Gella Vandecaveye

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Gella Vandecaveye
Born	June 5, 1973 (1973-06-05) (age 35) Kortrijk, Belgium

Olympic medal record
Women's Judo
Competitor for  Belgium
Silver	1996 Atlanta	Half-middleweight
Bronze	2000 Sydney	Half-middleweight

Gella Vandecaveye (born June 5, 1973 in Kortrijk, Belgium) is a judoka from Belgium. 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".^[1]

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• Judo Legends

v • d • e Belgium at the Olympics Gold: 1996: Ulla Werbrouck (-72kg) Silver: 1996: Gella Vandecaveye (-61kg) Bronze: 1992: Heidi Rakels (-66kg) | 1996: Marie-Isabelle Lomba (-56kg) | 2000: Ann Simons (-48kg) | 2000: Gella Vandecaveye (-63kg) | 2004: Ilse Heylen (-52kg)

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 Decosse
Awards
Preceded by '	European Judoka of the Year 1994 1998–1999 2001	Succeeded by '
Preceded by Annelies Bredael Ulla Werbrouck	Belgian Sportswoman of the Year 1993 1997	Succeeded by Brigitte Becue Dominique Monami
Preceded by Luc Van Lierde	Belgian Sports Personality of the Year 2000	Succeeded by Jacques Rogge