Marcel Clause

Belgian judoka

Born

4 April 1927, Lessines

Died

27 April 2004, Boussu

Citizenship

Belgium

Sport

judo

Occupation

judoka

Marcel Clause (April 4, 1927 – April 27, 2004) was a leading Belgian judo educator, international referee and former international judo athlete and former national coach. He was one of only three non-Japanese people ever to be awarded the high rank of judo 8th dan by the Kodokan Judo Institute in Tokyo, Japan.

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q16016095 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.