Philip Laats

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Philip Laats (born February 2, 1963 in Antwerp ) is a former Belgian judoka . He took part in the Olympic Games four times.

Athletic career

The 1.65 m tall Philip Laats comes from a judo-loving family, and his brothers Lode, Stefaan and Johan were also judokas. Philip Laats was the first Belgian extra lightweight champion in 1981. He rose to half-light weight in 1983, the weight class up to 65 kilograms. In this weight class he was ten times Belgian champion from 1984 to 1994, in every year except 1988. In his first Olympic participation in 1984 in Los Angeles , he finished tied for ninth place after one win and two defeats.

In 1984 Philip Laats was third in the military world championships, in 1985 and 1986 he finished second and in 1987, 1988 and 1990 he won. In 1986 and 1987 he was fifth at the European Championships. At the Olympic Games in Seoul in 1988, he lost to Poland Janusz Pawłowski in his first fight . After two wins in the Hope Round, he was defeated by New Zealander Brent Cooper and finished seventh.

At the European Championships in Frankfurt in 1990, Philip Laats lost to French Bruno Carabetta in the quarter-finals , but secured a bronze medal with three wins in the hope round . In 1991 he won the Tournoi de Paris . In 1991 and 1992 he was seventh at the European Championships. At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona he was defeated by the Hungarian József Csák in the quarter-finals , with two wins in the round of hope he reached the battle for bronze, which he lost to the German Udo Quellmalz .

In 1993 he was seventh at the European Championships, at the 1993 World Championships he was defeated by Russian Sergei Kosmynin in the battle for bronze . Two years later he reached the semi-finals at the European Championships in Birmingham, where he was defeated by the German Peter Schlatter , with a victory over the Spaniard José Tomás Toro he secured a bronze medal for the second time after 1990. In 1995, the military world games were held for the first time in Ostia , where Philip Laats won a bronze medal. In 1996 he finished seventh at the European Championships. At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta he reached the semifinals with three wins, where he lost to Udo Quellmalz after 3:31 minutes by Ippon. In the battle for the bronze medal against the Brazilian Henrique Guimarães he lost after 1:36 minutes. With this fight Philip Laats ended his international judo career.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Career overview at judoinside.com
  2. ↑ Match balance at judoinside.com
  3. ↑ Volker Kluge : Olympic Summer Games. Chronicle IV. Seoul 1988 - Atlanta 1996. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-328-00830-6 . P. 105f
  4. ↑ Match balance at judoinside.com
  5. ↑ Volker Kluge: Olympic Summer Games. Chronicle IV. Seoul 1988 - Atlanta 1996. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-328-00830-6 . P. 754
personal data
SURNAME Laats, Philip
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian judoka
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd February 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Antwerp