFormer international judo champion
Years active1974–1983 (competition)
Weight−56 kg (−123 lb)
SpouseFelix De Smedt (1977-2012, deceased)
Websitewww.judo-karatemechelen.be/palmares.html
Sport
CountryBelgium
SportJudo
Rank6th dan (3rd dan IJF)
ClubRoyal Judo & Karate Academy Bushido-Kwai Mechelen
Team Belgium
Coached byFelix De Smedt
Medal record
Women's Judo
Representing  Belgium
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1980 New York -56 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Arlon -56 kg
Updated on 29 December 2011
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Jeannine Meulemans (born 30 March 1951 in Mechelen) was Belgium's first great international women's judo champion. She is 10-fold Belgian judo champion who nationally remained unbeaten, including in those contests she fought before weight classes were implemented. Internationally, the only contests she lost were due to injury or doubtful referee action. She is considered as the finest female technical judoka ever produced by Belgian judo. Close to her retirement, she won a bronze medal during the first Women's Judo World Championships in 1980 in New York.[1]

  1. ^ "Historie: Judo". sport-komplett.de. 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2011.