Gella Vandecaveye

Gella Vandecaveye

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Personal information
Born	{{#property:P569}}
Died	Not recognized as a date. Years must have 4 digits (use leading zeros for years < 1000). (aged )
Occupation	Judoka
Website
Sport
Country	Belgium
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–61 kg, –63 kg
Achievements and titles
World finals	(1993, 2001)
Regional finals	(1994, 1996, 1997, (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001)
Olympic finals	(1996)
Medal record Women's judo Representing Belgium Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta ‍–‍61 kg 2000 Sydney ‍–‍63 kg World Championships 1993 Hamilton ‍–‍61 kg 2001 Munich ‍–‍63 kg 1997 Paris ‍–‍61 kg 1999 Birmingham ‍–‍63 kg 1995 Chiba ‍–‍61 kg European Championships 1994 Gdansk ‍–‍61 kg 1996 The Hague ‍–‍61 kg 1997 Oostende ‍–‍61 kg 1998 Oviedo ‍–‍63 kg 1999 Bratislava ‍–‍63 kg 2000 Wrocław ‍–‍63 kg 2001 Paris ‍–‍63 kg 1993 Athens ‍–‍61 kg 2003 Düsseldorf ‍–‍63 kg 1995 Birmingham ‍–‍61 kg 2002 Maribor ‍–‍63 kg European Junior Championships 1989 Athens ‍–‍56 kg 1990 Ankara ‍–‍61 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	{{#statements:P4559}}
JudoInside.com	{{#statements:P2767}}
Updated on 1 June 2023.

Gella Vandecaveye (born 5 June 1973 in Kortrijk, Belgium) is a judoka from Belgium who competed at four Olympic Games.

At the 1996 Summer Olympics she won the silver medal in the women's half-middleweight category. Four years later, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, she captured a second medal: a bronze one in the same category. She became World Champion in 1993 and 2001 and was European champion seven times in the 1994–2001 period.

Gella Vandecaveye was named "1999 European Judoka of the Year".

External links

• Judo Legends

Sporting positions
Preceded by Frauke Eickhoff Keiko Maeda	World Judo champion (2) 1993 2001	Succeeded by Jung Sung Sook Daniela Krukower
Preceded by	European Judo champion - 61/63 kg (7) 1994 1996–2001	Succeeded by Lucie Décosse
Awards
Preceded by	European Judoka of the Year 1994 1998–1999 2001	Succeeded by
Preceded by Luc Van Lierde	Belgian Sports Personality of the Year 2000	Succeeded by Jacques Rogge