Matthias Casse

Matthias Casse (born 19 February 1997) is a Belgian judoka. In 2017, Matthias Casse became junior world champion in Zagreb,[1][2] the first Belgian male judoka to achieve this since Johan Laats in 1986.[3] That same year, he won his first judo grand prix medal at senior level, winning a bronze medal in The Hague. In 2019 he won the gold medal at the European Games (this also was the European judo championship) and at the Judo World Masters. After having won the Paris Grand Slam in 2020 he became the no. 1 on the world ranking in his category.

Matthias Casse
Personal information
NationalityBelgian
Born (1997-02-19) 19 February 1997
Mortsel, Belgium
Sport
CountryBelgium
SportJudo
Event(s)–81 kg
Medal record
Men's Judo
Representing  Belgium
World Championships
2019 Tokyo–81 kg
European Games
2019 Minsk–81 kg
European Championships
2019 Minsk–81 kg
2020 Prague–81 kg
Junior World Championships
2017 Zagreb–81 kg

Career achievements

Major results
2017
World U21 Championships -81 kg, Zagreb
Grand Prix -81 kg, The Hague
2018
Grand Slam -81 kg, Abu Dhabi
2019
Grand Slam -81 kg, Düsseldorf
Grand Slam -81 kg, Baku
European Championships -81 kg, Minsk
European Games -81 kg, Minsk
World Championships -81 kg, Tokyo
World Masters -81 kg, Qingdao
2020
Grand Slam -81 kg, Paris
European Championships -81 kg, Prague

References
  1. "Matthias Casse becomes first Belgian World Junior Champion since 27 years".
  2. "Matthias Casse, Judoka". www.judoinside.com.
  3. "Judoka Casse is wereldkampioen bij de junioren, eerste Belgische titel sinds 1990".


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