0,50 Euro 2005 - Judo - Robert Van de Walle


0,50 Euro 2005 - Judo - Robert Van de Walle
Added by Bart Perdieus
General Description : Robert Van de Walle (born 20 May 1954) is a Belgian judoka. He was the first judoka to ever compete at five Olympics.

He was born in Ostend.

At the 1980 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the men's half-heavyweight category and in 1988, at the relatively late age of thirty-four, he won a second medal: a bronze one in the same category. He competed in his fifth and final Olympics in 1992 at age 38, reaching the quarter finals.

He continued competing successfully at the highest level of competition for several years after that. During his career Van de Walle also captured three European titles: in 1980, 1985 and 1986. Together with Ingrid Berghmans he was the face of Belgian judo in the late 1970s and 1980s.
Face value 0,50 Euro
Catalog code (Michel) BE 3455
Catalog code (Scott) BE 2097a
Catalog code Yvert et Tellier BE 3392 Belgium BE 3407 WADP Numbering System - WNS BE065.05 Unificato BE 3399
Stamp colour multicolour
Stamp use Mini-sheet stamp
Issue date 18/06/2005
Designer Myriam Voz / Thierry Martin
Print technique photogravure
Perforation 11 1/2
Height 27.00 mm
Width 40.00 mm
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