Joachim Bottieau

Joachim Bottieau
Bottieau at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born20 March 1989 (1989-03-20) (age 35)
Boussu, Belgium[1][2]
OccupationJudoka
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Sport
CountryBelgium
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍81 kg, ‍–‍90 kg
ClubJudo Club Grand-Hornu[4]
Coached byYves Bottieau (father)
Fabrice Flamand (national)[4]
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2012)
World Champ.7th (2013)
European Champ.Bronze (2012, 2013)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Belgium
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Chelyabinsk ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Budapest ‍–‍81 kg
World Masters
Silver medal – second place 2016 Guadalajara ‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2015 Düsseldorf ‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Düsseldorf ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Jeju ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Samsun ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Agadir ‍–‍90 kg
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Antalya ‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Sarajevo ‍–‍81 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Prague ‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Warsaw ‍–‍73 kg
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Belgrade ‍–‍73 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF2556
JudoInside.com32427
Updated on 14 November 2022

Joachim Bottieau (born 20 March 1989) is a Belgian judoka. He competed in the ‍–‍81 kg category at the 2012 Summer Olympics; after defeating Omar Simmonds Pea in the first bout, he was eliminated by Ivan Nifontov in the second bout.[1] At the 2016 Olympics he lost to Matteo Marconcini in the first bout.[3]

Bottieau took up judo aged 12, together with his brothers Jean-Yves and Jeremiah. He is coached by his father, who founded the Grand Hornu Judo Club in 1989.[1] He won bronze medals at the 2012 and 2013 European Championships.[4]

  1. ^ a b c Joachim Bottieau. london2012.com
  2. ^ Joachim Bottieau. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ a b "Joachim Bottieau". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  4. ^ a b c Joachim Bottieau. nbcolympics.com