Matthias Casse was born in Mortsel on 19/02/1997. He is a professional judoka, that at the age of 11, started with judo at the Stedelijk Lyceum Topsport in Antwerp. He trained every day to graduate six years later with one mission: to become a real champion.

 

After a lot of hard work,  Matthias is now one of the best judoka’s in the world. He is the current vice-world champion and Olympic medalist in the class -81kg. At the age of only 27, he already won big titles like the World Championships (2021), European Championships (2019), World Masters (2019 and 2023), Paris Grand Slam (2020, 2024), Abu Dhabi Grand Slam (2021), Tel Aviv Grand Slam (2022) and Antalya Grand Slam (2023). He is the first male Belgian judoka ever that won a world title in judo. In 2017, he also became World Champion at the junior category. For a Belgian a top achievement because it was already from 1986 that a compatriot succeeded.

 

Matthias is the leading figure of judo in Belgium and won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Every day revolves around judo and becoming the best, which is why his quote is also: "I live to be the best". His future target is to win a gold medal at the Paris Olympics in 2024.