Matthias Casse

{{Short description|Belgian judoka (born 1997)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}

{{Infobox judoka

| name = Matthias Casse

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|2|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Mortsel, Belgium

| country = Belgium

| weight_class = {{nbnd}}81 kg

| rank =

| rank_ref = {{cite web |access-date=2024-04-07 |author=Markus Knaup |date=2021-02-21 |language=en-US |title=Matthias Casse |url=https://www.eju.net/eju/judoka/?judokaId=19675 |website=European Judo Union}}

| dan = 2

| coach = Dirk Van Tichelt{{cite news |title=Former Paris winner Matthias Casse starts with new coach Van Tichelt |url=https://www.judoinside.com/news/7046 |access-date=29 January 2025 |work=JudoInside.com |date=28 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250129090953/https://www.judoinside.com/news/7046/Former_Paris_winner_Matthias_Casse_starts_with_new_coach_Van_Tichelt |archive-date=29 January 2025}}

| olympics_rank = 3

| olympics_year = 2020

| olympics_weight = Men's 81 kg

| worlds_rank = 1

| worlds_year = 2021

| worlds_weight = Men's 81 kg

| regionals_type = EU

| regionals_rank = 1

| regionals_year = 2019

| regionals_weight = Men's 81 kg

| highestranking = 1st {{cite web |title=IJF World Ranking List |url=https://78884ca60822a34fb0e6-082b8fd5551e97bc65e327988b444396.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/up/2021/08/ijf_sen_wrl_2021_08_16-1629443-1629443661.pdf |website=International Judo Federation |access-date=22 August 2021 |page=16 |date=16 August 2021}}

| show-medals =

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Sport| Men's judo }}

{{Medal|Country| {{BEL}} }}

{{Medal|Competition| Olympic Games }}

{{Medal|B| 2020 Tokyo | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Championships }}

{{Medal|G| 2021 Budapest | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2019 Tokyo | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2022 Tashkent | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2023 Doha | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| European Games }}

{{Medal|G| 2019 Minsk | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| European Championships }}

{{Medal|S| 2021 Lisbon | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2022 Sofia | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2020 Prague | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2025 Podgorica | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Masters }}

{{Medal|G| 2019 Qingdao | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2023 Budapest | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2022 Jerusalem | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Slam }}

{{Medal|G| 2020 Paris | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2021 Abu Dhabi | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2022 Tel Aviv | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2023 Antalya | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2024 Paris | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2024 Tashkent | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2018 Abu Dhabi | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2022 Baku | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2023 Tokyo | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2019 Düsseldorf | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2019 Baku | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2025 Paris | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Prix }}

{{Medal|G| 2022 Almada | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2018 Agadir | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2018 Zagreb | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2017 The Hague | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2019 Montreal | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Juniors Championships }}

{{Medal|G| 2017 Zagreb | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

| updated = 26 April 2025

}}

Matthias Casse (born 19 February 1997) is a Belgian judoka, a 2021 World Champion who won a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Judo career

In 2017, Matthias Casse became junior world champion in Zagreb,{{cite web|url=http://www.judoinside.com/news/2334/Matthias_Casse_becomes_first_Belgian_World_Junior_Champion_since_27_years|title=Matthias Casse becomes first Belgian World Junior Champion since 27 years}}{{cite web|url=http://www.judoinside.com/judoka/63514/Matthias_Casse/judo-career|title=Matthias Casse, Judoka|website=judoinside.com}} the first Belgian male judoka to achieve this since Johan Laats in 1986.{{cite web|url=http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/ander_nieuws/Judo/1.3084778|title=Judoka Casse is wereldkampioen bij de junioren, eerste Belgische titel sinds 1990}} 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. In June 2021, he became the first Belgian male judo world champion at the senior level by winning the gold at the 2021 World Judo Championships in Budapest, Hungary.{{cite web|url=https://www.rtbf.be/sport/autres/judo/detail_judo-matthias-casse-devient-le-premier-belge-champion-du-monde?id=10779554|title=Judo : Matthias Casse devient le premier Belge champion du monde|access-date=9 June 2021|publisher=rtbf.be|date=9 June 2021}}{{Cite news|last=Berkeley|first=Geoff|date=9 June 2021|title=Agbegnenou captures fifth world judo title with dominant display in Budapest|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1108854/agbegnenou-wins-fifth-world-judo-title|access-date=9 June 2021}}

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