Joachim Bottieau

Joachim Bottieau (born 20 March 1989) is a Belgian judoka. He competed in the 81 kg category at the 2012 Summer Olympics; after defeating Omar Simmonds Pea in the first bout, he was eliminated by Ivan Nifontov in the second bout.[1] At the 2016 Olympics he lost to Matteo Marconcini in the first bout.[3]

Joachim Bottieau

Bottieau at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born	20 March 1989 (1989-03-20) (age 33) Boussu, Belgium[1][2]
Occupation	Judoka
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Sport
Sport	Judo
Club	Judo Club Grand-Hornu[4]
Coached by	Yves Bottieau (father) Fabrice Flamand (national)[4]
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Belgium European Championships 2012 Chelyabinsk –81 kg 2013 Budapest –81 kg World Masters 2016 Gualdelajara –90 kg IJF Grand Prix 2015 Düsseldorf –90 kg 2016 Düsseldorf –90 kg 2014 Jeju –90 kg 2016 Samsun –90 kg 2018 Agadir –90 kg European U23 Championships 2009 Antalya –73 kg 2010 Sarajevo –81 kg European Junior Championships 2007 Prague –73 kg 2008 Warsaw –73 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	2556
JudoInside.com	32427
Updated on 22 November 2021.

Bottieau took up judo aged 12, together with his brothers Jean-Yves and Jeremiah. He is coached by his father, who founded the Grand Hornu Judo Club in 1989.[1] He won bronze medal at the 2012 and 2013 European Championships.[4]