Jeannine Meulemans
- January 9, 2024
- Judoka
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Jeannine Meulemans |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Date Of Birth | Mar 30, 1951(1951-03-30) |
| Age | 73 |
| Birthplace | Mechelen |
| Country | Belgium |
| Birth City | Flemish Region |
| Horoscope | Aries |
Jeannine Meulemans Biography
| Name | Jeannine Meulemans |
| Birthday | Mar 30 |
| Birth Year | 1951 |
| Place Of Birth | Mechelen |
| Home Town | Flemish Region |
| Birth Country | Belgium |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
| Spouse | Felix De Smedt |
Jeannine Meulemans is one of the most popular and richest Judoka who was born on March 30, 1951 in Mechelen, Flemish Region, Belgium.
Meulemans took up judo in 1966 at age 15 at the Judo and Jujutsu Academy Bushido-Kwai the oldest judo club in Belgium, founded and led by Felix De Smedt (1923-2012) In 1970 she obtained her shodan blackbelt with the Belgian Judo Federation (BJB).
Meulemans’ competitive judo career started on 21 January 1973, when the Belgian Judo Federation organized its first women’s judo tournament. In April 1974 the first Women’s Belgian National Judo Championships were organized, which were still without weight classes. Despite weighing less than 60 kg she dominated the championship with her flawless technique, speed and technical insight ending every match with ippon oftentimes before even one minute was elapsed. This was the first of 10 successive Belgian national titles.
Jeannine Meulemans Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Judoka |
| House | Living in own house. |
Jeannine Meulemans is one of the richest Judoka from Belgium. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jeannine Meulemans 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
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.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Weight | 123 lbs |
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Who is Jeannine Meulemans Dating?
According to our records, Jeannine Meulemans married to Felix De Smedt. As of December 1, 2023, Jeannine Meulemans’s is not dating anyone.
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In 1982 Meulemans obtained her sandan black belt during what were to be the final joined national rank exams of the Vlaamse Judo Federatie (VJF) and the Ligue Francophone de Judo, acting under the Belgian Judo Federation umbrella. The exams were held in Etterbeek (ESC), Brussels, before a national jury consisting of Jean-Marie Falise, Marcel Clause, Marcel Degroote, and presided by Abe Ichirō, 8th dan from the Kōdōkan in Japan. At that occasion she was praised by Abe Ichirō, for obtaining the highest score among all candidates irrespective of gender.
Facts & Trivia
Jenny Ranked on the list of most popular Judoka. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Belgium. Jeannine Meulemans celebrates birthday on March 30 of every year.
Meulemans currently holds the rank of 6th dan. In August 2012, following the death of her husband and former coach Felix De Smedt, she took over his role in becoming president of the Royal Judo and Karate Academy Bushido-Kwai Mechelen.