Ulla Werbrouck (born 24 January 1972 in Izegem) is a Belgian former politician and judoka.

Ulla Werbrouck
Personal information
Born (1972-01-24) 24 January 1972 (age 52)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryBelgium
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍70 kg, ‍–‍72 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (1996)
World Champ.Silver (1995, 1999)
European Champ.Gold (1994, 1995, 1996,
Gold( 1997, 1998, 1999,
Gold( 2001)
Profile at external databases
IJF62050
JudoInside.com201
Updated on 4 June 2023.

At the 1996 Summer Olympics, Werbrouck won the gold medal in the women's half-heavyweight category.[1]

In January 2007, Werbrouck joined the right-liberal List Dedecker party, newly established by her former trainer Jean-Marie Dedecker. In the June 2007 federal elections, she was elected member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives (2007–2009). At the 2009 Regional elections she was elected a member of the Flemish Parliament. In 2014, she was no longer up for reelection.

References edit

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ulla Werbrouck". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.

External links edit

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