Catherine Jacques (born 28 September 1979, in

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) is a Belgian

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who competed in the middleweight category (70 kg). She is a multiple-time national champion, and a four-time bronze medalist for her category at the

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. At the

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, Jacques missed out of the Olympic podium in the women's 70 kg category, after she was defeated by Germany's

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, who scored an ippon within thirty-eight seconds, in the bronze medal match. She was able to fight back against her opponent for a rematch to capture the bronze medal, this time at the

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. At the

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, Jacques qualified again for the 70 kg category. She was eliminated in the second preliminary round, losing out to Italy's

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, who scored a single yuko point in the match.

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* * * 1979 births Living people Belgian female judoka Olympic judoka for Belgium Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics People from Merksem Sportspeople from Antwerp Summer World University Games medalists in judo FISU World University Games silver medalists for Belgium {{Belgium-judo-bio-stub