Jeannine Meulemans
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.
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| Nationality | Belgian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 March 1951 Mechelen, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Former international judo champion | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1974–1983 (competition) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | −56 kg (−123 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Felix De Smedt (1977-2012, deceased) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 6th dan (3rd dan IJF) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Royal Judo & Karate Academy Bushido-Kwai Mechelen | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Felix De Smedt | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 29 December 2011. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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